Daylight
Saving Time takes a few hours to get adjusted to it
By
Emily Kelley, Staff Writer
Published 10/29/2009
Don't
forget to set your clocks back Saturday night.
America reverts
to Standard Time at 2 a.m. Sunday, November 1.
The debate over Daylight Saving Time (DST) has been raging since
it began in 1966.
Many positives result from Daylight Saving Time.
Daylight Saving
Time allows people to enjoy more daylight on those sunny summer
nights. It also allows us to conserve energy by allowing homes and
offices to be lit by natural sunlight rather than using electricity.
Because of
Daylight Saving Time, many people are able to drive home from work
in the daylight rather than driving home in the dark.
However, there are those who do not like Daylight Saving Time for
many reasons.
One reason
is that DST forces them to change their clocks and adjust to different
sleeping schedules. For some people this is not difficult, but others,
such as those with sleeping disorders, this is a very difficult
transition to make.
Many parents are concerned about DST because it is darker in the
morning when their children leave for school, therefore, it makes
them less visible when crossing the street or waiting for the bus.
Under the current law, Americans change to Daylight Saving Time
on the second Sunday in March and revert to Standard Time on the
first Sunday in November – unless a person lives in the states
of Arizona and Hawaii along with the territories of Puerto Rico,
the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana
Islands – all of whom do not flip their clocks one way or
another.
Whether we
like it or not, Daylight Saving Time is going to come around each
year so enjoy the extra sunshine or if you are a night owl enjoy
the extra hour of darkness Standard Time produces.
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