Why is daylight savings time necessary?

1. So kids don’t have to show up to school in the pitch dark

2. It saves a little energy.

3. So people can be active longer in the summer


So people can downvote without having better reasons. Why bother with evidence when opinions and anecdotes are all that matters.
Never change OT.

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In the winter, the afternoon Daylight Saving Time advantage is offset for many people and businesses by the morning's need for more lighting.

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According to some sources, DST saves energy. Studies done by the U.S. Department of Transportation in 1975 showed that Daylight Saving Time trims the entire country's electricity usage by a small but significant amount, about one percent each day, because less electricity is used for lighting and appliances. Similarly, in New Zealand, power companies have found that power usage decreases 3.5 percent when daylight saving starts. In the first week, peak evening consumption commonly drops around five percent.

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All three dumb reasons.

I bet it decreases outdoor activity and health drops.

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1. So kids don’t have to show up to school in the pitch dark

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Buses are rolling at dark here all the time. They usually head down our street around six in the morning.

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So kids don’t have to show up to school in the pitch dark

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Sunrise is later with DST.

Idk but I hate it.

Regardless of DST, they send kids to school too early. Especially HS kids.

DST is not necessary, but should replace standard time imho.

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Who gives a shite about going to work in the dark. Everyone should be up and at it at dawn.

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