With earlier sunsets, take extra care
FOR many, the clocks going back on Sunday, October 28, simply mean an extra hour in bed.
However, for the safety of motorists it means something entirely different, say road safety and breakdown cover company GEM Motoring Assist, which supports the Lighter Later campaign for the introduction of lighter evenings all year.
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LIGHTER LATER? Campaigners would like our sunsets - like this one over Barton in Torquay - to be an hour later in the evening PHOTO: Brian Rogers
GEM Chief Executive David Williams MBE, says: "There is strong evidence to show that road accident rates continue to rise each autumn, directly after the clocks go back.
"Reduced daylight hours not only mean that motorists are driving in the dark during rush hour, but pedestrians and other road users, particularly school children, are also at an increased risk. Poor weather, decreased visibility, and bad road conditions are all rife during the winter months and have a serious effect on the rise in number of accidents and hazardous breakdown situations. Changing the clocks only adds further to the dangers for road users."
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Lighter Later proposes that Britain's clocks are shifted forward by one hour throughout the year, so an hour of daylight moves from the morning to the evening.
"We were extremely disappointed earlier this year when the House of Commons session ran out of time before the Daylight Saving Bill could be passed, particularly as we believe the change could significantly improve road safety for UK motorists," said Williams.
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by MrT26
Thursday, October 25 2012, 9:41AM
“The thing is, our sunset/sunrises are about 20 minutes later than London anyway, so sticking with summer time all year round would lead to very late sunrises in the winter, and shift the accident risk into the morning. Short of splitting the country into multiple timezones (home counties/midlands/east on summer, rest on winter), there is no good answer to this, so it might as well be left as it is.”