Now that the clocks have gone back, the dark nights could lead a number of Britons to be at greater risk behind the wheel of a car, one car insurance provider has warned.
According to LV=, formerly known as Liverpool Victoria, the threat of tiredness and fatigue while driving are heightened during the winter months. Tiredness can result in a driver's skills and awareness being reduced.
The car insurance provider cites figures from a test where depriving people of sleep was discovered to cause IQ and reaction times to fall.
A split second loss of concentration on busy roads - particularly at night - could lad to a crash, causing fatalities or a hefty repair bill if one only has third party car insurance .
Dr David Lewis, a neuropsychologist, commented: "The risks are further intensified by the fact that it is at these times that traffic volumes are greatest and the demands on drivers are most extreme."
The clocks went back on midnight on October 28th 2007, which will make the mornings brighter, but the evenings increasingly dark, until the winter solstice on December 21st.
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