TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Driving simulator performance worsens after the Spring transition to Daylight Saving Time
JO  - iScience
A1  - Orsini, Federico
A1  - Zarantonello, Lisa
A1  - Costa, Rodolfo
A1  - Rossi, Riccardo
A1  - Montagnese, Sara
SP  - e104666
EP  - e104666
VL  - 25
IS  - 7
N2  - Circadian desynchrony and sleep deprivation related to the Spring transition to Daylight Saving Time (DST) have been associated with several unfavorable outcomes, including an increase in road traffic accidents. As previous work has mainly focused on analyzing historical crash/hospitalization data, there is virtually no literature investigating the effects of DST on specific driving performance indicators. Here, the effect of the Spring transition to DST on driving performance was investigated by means of a driving simulator experiment, in which participants completed two trials (one week distance, same time and day of the week) on exactly the same simulated route, the second trial taking place in the week after the transition to DST. <br><br>RESULTS were compared to those of a control group (who also underwent two trials, both before the DST transition), and documented significant worsening of driving performance after DST, as measured by a comprehensive set of simulator-derived indices.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2589-0042
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2022.104666
ID  - ref1
ER  -