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Permanent daylight saving time has a dark side, scientists warn

A new study warns that permanent daylight saving time could force American children to make at least 2 billion additional school commutes in darkness, potentially increasing safety risks and disrupting their biological clocks. Researchers found that fatal crashes involving school-aged pedestrians were roughly twice as likely during dark mornings as after sunrise.

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  1. ScienceDaily

    Permanent daylight saving time has a dark side, scientists warn (opens ScienceDaily in a new tab)

    A new study warns that permanent daylight saving time could force American children to make at least 2 billion additional school commutes in darkness, potentially increasing safety risks and disrupting their biological clocks. Researchers found that fatal…

  2. The Economic Times

    Trump pushes for permanent daylight saving time (opens The Economic Times in a new tab)

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