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Tuesday, Nov 8, 2022
Now that daylight saving time is here, the California Highway Patrol and its traffic safety partners are reminding motorists about the impact the time change and a lack of adequate sleep can have on their ability to safely operate a motor vehicle.
The CHP has partnered with the California Department...
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Thursday, Nov 3, 2022
As daylight saving time ends on Nov. 6, the American Red Cross encourages everyone to test their smoke alarms as they turn their clocks back to help stay safe from home fires.
“Home fires claim more lives in a typical year than all natural disasters combined, but working smoke alarms can cut the...
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Friday, Nov 5, 2021
Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, and the “fall back” time change can disrupt sleep patterns and affect a driver’s ability to concentrate and safely operate a motor vehicle.
The California Highway Patrol joins the National Sleep Foundation in recognizing Drowsy Driving Prevention...
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Thursday, Mar 7, 2019
As we prepare to change our clocks this Sunday, March 10, for Daylight Saving Time, the Los Angeles County Fire Department reminds everyone to also change the batteries in every smoke alarm and carbon monoxide detector in their homes.
When properly installed, working smoke alarms and carbon monoxide...
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Friday, Nov 2, 2018
As residents prepare to change their clocks on Sunday, Nov. 4, for daylight saving time, the Los Angeles County Fire Department reminds everyone to change the batteries in every smoke and carbon monoxide detector in their homes.
When properly installed, working smoke and carbon monoxide detectors can...
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SACRAMENTO – “Fall Back!” Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday. The time change may disrupt sleep patterns and affect the ability to concentrate and safely operate a motor vehicle.
To highlight the dangers of fatigued driving, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) joins the Office of Traffic Safety...
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Friday, Jun 29, 2018
SACRAMENTO – Along with a list of highly anticipated congressional races with national implications, California’s loaded November ballot will feature a dozen statewide ballot measures where voters decide the fate of a $52 billion transportation tax, a peculiar plan to split the Golden State in three,...
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Tuesday, Mar 6, 2018
Set your clocks ahead one hour for daylight saving time on March 11. As always, this is a good time to create, check and/or replenish preparedness items in emergency kits.
Along with your emergency kit, a well-stocked first aid kit is also a very important item to have.
Anatomy of the First Aid Kit:
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Friday, Nov 3, 2017
The California Highway Patrol joins the National Sleep Foundation to promote Drowsy Driving Prevention Week November 5-12 and increase awareness of the dangers associated with the deadly driving behavior.
This year, Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 5. Every year, the time change disrupts...
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Thursday, Nov 2, 2017
Daylight Saving Time in its current form has been used for more than five decades as a way to reduce energy usage, but emergency officials say it’s also a great time to perform semi-annual safety checks.
The modern idea of daylight saving has been around since the 1890s, and it was first officially...
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