Tag Archives: Daylight saving time

Oct 27 2020

Drowsy Driving Prevention

Sunday, November 1st marks the end of daylight saving time and kicks off the being of National Sleep Foundation’s Drowsy Driving Prevention Week. In a study, AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety estimated that in the United States drowsy driving is responsible for 328,000 crashes annually and that of those drowsy driving crashes 109,000 resulted in injuries and about 6,400 were fatal crashes.  National Sleep Foundation urges everyone to put sleep first and drive when alert and refreshed.  Check out the news clip below for great safety reminders and tips on avoiding drowsy driving!

Mar 10 2017

Changing Time

No time to read a long-winded BLOnG? Welcome to the Three-Second-Stop mini-Blog.

Today’s Three Seconds: Daylight Saving Time Begins

3 Second Stop
Daylight saving time begins at 2:00 AM Sunday, March 12, which means we’ll move our clocks forward and lose an hour of sleep. The change in time can put our bodies off-kilter and it can take a few days to adapt. Be careful of drowsiness that could affect your driving ability and how you react to road and traffic conditions.