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Results: Daylight Savings Time

Published on 03/10/2014
By: Tellwut
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Trivia
Most Americans and Canadians adjusted their clocks ahead by an hour yesterday for the switch from local standard time to daylight saving time.
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A 2012 study by the University of Alabama at Birmingham found that springing forward by an hour was associated with a 10 per cent increase in the risk of heart attack over the following 48 hours. The study found a corresponding 10 per cent decrease in heart attack risk over the 48 hours after people "fall back" and gain an extra sleeping hour in the fall. Do you know anyone who has suffered a heart attack after springing the clocks forward?
A 2012 study by the University of Alabama at Birmingham found that springing forward by an hour was associated with a 10 per cent increase in the risk of heart attack over the following 48 hours. The study found a corresponding 10 per cent decrease in heart attack risk over the 48 hours after people
Yes, me
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Yes, someone I know
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No
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People walking during rush hour in the first few weeks after the clocks fall back in the autumn were more than three times as likely to be fatally struck by cars than before the change. Drivers and pedestrians have spent the previous months getting used to the light conditions, and don't immediately adjust their behaviour to account for less light during morning rush hour. Do you find that driving after changing the clocks back is harder as you aren't used to the conditions?
Yes, I have noticed
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No, I haven't noticed this or thought about it
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N/A
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Daylight time isn't used everywhere in the world. Saskatchewan and some parts of B.C. don't use it, for example, nor do Arizona and Hawaii in the U.S. Does your state or province use daylight savings time?
Yes
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No
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There have been a number of attempts to estimate the cost of daylight saving time, factoring in everything from sleep deprivation and related health bills, through to the time lost to the simple act of resetting all the clocks. One such effort suggests daylight time costs the United States about $434 million per year, based on 2010 population figures. Do you think this figure means we should stop using daylight savings time?
Yes
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No
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Although most people are able to adjust to the biologically earlier schedule after the clocks move ahead in spring, those who suffer from sleep disorders have a much harder time. Do you find that daylight savings time affects your sleep?
Yes, a lot
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Yes, a little
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No
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N/A
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