Daylight Saving Time
The study put forward by the U.S. Department of Transportation concludes that the transition to Daylight Saving Time:
* Saves energy;
* Saves lives and prevents accidents (because people returning from work or school in daylight, which is safer than dark);
* Prevents crimes (because they are more likely in darkness than light).
According to an American researcher Stanley Coren, the advance of the time in spring creates an average increase of 7% to 8% of road accidents. Why? Because the time change alters sleep patterns and affecting the attention. Conversely, [Read the rest of this entry...]
