Large parts of the United States moved clocks forward by an hour for Daylight’s Savings time, giving people mild jetlag. Brian Resnick wrote about some of the consequences:

• A study found that there is a small but statistically significant increase in the number of auto-accidents the Monday after clocks more forward.
• The number of deadly accidents rises from 78.2 on a typical Monday to 83.5.
• Fatalities don’t seem to rise on Sunday itself – the day of the time change – presumably because people can sleep in.
• Another study found that Daylight’s Savings time may have been responsible for an additional 302 road deaths over a ten-year period.
• But it’s not really anything to worry about. The increase is marginal given that 30,000 people die each year because of traffic accidents in the US.
• Daylight’s savings time may also marginally increase the rate of workplace injuries and heart attacks.

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Source: Vox