We tried keeping DST for a year way back in the Carter era. People wer3e coplaining for exactly the reasons that Cotton said.
Some states, like Florida don’t need DST. Arizona doesn’t participate, and Hawaii and Alaska just laugh................
It was during Nixon that it happened, not Carter.
The elementary school I attended simply started and ended a half an hour later.
Basic astronomy, the closer you get to the poles, the darker it is in winter. You can adjust work hours, store opening hours, and school hours if you want to. That would be better than pretending that you can legislate when the sun comes up and goes down.
I am in Arizona, where we don’t do that (outside of some contrary Injun reservations). It is wonderful.
I am also in IT, and in larger enterprises, something somewhere hiccups due to the changeover. The increase in car accidents and heart attacks is a fact.
From Copilot AI:
“Yes, medical emergencies tend to increase—especially after the spring shift into Daylight Saving Time. The loss of one hour of sleep and disruption to circadian rhythms have been linked to spikes in heart attacks, strokes, car accidents, and workplace injuries.
Here’s what researchers and health experts have found:
🕒 Health Risks of the Spring Forward Shift
Heart Attacks: Studies show a notable rise in heart attacks in the days following the spring transition. The disruption to sleep and biological rhythms appears to trigger cardiovascular stress”
There will always be whinners.
And he’s exactly correct. When i used to drive my daughter to her bus stop when she was in grammar school is was nearly pitch black in late October when the bus would pick her up.
I hate DST but it is necessary for the the reason to mitigate darkness when kids get picked up for school in the morning....
Nixon - but otherwise history shows this is correct. That is why it didn’t last long and was quickly repealed.
We already know *why* this is a bad idea.
I hate the getting dark early part of this, but I do think it’s better than people having to go to work and school when it’s still dark. Keep it this way because it DOES work better. It’s certainly NOT perfect but it IS better this way.
I totally agree. Looking forward to the sun coming up an hour earlier. I truly believe, people think they’re going to get an extra hour of daylight or something stupid like that. Even here.
Split the time change by 1/2 hr and make everyone unhappy.
Personally, that “Spring Forward” change in the spring just exhausts me. I hate it.