NOBODY."
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IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN!
TIME TO SPRING FORWARD --- AND
CHANGE THOSE CLOCKS.
(HE)
WHILE LOSING ONE HOUR OF SLEEP
SUNDAY MAY NOT SEEM LIKE MUCH --
THE TIME CHANGE -- MEANS CHANGES
TO YOUR DRIVING HABITS.
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EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER
COURTNEY CARTER SPOKE WITH
TRIPLE A.
SHE JOINS US IN STUDIO --- WITH
AN IMPORTANT REMINDER FROM
THEM...
NEW AT 5:30.
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THIS WEEKEND MANY OF US WILL BE
ENJOYING A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA
SUNSHINE...
BUT THAT MAY COME AT A COST..
THAT EXTRA HOUR CAN MAKE YOU
SLEEPY BEHIND THE WHEEL....
ON SUNDAY AT 2 AM, TIME WILL
MOVE FORWARD...
BUT IT MAY TAKE LONGER FOR OUR*
BODY CLOCKS TO ADJUST.
AAA SAYS THE DAY AFTER, IS
LINKED TO AN INCREASE IN CAR
ACCIDENTS EVERY YEAR.
"it typically takes our body
about a week to adjust to that
one hour loss of sleep and that
might sound strange that just
one hour can affect us so much"
DIANA IMUNDI, PUBLIC AFFAIRS
MANAGER WITH AAA NORTHEAST..SAYS
IT CAN.
AND THAT DRIVERS CAN BE SLEEPY
BEHIND THE WHEEL, WITHOUT EVEN
KNOWING THAT THEY ARE.
"we see what we call micro naps,
people affecting by that loss of
sleep and their eyes start to
drift while they are behind the
wheel..we see a huge impact on
driver safety"
AAA ADDED THAT AS THE DAYS
BECOME LONGER...THERE ARE ALSO
MORE PEOPLE OUTSIDE AND AS A
RESULT--MORE DISTRACTIONS.
"we see alot more pedestrians
out on the roadway, alot more
neighbors walking their dogs,
children playing outside. so
there are more distractions in
general especially on our drive
home"
BUT THE CLOCK CHANGE CAN ALSO BE
A GOOD* REMINDER, TO CHECK ON
SOMETHING ELSE IMPORTANT...
"its a perfect time to remind
people to check their smoke and
carbon monoxide detectors.
batteries should be changed at
least once a year so its perfect
timing when you are changing
your clocks...you check your
smoke detectors"
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SEVERAL STATES HAVE CONSIDERED
LEGISLATION THAT WOULD MAKE
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME PERMANENT..
RHODE ISLAND..IS NOT ONE OF
THOSE STATES..BUT ANY PROGRESS
FOR THAT MOVE, HAS FOR NOW,
STALLED.