Sleepy drivers thanks to Daylight Saving Time
Posted Mar 12, 2012 7:30 am.
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Drivers are being told to be extra careful while behind the wheel Monday.
Statistics indicate the number of crashes rises about 20-per cent in the first few days after we spring ahead into Daylight Saving Time.
Rick Lang with the Alberta Motor Association says it takes a little while for people to adjust to the hour of sleep they lost on the weekend.
“People get an hour less sleep, they’re real groggy, tired and it really affects their driving and there are collisions” says Lang.
Lang adds another thing that complicates the morning drive is the fact the sun now rises an hour later, which requires drivers to concentrate a little more.
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