DAYLIGHT SAVING-TIME CHANGES INCREASE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

The frequency of traffic accidents for the State of California for the week preceding and the week subsequent to the fall and spring DST changes were analyzed for the years 1976, 1977, and 1978. Regardless of season of the year, DST change was associated with a significant increase in traffic accidents during the post-change weeks.

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• Authors:
  • Hicks, R A
  • Lindseth, K
  • Hawkins, J
• Publication Date: 1983-2

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 64-66
• Serial:
  • Perceptual and Motor Skills
  • Volume: 56
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Ammons Scientific
  • ISSN: 0031-5125
  • EISSN: 1558-688X
  • Serial URL: http://www.amsciepub.com/loi/pms

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash rates; Daylight saving time; Traffic crashes
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I81: Accident Statistics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00386817
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-036 259
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 30 1984 12:00AM