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I don't see a mention of the spike in accidents directly attributable to DST anywhere in this post on HN. I recently read "Why we sleep"[0] and there's a fascin
by vmurthy 6y ago
I don't see a mention of the spike in accidents directly attributable to DST anywhere in this post on HN. I recently read "Why we sleep"[0] and there's a fascinating section on the spike in accidents following the shift in timings. I can't quite find the exact article but this[1] study showed a 6.3% increase in number of _fatal_ accidents in the 6-day period after DST kicks in compared to (presumably) other days. And this was consistent over a 10-year period!
So... given the pros and cons(especially around health and safety) .. what would be your answer? :)
[0] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34466963-why-we-sleep https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34466963-why-we-sleep
[1] https://cars.usnews.com/cars-trucks/does-daylight-saving-time-cause-auto-accidents https://cars.usnews.com/cars-trucks/does-daylight-saving-tim...
- vosper 6y agoI’m not saying that specific section of the book is wrong, but you should be aware that both the book and author have come in for some pretty serious criticism, including misrepresenting research https://guzey.com/books/why-we-sleep https://guzey.com/books/why-we-sleep
- vmurthy 6y agoThank you for this :) . Will read this article get the opposing views as well and hopefully improve my thinking.