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CONSUMER ADVISORY: NHTSA Offers Some Important Safety Tips as Daylight Saving Time Ends


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CONSUMER ADVISORY: NHTSA Offers Some Important Safety Tips as Daylight Saving Time Ends

NHTSA
November 1, 2013


NHTSA 30-13
Friday, November 1, 2013
Contact: Kathryn Henry, 202-366-9550, Public.Affairs@dot.gov


WASHINGTON – As Daylight Saving Time ends on November 3, and clocks are turned back, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) cautions motorists and pedestrians to be more alert as the potential for harm increases as darkness falls earlier.

NHTSA offers the following tips for motorist and pedestrian safety during the shorter days of autumn and winter:

Motorists Pedestrians

NHTSA also cautions that the clock adjustment could catch some drivers by surprise - with sun glare or darkness occurring during different parts of their familiar driving routine. Also since sleep patterns are affected, the agency warns drivers to be aware of their need for rest and the effects that a loss of sleep can have on driving attention and fatigue.

Information on pedestrian data can be found in NHTSA's Safety 1n Numb3rs, an online monthly newsletter on hot topics in auto safety – including problem identification, people at risk, and recommended practices and solutions to mitigate injury and death on our nation's roadways.

Stay connected with NHTSA via: Facebook.com/NHTSA | Twitter.com/NHTSAgov | YouTube.com/USDOTNHTSA | SaferCar.gov




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