Why do we observed Daily Saving Time?

Question

What is the implication if we do not observe DST?

Answer 1

It was enacted in World War I to conserve energy. Daylight savings time was a part of the war effort to conserve resources which went towards lighting the way in the early morning hours.

It's got a long history from there, but it was pushed along by World War I and later World War II.

Answer 2

Daylight Saving Time Saves Energy

Spring Graphic One of the biggest reasons we change our clocks to Daylight Saving Time (DST) is that it saves energy. Energy use and the demand for electricity for lighting our homes is directly connected to when we go to bed and when we get up. Bedtime for most of us is late evening through the year. When we go to bed, we turn off the lights and TV.

In the average home, 25 percent of all the electricity we use is for lighting and small appliances, such as TVs, VCRs and stereos. A good percentage of energy consumed by lighting and appliances occurs in the evening when families are home. By moving the clock ahead one hour, we can cut the amount of electricity we consume each day.

Studies done in the 1970s by the U.S. Department of Transportation show that we trim the entire country's electricity usage by about one percent EACH DAY with Daylight Saving Time.

Daylight Saving Time "makes" the sun "set" one hour later and therefore reduces the period between sunset and bedtime by one hour. This means that less electricity would be used for lighting and appliances late in the day.

We also use less electricity because we are home fewer hours during the "longer" days of spring and summer. Most people plan outdoor activities in the extra daylight hours. When we are not at home, we don't turn on the appliances and lights. A poll done by the U.S. Department of Transportation indicated that Americans liked Daylight Saving Time because "there is more light in the evenings / can do more in the evenings."

Answer 3

One of the biggest reasons we change our clocks to Daylight Saving Time (DST) is that it saves energy. Energy use and the demand for electricity for lighting our homes is directly connected to when we go to bed and when we get up. Bedtime for most of us is late evening through the year. When we go to bed, we turn off the lights and TV.

Daylight Saving Time - for the U.S. and its territories - is NOT observed in Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and by most of Arizona (with the exception of the Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona).

Answer 4

It's not Daily but Daylight Savings Time

It was to have more daylight at the end of the day, among other things...below is a link to the history on this subject

http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/

Answer 5

I'd say we shift our time so we can maximize the increasing amount of daylight we receive. I assume it originally had to do with farmers getting up earlier because of extended daylight so they would be able to get more done. Otherwise it would be light out at 5 o clock or so in the morning.

Answer 6

Hi. The Sun would rise 9 or 10 hours before noon. That's all.

Answer 7

It's DayLIGHT, not Daily Savings Time.

Answer 8

why observe? - we sleep away the sunshine

"make hay while the sun shines!"

implication - lose productivity

Answer 9

If you don't observe it you will either be late or early all the time.

Answer 10

I just learned today that the system was adopted to help the farming industry.