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Data Suggests Uptick in Car Crashes During Daylight Saving
Advancing clocks by one hour disrupts circadian rhythms, causing sleep loss, mood changes, and higher crash risks, with population-wide effects lasting beyond the first day, experts say.
- At 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, 8 March, most of America sets clocks forward for Daylight Saving Time, losing one hour of sleep.
- Because the circadian rhythm runs on a roughly 24-hour cycle, advancing the clock creates a mismatch between the internal clock and the clock on the wall, explained Sabra Abbott, MD, PhD.
- A Michigan hospital study cited by the American Heart Association found heart attacks jump 24% on the Monday after clocks spring forward, while Finnish researchers reported an 8% rise in ischemic strokes during the first two days.
- A University of Colorado Boulder study found a roughly 8% spike in fatal crashes during the week after DST, peaking during Monday morning commutes, affecting drivers.
- Health experts recommend shifting bedtime earlier by 15 minutes and getting morning light, while H.R. 7378 proposes a 30-minute permanent shift, and 54% want DST ended, Coffey said.
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How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your health
WASHINGTON (AP) — Most of America “springs forward” Sunday for daylight saving time. Losing that hour of sleep can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day; it also could harm your health.
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