Permanent day light saving time ‘could cut car accidents with animals’

Researchers found permanent daylight saving time could prevent more than 36,000 deer deaths, Mustafa Qadri writes

Moving clocks forward can reduce deer-vehicle collisions by 16 per cent (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Permanent daylight saving time would help reduce the amount of collisions drivers have with animals, a study has found.

Research from the University of Washington School said later sunsets as a result of moving clocks forward could save animal lives and reduce the chances of collisions and injuries.

The first author of the study Calum Cunningham said researchers saw “huge, abrupt shifts in human activity associated with the timing of sunrise and sunset”.