Posted on 03/12/2022 4:04:19 PM PST by Libloather
At 2 a.m. local time on the second Sunday of March, clocks around the country will "spring forward" one hour to 3 a.m., marking the start of daylight saving time and the end of standard time.
For decades, this shift has cost Americans a valuable hour of their weekend that they won't see again until clocks move back during the first Sunday of November. But an end to the tradition may be closer than ever before.
According to USA Today, the federal government first enacted daylight saving to conserve coal during World War I in the spring of 1918. But President Lyndon B. Johnson's administration didn't make it law until nearly 50 years later with the Uniform Time Act. Since then, daylight saving has increased from six months to its current eight-month span.
The Department of Transportation continues to observe daylight saving because it reportedly saves energy, cuts down on traffic accidents and reduces crime.
In recent years, there have been calls to end the twice-yearly time change, with one of the more vocal critics being Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida.
Rubio, a Republican, is endorsing the "Sunshine Protection Act," which would make daylight saving time permanent, essentially making it the new "standard time."
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Please?
I certainly hope so. It’s a pointless exercise
I love DST, but I would just set the clock forward 1/2 hour and leave it permanently. Something for everyone!
Of all the stupid things we do in this country is mess with the clock. Let’s make one more change tonight and be done with it.
my Honda Civic already has...Mosst Hondas on 01/01/2022 fell into a bug that will not allow setting clocks.
This is my favorite time of the year. We will now gain an extra hour of daylight and now I can take my walks after work without it getting dark on me.
Marko finally has a good idea.
Not being on DLST all the time is one of the stupidest things we do.
At least ending this twice yearly crap would show some sign of intelligent life.
In the last four years, 18 states have enacted legislation or passed resolutions to provide for year-round daylight saving time, if Congress were to allow such a change,The 18 states are Alabama, Georgia, Minnesota, Mississippi and Montana (2021). Idaho, Louisiana, Ohio (resolution), South Carolina, Utah and Wyoming (2020). Delaware, Maine, Oregon, Tennessee and Washington (2019). Florida (2018; California voters also authorized such a change that year, but legislative action is pending). Some states have commissioned studies on the topic including Massachusetts (2017) and Maine (2021). - https://www.ncsl.org/research/transportation/daylight-savings-time-state-legislation.aspx
Split the difference. Move it to the half hour and leave it along.
Gotta say I’ve been looking forward to daylight savings time so my clocks will finally be on the right time. Yeah, was too lazy to move them back in the fall.
It’s bad but the worst part is the grumbling twice a year.
Yeah, it is kind of stupid that DST is "valid" 7+ months a year but "not valid" the rest of the year.
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Only the government is stupid enough to think you can cut a foot off the top of a blanket, sew it onto the bottom and think you have a longer blanket. This needs to end.
Only the government is stupid enough to think you can cut a foot off the top of a blanket, sew it onto the bottom and think you have a longer blanket. This needs to end.
Do you mean not sticking to DST.
My morning work drive, directly into a rising laser beam and seeing freeway wrecks daily will not be missed.
I actually agree with Rubio on something!
Strange. It hits me in the neck. Maybe try going the other way.
One or the other. I don’t care which. My Dad told me they had double daylight savings time during WWII.
Im 64.
This has been discussed and debated since the early 50’s.
It would be wonderful if they eliminated it.
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