Time Change Fogs Drivers’ Focus
Prince George, BC – ICBC is encouraging drivers to take the time change into account as they hit the road tomorrow and into the work week…
According to an ICBC survey, 34-percent of BC drivers admit that the time shift does affect them and make them feel less alert. The insurance corporation points to studies that show the switch to Daylight Saving Time can have a dramatic effect on disrupting regular sleep cycles, by putting people out of sync with their circadian rhythm.
"The change in our sleep cycle can cause unique dangers on our roads as some drivers will feel more fatigued than usual," says Dr. John Vavrik, a psychologist at the insurance corporation. "Fatigue is especially dangerous when combined with distractions, so it’s important that drivers limit any potential distractions behind the wheel."
Vavrik says it’s important to just be aware of how your body adapts to the time change and how that may affect your ability to concentrate and avoid hazards. He’s encouraging people to get plenty of rest this weekend and expect a darker commute on Monday morning.
ICBC is also reminding motorists it’s that time of year when more vulnerable road users – cyclists and pedestrians – start returning to the roadways, as the weather continues to warm up.
Comments
Sounds like something a good lawyer could work with . I,m sorry I shot my wife by mistake, must be sleep depravation or maybe I was mentally disasociated at the time . We have seen that last line work in this town before .How about everybody being held accountable for their own choices .
Why not just stop doing it?? Works just fine in Dawson Creek….
I have to agree with Jim. Stop changing the time.
I agree too, it’s ridiculous to go through this twice a year. Couldn’t they just move the clock half an hour and leave it there year round, and satisfy everybody, or nobody?
Agree , what is the point , only the government will cut a foot off the top of a blanket and attach it to the bottom and tell you it is a longer blanket .
It is tradition folks …… they moved the rocks at Stonehenge twice a year …..
Talk about fatigue …. THAT caused fatigue!!!
Does anyone move their sundial?
There is actually a stonehenge cartoon …. LOL
http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/gfo/lowres/gfon306l.jpg
This has been going on pretty steady since the 70’s and it won’t change in Canada unless the US Of A changes. Maybe you should get used to it?
Ah yes …. the good olde 70s … I can remember when I used to go protesting on the steps of Toronto City Hall against bringing in daylight savings time. The whole country was up in arms and almost cause a new storming of the White House as in 1812…… ;-)
I think it was all a ploy of the banksters in those days ….. there was little money so the only thing they could think of was for everyone to bring in some daylight, put it into the savings boxes, and withdraw it in the fall to counteract cabin fever….
From an article about DST
DST was first adopted to replace artificial lighting so they could save fuel for the war effort in Germany during World War I at 11:00pm (23:00) on April 30, 1916. It was quickly followed by Britain and many countries from both sides, including the United States. Many countries reverted back to standard time post-World War I, and it wasnât until the next World War that DST would make its return to many countries in order to save vital energy resources for the war.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt instituted year-round DST in the United States, called âWar Timeâ during World War II from February 9, 1942 to September 30, 1945. The law was enforced 40 days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and during this time, time zones were called âEastern War Timeâ, âCentral War Timeâ, and âPacific War Timeâ. After the surrender of Japan in mid-August 1945, the time zones were relabeled âPeace Timeâ.
Daylight saving was first recognized as an energy saving aspect during World War II when Double Summer Time was applied in Britain which moved the clocks two hours ahead of GMT during the summer and one hour ahead of GMT during the winter.
Just imagine how much it fogged the armed forces’ focus …. no wonder the war took so long.
NoWay: “This has been going on pretty steady since the 70’s and it won’t change in Canada unless the US Of A changes. Maybe you should get used to it? “
They don’t change clocks in Northeast BC or Saskatchewan. There’s no reason we need to follow the USA on this one. I would love to see this as a minor provinical election platform item.
So JB, if the NDP included the time change issue in their platform, you would vote for them ?
Not this crap again…
mf: “So JB, if the NDP included the time change issue in their platform, you would vote for them ?”
Let’s not get crazy. ;-)
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