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Daylight Saving Bill

The effect of darkness has been asserted in the Chamber. In fact, the most dangerous hour on the road is 3 o'clock in the afternoon, which is in daylight all the time. Another point to bear in mind is that since the trial, the fatality rate has dropped from about 7,500 a year to below 2,500 a year. The improvements in road safety have been due to a number of other factors. Daylight does not seem to be as big a factor as some Members would have us believe.