Daylight Saving Time Comes with Unexpected Danger for Coloradans

Colorado is a state that would rather not change time ahead-back twice a year; when you find that there's more fatal crashes after we 'Spring Forward," it just adds to that.

CU Boulder Study Finds Increase in Car Fatalities After Daylight Saving Time Begins

We all look forward to the sun setting later, hanging out on patios, winter going away and the idea of wearing shorts more often; but with the time change, we need to more vigilant when out on the roads, it would seem.

Talk about a "Buzzkill:" A Colorado University study found that for the week after Daylight Saving Time begins, there's a marked 6% increase in the amount of accidents on the roads that result in a fatality.

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We want to be happy about "springing forward," but it looks like that will have to wait until we've all gotten used to the fact that the sun is coming up later. Maybe we need to think of it of us all having a little "jetlag" for seven days as we acclimate.

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration also notes that because it's darker out when people are traveling to work, and due to sleep disruption, that there's a spike in the amount of car crashes in general after the time change.

People Get Super-Curious Leading Up to the Time Change Weekend

An injury law firm based out of Florida did some research and found that during the week prior to Daylight Saving Time beginning there are huge spikes in people Googling things like "Do we lose an hour of sleep in March?" and "When does the time change?"

Hopefully, someday, we won't "spring forward" or "fall back" at all, anymore. Until then, be extra cautious behind the wheel for a week, OK?