The origin of the summer and winter time changes in the United Kingdom was to help the Farming community care for their stock during the winter months - in particular the milking of cattle. Certainly nowadays, milking is generally mechanised and most of the cattle are usually herded in to shelters overnight. What is the need for the time change now? It is also reported that road traffic accidents will increase because of the winter time change.
2006-10-28 00:57:09 · 17 answers · asked by Whistler R 5 in Environment
I read a news article the other day that said that the only major industrialised nations that don't change their clocks are Japan and India. Have a look... http://uk.news.yahoo.com/27102006/140/debate-starts-clocks-fall.html
Today, changing the clocks in the summer is all about moving an hour of light from the early hours of the morning, were it is wasted as most people are asleep, to the evening, where most people will make use of it.
We don't leave it like that, because most people prefer to wake up in daylight, so we put the light back for the winter months.
2006-10-28 14:04:09 · answer #1 · answered by amancalledchuda 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What the clocks? specific dreading the clocks going one hr returned its going to be darkish very early from next sunday oh expensive. Roll on Spring. the sole benefit for the clocks going returned is an hour better in mattress on Sunday. I sleep besides all day Sunday yet no longer next Sunday as I might desire to pass a function interior the early afternoon.
2016-12-28 07:04:36 · answer #2 · answered by louder 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What a great idea to change the clocks. Perfect if you want to get up when its dark and then its dark before you even get home. It really isn't needed anymore. I know that Russia and Germany both change the clocks as I've been in these places when the clocks have changed
2006-10-28 01:07:24 · answer #3 · answered by skorpi_ru 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the Northern hemisphere many countries put the clocks back one hour at this time of the year, meaning it is lighter in the early morning, and darker in the early hours of the evening. In Southern hemisphere countries such as Australia and New Zealand, it is the opposite, as it is spring there, the clocks go forward one hour.
2006-10-28 04:47:29 · answer #4 · answered by Behhar B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
British Summertime came about during WWI under the Defence of the Realm Act. I can remember (I think it was either Wilson or Callaghan) it was decided to scrap it and the upshot was that kids were going to school in the dark and road accidents increased.
I hate dark mornings but don't mind dark evenings - am I weird?
2006-10-28 01:08:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Most of North America, and significant portions of Europe also use summer time. The idea of summer time is that daylight in the evening is considered to be more useful than daylight in the morning, so the time of sunrise is kept more or less constant while the time of sunset is allowed to vary.
2006-10-28 01:01:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We don't change the clocks in Icelad so after tonight, the UK will be back on MY time lol.
2006-10-28 00:59:31 · answer #7 · answered by IC 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We turn the clocks back here too.Raleigh NC-USA. Guess we have to keep time organized with the www thing going on.
2006-10-28 01:00:34 · answer #8 · answered by super stud 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yea, all of Europe do this. When I lived in Germany this happened and always about a week before England did it.
2006-10-28 01:07:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope it doesn't happen everywhere. If I'm not wrong, Asia doesn't really follow that. Because where I am from, I've never doen such a thing.
2006-10-28 01:56:28 · answer #10 · answered by oblivionrokz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋