On the other hand, that article points out that it proceeds to save lives (in the form of reduced traffic fatalities) during the rest of the time that it's in effect. And the springtime negative effects are due to the change to DST, not DST itself.
The better goal, perhaps, would be end standard (winter) time, not daylight saving (summer) time.
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More importantly, Daylight Saving Time kills people every spring:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/03/12/eveningnews/main62...
That alone is enough reason to stop it.
On the other hand, that article points out that it proceeds to save lives (in the form of reduced traffic fatalities) during the rest of the time that it's in effect. And the springtime negative effects are due to the change to DST, not DST itself.
The better goal, perhaps, would be end standard (winter) time, not daylight saving (summer) time.
I don't care which time we stick to, as long as we stop changing it.
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