Rejoice, pedestrians. The introduction of Daylight Saving Time on Sunday is expected to make you slightly safer.

According to Toronto police, the city averages 41 collisions with pedestrians a week, but during the week after the introduction of DST last year, there were only 29.

Traffic services’ Const. Clint Stibbe told the Star the pushing forward of clocks on Sunday means drivers enjoy more daylight and thus have more visibility, resulting in fewer accidents.

But he added the adjusting clocks is only a partial factor.

“In spring, days get longer; visibility gets better overall,” he said.

Stibbe said March is when the city starts to get significantly more sunlight, and generally has below-average rates for collisions involving pedestrians. In the week before DST kicked in last year, he said, there were 34 such collisions.

Stibbe said the lower collision rate is expected to continue until about September, when days start to get shorter. The number of those collisions would then rise, and peak in November, when Torontonians wind their clocks backward by an hour to return to regular time.

Last year, Toronto police started a campaign called Step Up and Be Safe in the week before the introduction of DST, warning people of the month’s high collision-rates.

The city also put out an announcement, warning drivers of low visibility and advising pedestrians to not wear dark colours.

According to police, 23 pedestrians died in traffic incidents last year, representing about two-thirds of all traffic fatalities in Toronto.