PROS AND CONS WITH DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME

In the second day of Daylight Saving Time in 2020, there are strong pros and cons on the time change, notes Grumpy Editor.

 

Many Americans would like DST to vanish, thus ending the twice-a-year ritual of moving clocks ahead in March and back in the fall.

 

Some states would like to shelve DST.

 

Meanwhile, legislation supporting year-round DST has been introduced in Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah and Vermont.

 

First use of DST in the U.S. started as a temporary measure in 1918 during World War I in order to conserve coal.

 

With World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt imposed DST to conserve fuel.

 

Current time change stems from when Congress passed the Uniform Time Act in 1966.

 

Those for the time change cite a switch to DST brings more light to enjoy in the evening, the crime rate drops, energy consumption is lower and there are fewer traffic accidents.

 

However, a poll by Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds four in 10 Americans would like clocks to stay on standard time year round while about three in 10 prefer DST.  About three in 10 prefer the status quo.

 

Only Arizona and Hawaii skip the time changes.

 

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