Originally Posted by BigBen

Hey, did you guys hear about the urban legend that the US department of Transportation did studies and found a 7% increase in accidents when people got 1 less hour of sleep on average (spring forward) and a corresponding 7% decrease when they slept in (fall back), suggesting that the majority of accidents could be prevented by having well rested people drive?

I have no links, no data and no corresponding proof, but I just heard it.

Oh well, now that I have posted it on the internet, it must be true.