. Still, the US, Europe, and a few other nations are finding it hard to break the habit. The issue, says Güell Sans, is whether we stay on standard time or daylight saving time forever.
A year ago, the US Senate passed a bill to move the clocks forward an hour permanently. But it was not taken up in the US House of Representatives, which would also need to pass the bill before sending it to the president’s desk. A group of senatorsEurope is also trying to end the clock changes, but crises havethe move: First it was Covid-19; then, for the past year, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has commanded the bloc’s attention.
Progress has been slow—and that’s bad for a number of reasons. More light at night leads to fewer collisions on roads during the evening rush hour. That’s why Steve Calandrillo, a professor at the University of Washington School of Law who has studied the economics of daylight saving time, says he’s an advocate for permanently adopting it. “Darkness kills,” Calandrillo says. “And sunshine saves.” There are economic benefits to this too.
Extra daylight while people are awake may also make them spend more money. “Americans are less willing to go out and shop in the dark,” says Calandrillo. A 2016from JPMorgan Chase & Co looked at spending in Los Angeles at the beginning and end of the daylight saving time period and compared it to Phoenix, Arizona, which doesn’t change its clocks. The research found a 0.
I'll take either standard time or daylight savings time, just so it does not change. Slight preference for the latter, but pick one and keep it, dammit!
It’s an hour. Divide it on half and meet in the middle. Done.
Pick one. Whichever one is picked will most affect people near the border of a time zone. If that area doesn't like what was picked, let that area join the time zone near them which should improve their situation.
Been talking about this since the mid 2000s. Remaining on standard time permanently is a healthier option than permanent daylight saving time (wrt many physiological impacts)
Keep summer light longer. That’s what matters.
I would prefer no change ever to daylight savings. I live in an area that is on the border of time. Zone. We used to be central …now eastern. We are always on what used to be daylight savings time.