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Daylight Savings Time Change Can Create Driving Hazards

Story By: Greg Heindel

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The change to Daylight Savings Time this Sunday presents hazards to morning drivers and pedestrians.

It will be dark for an extra hour until the days start getting longer, meaning cars and walkers must take extra care to avoid each other.

For starters, pedestrians should walk toward traffic. 

Reed Richmond, a health educator for the Mansfield-Ontario-Richland County Health Department, says walkers should also wear brightly-colored and reflective clothing to make themselves more visible to drivers.

And, motorists should keep their headlights on until an hour after sunrise to make sure they're visible.   

Then there's the extra hour of daylight in the evening.

Richmond says the setting sun can get in a driver's eyes, so wear sunglasses and use your car's sun visor.

Becoming drowzy while driving can also be a problem with the time change, so Richmond suggests getting some extra rest until your sleeping cycle adjusts.

   
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