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by LabRat
Tue Nov 13, 2018 11:35 pm
Forum: 2019 Texas Legislative Session
Topic: HB 49 - Kill Daylight Savings Time
Replies: 42
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Re: HB 49 - Kill Daylight Savings Time

There may be a medical reason to not switch between DST and Standard Time.
There are some studies that correlate the rate of fatal auto accidents to the 24-48 hours after the time is shifted.
A +16% increase on Day 1 post time change and +12% on Day 2 post time change.

That's quite a few fatal accidents. Studies suggest that it takes folks about a week to adapt to the time shift.

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