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Do Darker Evenings Spell More Dangerous Roads?

October 28, 2018 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

With the end of British Summer Time (BST) bringing in darker evenings, Brake, the road safety charity, is calling on the Government to commit to moving to Single/Double Summer Time (SDST) to help save lives on the road. SDST would move our clocks forward an additional hour all year round and so would create lighter […]

Filed Under: Safety & Security Tagged With: British Summer Time, Car Articles, Daily News, Darker evenings, GMT, Greenwich Mean Time, Joshua Harris, road safety, road safety figures, SDST

RoSPA Argues For Clock Change Review

October 23, 2018 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

The time has come to debate whether the UK should put an end to the current daylight savings system and do what’s best for the country, according to national accident prevention charity RoSPA. As the House of Lords prepares to discuss the European Commission’s proposal to end seasonal clock changes – essentially meaning the UK could […]

Filed Under: Editorial Tagged With: Car Articles, Daylight Savings Time affecting drivers, DST, Ending seasonal clock changes, GMT, Grenwich Mean Time, RoSPA, SDST, The time has come to debate whether the UK should put an end to the current daylight savings system, UK government

Brake Backs LighterLater Campaign

March 31, 2014 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

As the clocks go forward this Sunday, Brake, the road safety charity, is renewing calls for government to make roads safer by putting the clocks forward by an hour all year-round. This would mean making the most of available daylight, with lighter afternoons and evenings in the winter months, reducing danger to pedestrians and cyclists. […]

Filed Under: Daily News, Editorial, Industry News, Safety & Security Tagged With: Brake, Car Articles, GMT, GO 20 campaign, Julie Townsend, LighterLater, road safety, Road safety initiatives, Ways to be safer, Ways to be safer on the road

Do You Think About How The UK Keeps Time When It Comes To DST?

October 10, 2009 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Xenon Max bulbs

British Summer Time. How does it affect us? Obviously it’s a construct, time doesn’t really change or shift around an hour here or there during the calendar year. What about when it comes to the dark nights setting on though? Light becomes all important for our safety when travelling on the road. Did you know […]

Filed Under: Editorial Tagged With: Driving in the dark, DST, GMT, Light, Ring Automotive, ZenonMax

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