Policy Daylight Saving Time

[Lawpy]

British Summer Time: When do the clocks go forward in 2024 and why?

It's that time of year again when the clocks go forward an hour in the UK - but why does it happen and where did the idea come from?

www.bbc.co.uk

Here’s Why Health Experts Want to Stop Daylight-Saving Time

Research shows the annual shift disrupts sleep and leads to a higher immediate risk of heart attacks and strokes.

www.wsj.com

What are your thoughts? Should we just stick to one time and be done with it?

@Matthew9Thirtyfive @Cornfed101 @cubsrule4e @Stagg737 @Mad Jack @VA Hopeful Dr @ThoracicGuy etc?

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[Cornfed101]

They do just fine in Arizona without it. I say we nix it.

 

[Mad Jack]

British Summer Time: When do the clocks go forward in 2024 and why?

It's that time of year again when the clocks go forward an hour in the UK - but why does it happen and where did the idea come from?

www.bbc.co.uk

Here’s Why Health Experts Want to Stop Daylight-Saving Time

Research shows the annual shift disrupts sleep and leads to a higher immediate risk of heart attacks and strokes.

www.wsj.com

What are your thoughts? Should we just stick to one time and be done with it?

@Matthew9Thirtyfive @Cornfed101 @cubsrule4e @Stagg737 @Mad Jack @VA Hopeful Dr @ThoracicGuy etc?

It causes a hell of a lot of accidents when the clocks flip, I say be rid of it

 

[Dantrolene FC]

Here’s my death report:

Dantrolene FC

Cause of death: Daylight Saving Time.

 

[ThoracicGuy]

Pick a time and stick with it.

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

Yeah that’s a no from me dawg. Daylight savings has got to go.

 

[Alkaidius]

I’d be okay with it being gone as long as we removed it during the period it gets darker sooner!

 

[Stagg737]

We should definitely keep daylight savings, but just fall back every six months so there’s none of that “losing an hour of sleep” BS.

 

[Lawpy]

Abolish the DST now! @Apollyon @Mad Jack @Zenge142 @Cornfed101 @Stagg737 @Matthew9Thirtyfive et al!

 

[Lawpy]

 

[Neopolymath]

Making it brighter in the morning is useless. Who cares about driving to work in the daylight (or dark if you work hard and get there early)? Prioritize having more daylight time after most people get home from work and have time with their kids. It's so stupid that we still shift so that it's lighter in the morning. Almost no one benefits from that in modern working America. Don't @ me.

 

[Mad Jack]

Abolish the DST now! @Apollyon @Mad Jack @Zenge142 @Cornfed101 @Stagg737 @Matthew9Thirtyfive et al!

Ngl I really appreciated the extra hour today

 

[VA Hopeful Dr]

Making it brighter in the morning is useless. Who cares about driving to work in the daylight (or dark if you work hard and get there early)? Prioritize having more daylight time after most people get home from work and have time with their kids. It's so stupid that we still shift so that it's lighter in the morning. Almost no one benefits from that in modern working America. Don't @ me.

I enjoy not dropping my children off for school when it's still dark.

 

[Neopolymath]

I enjoy not dropping my children off for school when it's still dark.

Spending time getting ready for work and in the car in the sunlight in the morning < spending usable leisure time at home after work in the sunlight instead of the dark because it didn't get robbed by a time change.

The utility just isn't there for almost anyone in the morning.

 

[Stagg737]

Abolish the DST now! @Apollyon @Mad Jack @Zenge142 @Cornfed101 @Stagg737 @Matthew9Thirtyfive et al!

Although I'm not totally against it, I enjoyed getting an extra hour for my birthday, lol.

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

Spending time getting ready for work and in the car in the sunlight in the morning < spending usable leisure time at home after work in the sunlight instead of the dark because it didn't get robbed by a time change.

The utility just isn't there for almost anyone in the morning.

My wife and I would disagree. It’s much nicer to have them wake up at a reasonable hour in time to get ready for school and not have to push them to get ready because they feel like it’s too early since the sun isn’t up.

 

[Cornfed101]

This is how I feel. All my kids were awake at 5am

 

[Lawpy]

U.S. Senate approves bill to make daylight saving time permanent

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent starting in 2023, ending the twice-annual changing of clocks in a move promoted by supporters advocating brighter afternoons and more economic activity.

www.reuters.com

 

[owlegrad]

U.S. Senate approves bill to make daylight saving time permanent

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent starting in 2023, ending the twice-annual changing of clocks in a move promoted by supporters advocating brighter afternoons and more economic activity.

www.reuters.com

I saw that earlier. I don't know why we don't just use standard time but I am glad we won't be changing our clocks back and forth anymore once it goes into effect.

 

[Neopolymath]

More light at the end of the day is preferable to the beginning of the day, personally, especially for those of us in healthcare that get up in the dark and come home in the dark due to the time shift.

 

[Lawpy]

Why Permanent Daylight-Saving Time Is Bad for Your Health, Sleep Scientists Say

Sleep scientists say our internal clocks are connected to the sun, which aligns more closely with standard time.

www.wsj.com