ICBC urges caution on roads after clocks fall back
NANAIMO – Getting an extra hour of sleep on the time change weekend won’t necessarily improve your driving, according to the Insurance Corporation of BC.
ICBC warns that motorists shouldn’t assume they’re more rested with an extra hour of sleep with most Canadians turning their clocks back one hour when Daylight Saving Time ended on Nov. 6.
“The biggest impact of setting our clocks back one hour can be felt on some of the skills that affect our quality of driving,” said ICBC road safety coordinator Caroline Robinson. “Things like concentration, your alertness and your reaction time to potential hazards.”
As with the time change when we spring forward, Robinson says there is an adjustment period.