A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Accident Risk: Current Biology https://t.co/lzvk4rMCFX
A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Accident Risk.
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The discussions frequently reference the research's findings, such as the stated 6% increase in traffic accidents following the shift to Daylight Saving Time. Phrases like 'drive safely' and 'one of the most dangerous driving days' convey urgency and concern. The tone of these posts often oscillates between informative and cautionary, reflecting a collective understanding of the risks associated with the time change and promoting awareness around the need for potential policy changes.
Many discussions express support for the article's findings, though a few voices challenge the universal applicability.
The majority of participants showcase strong curiosity about the implications of the research.
Discussions vary in depth, with some users merely summarizing while others provide detailed analyses and references.
Several participants highlight the repercussions of Daylight Saving Time on public safety, indicating a belief in its significant effects.
Abstract in brief
- The spring shift to Daylight Saving Time (DST) significantly increases the risk of fatal motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) by 6% due to factors like sleep deprivation and circadian misalignment.
- The study observed that this increased risk is particularly pronounced in the mornings and more so in western regions of a time zone, where earlier sunrise times lead to greater misalignment.
- Interestingly, the risk of MVAs decreases in the week following the DST transition, and there were no observed risks associated with the fallback to Standard Time, reinforcing the importance of sleep and circadian alignment in accident rates.
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Most liked on X and Bluesky@DrCelineVetter paper out: A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Accident Risk: Current Biology https://t.co/SwcDIWc12x
Reminder: Spring Daylight Savings Time is most dangerous on *Monday* after clock jumps ahead - not the Sunday. All the studies say tomorrow is one of the most dangerous driving days of the year: Be careful. Spring DST increases fatal motor vehicle accidents by 6% pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32008905/
Drive safely, everyone: A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Accident Risk https://t.co/YZXa4aqvln
A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Accident Risk https://t.co/uA2IDl35Gd
#DaylightSavingTime https://t.co/Cqh9GhUaTp "spring DST significantly increased fatal MVA risk by 6%, which was more pronounced in the morning & in locations further west within a time zone. MVA risk increased even in the afternoon hours, despite longer daylight hours."
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Impact of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Accident Risks
This video discusses the acute effects of Daylight Saving Time on traffic accident risk, revealing a 6% increase in fatal motor vehicle accidents due to sleep deprivation and circadian misalignment following the spring…
Impact of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Accident Risk
The spring shift to Daylight Saving Time (DST) significantly increases the risk of fatal motor vehicle accidents due to factors like sleep deprivation and circadian misalignment. This video discusses how to prepare for…
@Laupolaris @imenosd @sanchezcastejon En cuanto a accidentes de tráfico, hay estudios que relacionan mayor siniestralidad cuanta menor luz hay y mayor siniestralidad cuando los desplazamientos al trabajo se hacen mas temprano o de noche. https://t.co/QWmUMemJ3d
@Moli_Malone @ArielBiologist Smith AC. Spring forward at your own risk: Daylight Saving Time and fatal vehicle crashes, Am. Econ. J. Appl. Econ. 8:65-91, 2016 Fritz J, et al. A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Accident Risk. Curr. Biol. 30(4)729-35.e2, 2020.
Reminder: Spring Daylight Savings Time is most dangerous on *Monday* after clock jumps ahead - not the Sunday. All the studies say tomorrow is one of the most dangerous driving days of the year: Be careful. Spring DST increases fatal motor vehicle accidents by 6% pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32008905/
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@realDonaldTrump Fritz, A. et al. (2020). A chronobiological evaluation of the acute effects of daylight saving time on traffic accident risk. Current Biology 30(4). https://t.co/afGj6I9OQS
RT @DavidJoffe64: A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Accident Risk https://t.co/uA2IDl35…
RT @DavidJoffe64: A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Accident Risk https://t.co/uA2IDl35…
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A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Accident Risk https://t.co/uA2IDl35Gd
@Julia1984Nl @claud0000000 Het hoeft niet per se op jou van toepassing te zijn, maar er is een wetenschappelijke basis voor. Zie bijgaand wat research. Op populatieniveau zijn er wel degelijk nadelige gevolgen. https://t.co/VhvNsG5I3W https://t.co/W7D97s4Y14 https://t.co/85dU5mQyiC
@InnovationMatt https://t.co/Oc2T0RzZE5
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Here's a reminder and #SafeDrivingTip: Time "springs forward" this Sunday, March 12th!⏰ Data from 1996-2017 shows an increase in car accidents after the switch to Daylight Savings Time, partially due to losing 1 hour of sleep! #DaylightSavingTime (DOI: https://t.co/lETGbMPRu2). https://t.co/pljfvpxjBW
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@ESAISO @conapra no hay nada completamente concluyente, sigue sin haber un concenso total. Ahí te va otro, sobre accidentes de auto https://t.co/JmEILMacxq
@bjkarno DST keeps us awake late each night, forces us to wake early each morning, misaligns clocks from circadian rhythms. Estimates of accidental deaths range dozens to hundreds annually. Here is one study, more on our website. https://t.co/TPe9d0HCZQ
@Math_Professor @billprady @JmeMiller1974 Several studies find Daylight Saving Time to be both acutely and chronically harmful to sleep, mood, and safety. The National Safety Council and many others endorse permanent Standard Time. https://t.co/TPe9d0HCZQ
@ErikHerzog "In GB, 450 serious injuries and 104 deaths annually could be prevented by GMT+1/GMT+2 clock time" https://t.co/YSfL34iLsh doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014319 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.12.045
Increased mortality too. https://t.co/r05ALG3iZc
Then there is the increase in car accidents. https://t.co/r05ALG3iZc
@me_shelleylee @CJungus @sugarcubedog2 She isn’t wrong in the uptick of preventable fatal accidents - not sure about fatal kid accidents - but there is a correlation between an increase of fatal accidents and Daylight Savings https://t.co/a7KDt5RwIt
@EricBlake12 All the time wasted adjusting clocks and having time zone jet lag is not worth it, in fact causes accidents. https://t.co/453XXoZOMD
The rate of fatal car #accidents increases ~6% the week after the spring #DaylightSavingTime change. This may be caused by the sleep deprivation and misalignment of drivers’ #circadian sleep rhythms. #LivingInSync https://t.co/C9yrSFPrWV
RT @NightShiftMD: #DaylightSavingTime https://t.co/Cqh9GhUaTp "spring DST significantly increased fatal MVA risk by 6%, which was more pro…
#DaylightSavingTime https://t.co/Cqh9GhUaTp "spring DST significantly increased fatal MVA risk by 6%, which was more pronounced in the morning & in locations further west within a time zone. MVA risk increased even in the afternoon hours, despite longer daylight hours."
@BlissErin @JoeDoe22125021 @DavePerrino @SenWhitehouse A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Accident Risk by Josef Fritz, Trang VoPham, Kenneth P. Wright Jr., Céline Vetter published 30 Jan 2020 in Current Biology.
@MrNegroMilitant @TravisAllen02 More likely to die following dst than not: The effects of season, daylight saving and time of sunrise on serum cortisol in a large population. PMID: 24156521; A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Accident Risk. PMID: 32008905 +++
@Victor_Tovikrov Jak jsem už někomu posílal: https://t.co/gON481ywT3 https://t.co/wFsQP2XdZF Nejsou to velká čísla, ale ukazuje to princip. Výhody žádné, nevýhody měřitelné, tedy není důvod se této tradice držet jen proto, že neškodí "výrazně". https://t.co/hr550Y9I6k
@imi_imi_imi @Victor_Tovikrov Zjevně toho bude víc, já mám uloženo třeba toto z USA: https://t.co/wFsQP2XdZF https://t.co/gON481ywT3 https://t.co/9JejQxoAip
@lock_the_clock @Ivriniel @NavyPrism @ElectionsAB Like this right? You're literally making things up. https://t.co/SlK1VXtsVT
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RT @DrSteveKay: A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Accident Risk: Current Biology https:…
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RT @DrSteveKay: A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Accident Risk: Current Biology https:…
RT @DrSteveKay: A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Accident Risk: Current Biology https:…
RT @DrSteveKay: A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Accident Risk: Current Biology https:…
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RT @betenoire1: Drive safely, everyone: A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Accident Risk…
RT @DrSteveKay: A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Accident Risk: Current Biology https:…
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RT @DrSteveKay: A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Accident Risk: Current Biology https:…
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A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Accident Risk: Current Biology https://t.co/lzvk4rMCFX
RT @betenoire1: Drive safely, everyone: A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Accident Risk…
RT @betenoire1: Drive safely, everyone: A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Accident Risk…
RT @betenoire1: Drive safely, everyone: A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Accident Risk…
Drive safely, everyone: A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Accident Risk https://t.co/YZXa4aqvln
RT @katiemmanning: This study found a 6% increase in fatal motor vehicle accidents: https://t.co/1BQx9Kw1xE
This study found a 6% increase in fatal motor vehicle accidents: https://t.co/1BQx9Kw1xE
@guzrules @lastfuckingkiss @s3xyimmigrant @likeazombie https://t.co/QCI9cUyGTw
Daylight savings time shift is also associated with a 6% increase in motor accidents: https://t.co/IfWyMxPvrf There are two biological functions that are working together to cause these dramatic effects: circadian decoupling from the sun and sleep deprivation.
RT @MartinOlalla_JM: New video disseration @YouTube https://t.co/X3Tiy6NVOL where I try and explain what some chronobiologist are missing a…
RT @martisoriano: A paper made by #martinolalla, one of the most important studies about the daylight saving time https://t.co/eomzuQc815
RT @martisoriano: A paper made by #martinolalla, one of the most important studies about the daylight saving time https://t.co/eomzuQc815
RT @MartinOlalla_JM: New video disseration @YouTube https://t.co/X3Tiy6NVOL where I try and explain what some chronobiologist are missing a…
A paper made by #martinolalla, one of the most important studies about the daylight saving time https://t.co/eomzuQc815
New video disseration @YouTube https://t.co/X3Tiy6NVOL where I try and explain what some chronobiologist are missing about DST. The screencast feautures the manuscript recently released in @CurrentBiology https://t.co/p4mzDIOuOl 1/2
@red_cofis 9. Les remito al último y detalloso estudio sobre la influencia del cambio de hora en accidentes de tráfico mortales en EEUU. Se detecta un sesgo hacia más accidentes en la semana posterior al cambio primaveral ---debido a carencia de sueño--- https://t.co/dTICHyVIUC
@STEVECALANDRIL1 @MillerAngieOTC @ErikHerzog @CNN @JenniferGrayCNN Please cite sources of data/graphics. @DrCelineVetter et al found recently DST increases morning accidents, doesn't reduce evening accidents, and sleep deprivation (which perma-DST worsens) is more to blame than darkness. @SRBR_Outreach #SaveStandardTime https://t.co/S8nWfIoHB8
@STEVECALANDRIL1 Please cite sources of data/graphics. @DrCelineVetter et al found recently DST increases morning accidents, doesn't reduce evening accidents, and sleep deprivation (which perma-DST worsens) is more to blame than darkness. @ErikHerzog #SaveStandardTime https://t.co/S8nWfIoHB8
@georgepf84 @RDValerie Both clock change and leaving clocks on DST deprives sleep, increases accidents, disease…lowers productivity, wages. Tell lawmakers to restore #PermanentStandardTime, #SaveStandardTime! https://t.co/S8nWfIoHB8 https://t.co/5Eh6u5Oo1i
@ewellburn @ErikHerzog @AntleDr @ChronobioCanada @sleepdiplomat More studies, better studies, and more recent studies show accidents increase largely due to sleep deprivation, and both changing clocks to and leaving them on DST chronically deprives sleep. #SaveStandardTime #PermanentStandardTime @DrCelineVetter https://t.co/S8nWfIoHB8
It's that time of year: A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Accident Risk: https://t.co/mv4GjYbSP2 #sleep #DaylightSavingTime
@HealthyHours @StartSchoolL8r @JustinReady @WTOP @BC4MD @PaulPinsky @ClarenceLamMD @SenatorGallion Citizen @m103riebel testified for #SB517. He cited a study showing DST increases car accidents. This and other studies blame sleep deprivation foremost, which is made chronically worse by this bill's plan for perma-DST. #SaveStandardTime https://t.co/S8nWfIoHB8
A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Accident Risk https://t.co/ixBJv0fy4k #DaylightSavingTime
A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Accident Risk: Current Biology https://t.co/vk9PwjvwAx
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RT @CircadianClocks: @DrCelineVetter paper out: A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Acc…
RT @CircadianClocks: @DrCelineVetter paper out: A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Acc…
RT @CircadianClocks: @DrCelineVetter paper out: A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Acc…
When can we get rid of the Daylight Saving Time?? It's costing lives and nobody likes it! A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Accident Risk https://t.co/OHGDC6RggH
RT @CircadianClocks: @DrCelineVetter paper out: A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Acc…
A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Accident Risk https://t.co/0AJWi8Wibg
"Spring DST transition acutely increases fatal traffic accident risk by 6% in the US." / A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Accident Risk https://t.co/gHo1s8CGtQ
RT @CircadianClocks: @DrCelineVetter paper out: A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Acc…
RT @CircadianClocks: @DrCelineVetter paper out: A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Acc…
RT @CircadianClocks: @DrCelineVetter paper out: A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Acc…
@DrCelineVetter paper out: A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Accident Risk: Current Biology https://t.co/SwcDIWc12x
@Betsylareygolf Please read the study. Traffic deaths are highest in mornings and locations furthest west. Primary cause is sleep deprivation, not lack of light. Perma-DST makes worse. #PermanentStandardTimes improves health, safety, and economy. https://t.co/5nHEBy4aSE https://t.co/MGB3YxCc13
One more reason to stop DST (Daylight Saving Time). "spring DST significantly increased fatal MVA risk by 6%, which was more pronounced in the morning and in locations further west within a time zone." https://t.co/MyYjo1Dvi9
1. A week ago Current Biology released the manuscript "A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Accident Risk" where Fritz et al @DrCelineVetter analyze US registry data (N=732835) of fatal traffic accidents. https://t.co/BCzimabjjm https://t.co/Mpdi2OVgGf
RT @physico_physio: アメリカでは夏時間に切り替えるとき、死者の出る交通事故が6%増えるんだって。 朝に増えて、同じタイムゾーンでは西側ほど事故が増えるんだって。 体内時計、大切。夏時間・冬時間を日本は導入すべきじゃないね。東西に長い日本列島を一つのタイム…
アメリカでは夏時間に切り替えるとき、死者の出る交通事故が6%増えるんだって。 朝に増えて、同じタイムゾーンでは西側ほど事故が増えるんだって。 体内時計、大切。夏時間・冬時間を日本は導入すべきじゃないね。東西に長い日本列島を一つのタイムゾーンで運用してるし。 https://t.co/9CtFx4jW5g https://t.co/lRvBLFkhaq
Realmemte debemos tener horario de verano? A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Accident Risk https://t.co/oOVeM12oke
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