What’s in the way of making daylight saving time permanent
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In the past six years, 19 states have made efforts to move to year-round daylight saving time. So what’s in the way?

In the past six years, 19 states have made efforts to move to year-round daylight saving time. So what’s in the way?

  • @derf82English
    4•1 year ago

    41N.

    And yes, this is true. But why should we be denied just because those closer to the tropics don’t have a problem? Or perhaps time zones should be rather diagonal so the the north can get later sunsets.

    And those wanting standard time should also give their latitude. And rather or not someone is on the east or west end of the time zone makes a huge difference. Those further east in the time zone sees earlier sunrises and sunsets and are also more apt for daylight savings. For instance, much of New England would probably be better off in the Atlantic time zone. As it is under DST, the sun rises before 5am in Portland, ME, and EST would put sunrise before 4am! Sadly, being in the same time as certain business centers like New York and Boston (Maine wants to be the same time as Boston, and Boston the same as NYC) have made many bad time zone boundaries.

    • @AtariDump
      2•1 year ago

      Perm DST and cut the time zones in half. Sunset should be within ~15 mins from one side of the time zone to the other; not a 45+ min difference.