Daylight Saving Time is almost at an end. Not for good, but for the year.
Officially, Standard Time begins at 2 am Sunday. Besides the longstanding guidance from firefighters to “Change Your Clocks, Change Your Batteries” for smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, officials from several departments are also offering guidance for drivers dealing with the time change:
The Kansas Department of Transportation says you need to get lots of sleep — obviously — but KDOT also reminds drivers to use headlights, be vigilant in watching for deer and other wildlife and also to pay extra attention in looking for pedestrians. KDOT also recommends using sunglasses because the sun may impact travel for both the morning and evening drives to and from work.
AAA Kansas agrees and also urges drivers to slow down, especially for the first few days of Standard Time, and to increase the driving distance between your vehicle and others nearby.
Daylight Saving Time was introduced in 1918 as a way to lower energy consumption. It eventually became the rule of the land in 1966 as part of what was called the Uniform Time Act. Last year, the US Senate voted to end Daylight Saving Time, but the bill did not get a vote in the House. Currently, the only states not participating in Daylight Saving Time are Arizona and Hawaii.
