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Have some studies shown the shift to daylight saving time increases fatal car crashes?

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Multiple studies have shown an increase in deadly vehicle crashes just after the shift to daylight saving time. Still, one study found it was offset by a decrease in pedestrian and bicyclist deaths, while another study found no effect.

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