What happens to your walk home after the time change? Is walking at night more dangerous? One hour. Same commute. But now you’re walking home in the dark. 🌑
When daylight saving time ends, evening rush hour gets darker. Research from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute found a sharp increase in fatal pedestrian crashes during the evening hour affected by the fall time change.
Milo thought it was just an extra hour of sleep. Then came Monday at 5:40 p.m.
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Sources:
– Sullivan, J.M. & Flannagan, M.J., University of Michigan (2002). The role of ambient light level in fatal crashes: inferences from daylight saving time transitions. Accident Analysis & Prevention.
– Associated Press via CBS News (2007). Change Your Clocks, Then Be Careful.
– ABC7 New York (2026). Daylight saving time 2026 ending: When to “fall back”.
Will you change anything about your walk home on Monday?
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After the clocks fall back, the same walk home happens in the dark. Would you change anything: leave work earlier, wear something reflective, pick a better-lit route, or keep it exactly the same? 👇
Now imagine the lights don't come back at all for a week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M78rrF4K2Tk