2007•Cambridge University Engineering Department Publications DatabaseRequires access
Daylight Saving in GB; Is there evidence in favour of clock time on GMT?
Roger J. Cronin, Elizabeth W. Garnsey
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Abstract
Road accident statistics for GB show that in Scotland, England and Wales, earlier timing of sunset under GMT results in the onset of dark during the heaviest traffic period of the day. Traffic is heavier for longer in the early evening than in the morning. Consequently an hour of light at evening rush hour reduces risk for more drivers and pedestrians than an hour of light during the shorter morning rush hour, when there are fewer road users than at the end of the working day. Studies by the Transport Research Laboratory have shown that clock time