The likely effects on road casualties of changing the clocks to adopt SDST.

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Broughton, J.
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Abstract

Proposals to amend the system of timekeeping in the United Kingdom have a long history. At present, clocks follow Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) from October to March and are set forward one hour to Summertime (GMT+1 hour) from March to October. It has been advocated in recent years that Single/Double Summer Time (SDST) should be adopted, with clocks being set to GMT+1 from October to March and to GMT+2 from March to October. So, throughout the year the Sun would rise and set one hour later with respect to the clocks than at present. This change would affect many aspects of national life, and in 1996 the then Department of Transport (now DETR) commissioned TRL to study whether the adoption of SDST might affect the number of people killed and injured in road accidents. (A)

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C 15055 (In: C 15048) /83 / IRRD E101114
Source

In: Transport Research Laboratory TRL annual research review 1998, p. 53-57

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