Data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show the most dangerous time to drive during the week after crash drops occur more frequently than a week, starting at 10am on Sundays at 10am (214.3%) in the summer.
Midnight was on average the most dangerous time to drive, and at this point, the fatal crash increased by 43.4% after the clock moved forward.
Overall, Florida ranks as the 23 most dangerous conditions to drive after saving daylight savings, with fatal collisions occurring more frequently than before in the summer. This was 1 percent point, completely surpassing the US 5.2% increase.
However, cities in the state were the most dangerous to drive after a change in time.
Orlando is Florida’s most dangerous metropolitan city, driving a week later, with a 42.9% increase during the summer. Nationally, Orlando ranked fourth.
Jacksonville is the second-highest increase in Florida and 13th in the nation, with the fatal crash rising 26.3% in the week the clock moved forward, 20.1% above the state average.
The Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach Metro area ranks third in Sunshine State and 16th in the nation, with a 25% increase in fatal crashes, 18.7% above the state average.
The Tampa Bay Metro Area (Tampa Node Petersburg-Clearwater) ranks fourth in Florida and 17th in the US, up 24.3%, 18.1% above the state average.
Florida’s fifth is the Lakeland winter Haven Metro area, with a change in fatal crashes during the summer, 6.3 percentage points below Florida’s average of 6.3%. Nationally, the Lakeland Winter Haven Metro area ranked 34th.
The Miami Metro area ranked 6th in Florida and 40th in the US. The fatal collision fell 7.9% from 140 in the week before the clock proceeded to 129 the following week. This is less than 14.1 percent points above the state average, and 13.1 percent points above the national average of 5.2 percent increase.
Palm Bay Melbourne – Titusville Metro is No. 7 in Florida and 58 years old (third lowest) in the US, falling 30.4% in a fatal daylight hit and 36.7 percentage points below the state average.
One city that future records the lowest change in Florida’s fatal crash fall was the Cape Coral Fort Myers Metro area. The crash fell 32.1% from 28 in the week before summer savings. This was the second lowest in the US, below 38.4 percentage points below the state average.
“When people think about times when it’s dangerous to drive, people might consider holidays like big year days, but not many people think of the day after saving sunlight. But this is one of the deadliest times of the year, as sudden loss of an hour of sleep can dramatically affect people’s fatigue and increase the likelihood of a fatal crash.”
