Drowsy Driving Prevention Week is November 6 through November 13.
It falls after this weekend, when most Americans perform the mandated clock change to mark the end of Daylight Savings Time (DST).
At 2:00am on Sunday November 6, clocks "fall back" or are turned back by 1 hour to return to Standard Time.
There are plenty of discussions about the historical origins of this practice, and others which debate the value of this twice-annual time shift when it comes to school schedules and business planning. Indeed, there's a growing movement to end Daylight Savings Time altogether.
However, the focus on the time change might be better spent understanding how the shift of even one hour of sleep can seriously impact our health and well being.
