Man adjusts a tower clock for Daylight Savings TimeBRIAN SNYDER
Canadians should get ready for the annual ritual of losing an hour of sleep to the cruelly named "spring forward."
Thanks to daylight time, which instructs that on Sunday March 14, 2010, at 2 a.m. clocks will be set ahead one hour to 3 a.m., the nation will wake up 60 minutes earlier than it did the day before. Saskatchewan is the exception.
Sure, turning the clocks forward this weekend will give us more daylight, but as the Insurance Corporation of B.C. says it can also lead to a spike in accidents.
ICBC points to statistics showing a 23 per cent jump in crashes on the Monday following the jump to daylight savings time.
It says the time shift can leave people groggy because of a change in sleep patterns and it's warning drivers, cyclists and pedestrians to get some extra rest and take extra time next week as they head out.
ICBC also says more daylight and warmer temperatures bring out more pedestrians and cyclists, so everyone should remember to use extra caution.
With files from Globe Staff
Watch an old Drive-In commercial against daylight time