There’s a spike in car accidents, accidental deaths and general loss of productivity for around a week at both times when we change the clock every year.
A single person losing an hour of sleep is manageable, but it becomes problematic when it’s EVERYONE. It literally kills people.
I don’t understand why so many people care about it. It’s never been a bother other than that one night you lose an hour of sleep.
There’s a spike in car accidents, accidental deaths and general loss of productivity for around a week at both times when we change the clock every year.
A single person losing an hour of sleep is manageable, but it becomes problematic when it’s EVERYONE. It literally kills people.
Huh, that’s unfortunate. Surprised it affects people that badly.
one night!? my sleep is fucked for a good month (granted my sleep is fucked regardless, but it sure doesn’t help!)
I think it’s mostly retail lobbies that care about it. So it’s the law of the land.
Why don’t they just adjust their hours twice a year instead?
It’s because in the summer, people get off work and have a couple of hours of daylight left.
People tend to shop and consume more when they’ve got a little light.
This interview looks sort of interesting, but retail+daylight savings time will yield a lot of results
https://www.npr.org/2007/03/08/7779869/the-reasoning-behind-changing-daylight-saving
So, go to work an hour or two earlier. I don’t see the problem, it’s just a number.
And it’s really not that hard to do, I’ve seen plenty of places with seasonal hours in tourist areas.