![]() Rubio said it would also give school kids more time to play in the daylight after school. “The benefits of daylight saving time has been accounted for in the research: Reduced crime as there is light later in the day, decrease in seasonal depression that many feel during standard time and the practical one,” he added. “There’s strong science behind it that is now showing and making people aware of the harm that clock switching has, there’s an increase in heart attacks, car accidents and pedestrian accidents,” he said on the Senate floor. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), the lead sponsor of the proposal, touted an array of benefits to making daylight saving time permanent - from reduced seasonal affective disorder in the late fall and early winter to more daylight for school sports. ![]() in late December, it will set at 5:31 pm - giving people a little more daylight to enjoy in the afternoon. On the other hand, instead of the sun setting at 4:31 p.m. If the Sunshine Protection Act becomes law, New Yorkers won’t see the sun rise until 8:15 a.m. In New York, for example, under current law the sun will rise at 7:15 a.m. If enacted into law, it would also mean that early risers lose an hour of daylight in the mornings in November, December, January and February. ![]() Other factors include the decrease in productivity affecting the economy and disruption to our own body clocks as a result of changing our clocks, according to Timeanddate.īut for now, at least, it looks like Daylight Savings Time is here to stay - so better set those clocks back.The Senate on Tuesday approved a proposal to make daylight saving time permanent, which if passed in the House and signed by President Biden, would mean Americans would never again have to set their clocks back an hour and lose an hour of afternoon daylight in the fall and winter. After all, due to modern technology, we’re all using energy in some capacity such as our TV, smartphones, computers etc. The first argument against DST is that it no longer does what it was made to do - save energy. There have been calls made to follow other countries by ending Daylight Savings Time over the years. In 2019, the European parliament voted in favour of scrapping Daylight Savings Time altogether, although it was supposed the change was supposed to happen this year, the plans have since been halted, The Independent reported.īack in March this year, Prime Minister Boris Johnson was asked if we would ever scrap DTS like the EU plans to, and he responded: “I will have a look at the suggestion … but it seems unlikely to me.” Getty Images/iStockphoto Could we see an end to Daylight Savings Time?
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