Why not just compromise at one half hour between and have the best of both worlds?
(Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care?)
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2007-02-21 04:00:58 · 10 answers · asked by fjpoblam 7 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Why have DST in the first place? No need to compromise with an 1/2 hour ... that would drive everyone crazy ... remember we are connected to the rest of the world.
It reminds me of the old story. The fellow was complaining that his blanket was too short. His toes stuck out. His solution - cut off some of the top of the blanket and sew it on the bottom!
2007-02-21 06:11:15 · answer #1 · answered by istitch2 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The DST concept comes from the idea of moving the sunlit hours to a more beneficial spot in the day. Compromising would change this all year round when the sunlit hours don't really need to be adjusted.
"Willett's 1907 proposal argued that DST increases opportunities for outdoor leisure activities during afternoon sunlight hours. As a builder, he also wanted workers to arrive at construction sites earlier in summer mornings. Similar motivations remain to this day.
Energy conservation has often been used to justify DST. The idea is that artificially delaying sunrise and sunset tends to increase energy consumption in the morning and reduce it in the evening. In theory, the evening reduction outweighs the morning increase. United States Department of Transportation (DOT) studies concluded in 1975 that DST would probably reduce the country's electricity usage by 1% during March and April.[5] A study after Mexico reintroduced DST in 1996 estimated national savings of 0.7% of national electric consumption and reduction of peak load by 500 MW.
An energy argument for observing DST in summer rather than winter is that most people wake up after the summer sun rises regardless of whether DST is in effect, so DST during summer has less need for morning electrical lighting.
The above-mentioned 1975 DOT studies also identified a 0.7% reduction in traffic fatalities and a reduction of 10 to 13% in the violent crime rate of Washington, DC. Other studies have also found a reduction in traffic fatalities, which far outweigh the increases due to clock shifts noted below." (wiki cited below)
(Keeping track of time is a way to organize our days. Time is really a concept and device kept by man and only "exists" to the extent that we make it so. Many people care as it is a general gauge for many things.)
2007-02-21 12:21:13 · answer #2 · answered by red_xiii99 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I need more daylight savings time. Have any to sell?
2007-02-21 12:08:41 · answer #3 · answered by Baked n Blended 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we shave energy by swicthing to Daylight Savings time
2007-02-21 12:03:41 · answer #4 · answered by Dr Universe 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Farmers, swim clubs, amusement parks; parks; concert venues.
Anyone that relies on people coming, at night, really.
2007-02-21 12:08:58 · answer #5 · answered by Jay 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
we all need daylight savings time whether we know it or not
2007-02-21 12:36:18 · answer #6 · answered by charles h 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yea really, if the farmers need more daylight then they should adjust their schedules of when they are awake and in bed.
2007-02-21 12:03:51 · answer #7 · answered by colera667 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The first politician to run on abolishing it...Gets my vote...Its worthless!
You can bet there is money in the mix somewhere.
2007-02-21 12:10:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Farmers, yeah farmers.
2007-02-21 12:03:43 · answer #9 · answered by butrcupps 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i agree
2007-02-21 12:03:02 · answer #10 · answered by blueberry 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋