LITTLETON, Colo. — With trick-or-treaters on the streets and clocks set to roll back this weekend, experts warn drivers to be extra vigilant because the change to standard time, combined with seasonal weather shifts, raises the risk of hazards on the road.

“Now is a really important time for people to just be aware that there are some increased public safety risks when you’re on the roads here in Colorado,” Danny Kats, executive director of the Colorado Public Interest Research Group, said at a press conference on Thursday in Littleton near C-470. Look for the bright, reflective eyes of animals along the sides of roads.

Collisions with deer rise 16 percent in the week after the time change, according to Environment Colorado. Rachel Jaeger, an associate with the group, said the shift mov

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