Current Events > Let's settle this: are you in favor of permanent daylight savings?

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I was driving home in the dark and now I am not. I am in favor of me not driving home in the dark.

I'm in favor of pick one or the other and sticking with it, don't actually care which.

Sure, I don't care which standard you use. Just stop switching time.

I don't care either way. I probably prefer to not change the clock because there isn't a point for me. It's like the weather, it is what it is and it's dark in this season while less dark in that season

The one thing I don't get is why wouldn't they make standard time permanent instead?

Because most people prefer light longer in the evening than earlier in the morning

The two of you above me dont care for brighter evenings?

I feel like thats such a big deal. As a said earlier, driving in the dark can be pretty dangerous.

Tired from work + road rage + darker evenings = more car accidents.

According to a report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), almost 50 percent of fatal car accidents happen at night, despite the fact that only about 25 percent of motor vehicle travel takes place during the night hours. Clearly, your chances of being involved in a serious or fatal car accident increase substantially when you are on the road at night. Understanding the common factors that contribute to these serious accidents may help you avoid them, or recognize signs of negligence that could bolster a personal injury claim if you are injured in a nighttime car crash.

More than 40% of all fatal car crashes happen after the sun has set. This is a jarring statistic seeing as though theres 60% less traffic on the roads. That means that your risk of getting in an accident is much higher at night.

Darker mornings, brighter evenings but forever?

Yes please

It's pretty awesome to not have to adjust every cock x2 a year.

Kids and people who have to work in the AM will be going to work at night.

i road the bus every day as a kid, fucking with the clock twice a year didn't prevent me from walking to the bus stop and waiting in the dark for large chunks of winter.

I cant believe people seriously try to use that as an argument against daylight savings time. I have a feeling that most kids would be happy to have longer days when they get home from school.

i road the bus every day as a kid, fucking with the clock twice a year didn't prevent me from walking to the bus stop and waiting in the dark for large chunks of winter.