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| » Clocks should be going forward to save lives |
THIS weekend’s move to put the clocks back will cost over 100 lives on UK roads between now and April, according to the Local Authority Road Safety Officers’ Association (LARSOA). At 1am on Sunday (October 28) the clocks will be turned back one hour plunging the country into darkness during the afternoon and evening rush hour. LARSOA is campaigning to move time forward throughout the year so there is an extra hour of daylight during the afternoon in winter months. The move would save lives, reduce the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions and cut average household energy bills, it claims. Road casualty figures released earlier this year showed an alarming increase in deaths among child pedestrians and child cyclists in 2006 and LARSOA fears that figure may continue to rise as the UK approaches the most dangerous time of the year for vulnerable road users. The Association says research proves many lives could be saved and injuries prevented by allowing an extra hour of daylight at the time of day when many people are returning home from school and work. LARSOA’s David Frost said: ‘There could be as many as 104 fewer deaths each year. The figures also show that there would around 450 fewer serious injuries on the roads.’ Under the proposal UK time would remain at GMT plus one hour and in the spring the clocks would go forward one hour taking the country to GMT plus two hours during the summer. (LARSOA: October 22). |
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