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Going to Single/Double British Summertime is estimated that it would prevent 80 deaths and 200 serious injuries on the UK roads per year. It would also have other benefits from reduced demand from electricity (as longer evenings) and improved health as people would be more active in the evenings...

There is however an impact on road safety, as the serious and fatal pedestrian incidents increase by 10% in the four weeks after the clocks go back. It would therefore be better if we moved to Single/Double British Summertime, so in the winter the clocks are GMT +1 and in the Simmer GMT +2