Letters to the Editor: Daylight saving time is 'stupid time.' Let's have year-round standard time (via latimesopinion )
In 2018, California voters chose to end the semiannual clock-changing tradition, but the problem was that people weren’t clear on which tradition to keep. The stupidity of switching clocks twice a year should end, but why does The Times’ editorial board think that we shouldIn Southern California, the difference between daylight hours in winter and summer is about four hours. That means that there are about 10 hours of daylight in the winter and about 14 in the summer.
If you believe that the majority should rule over the minority, then why not put it to a vote as to which tradition to keep? Standard time, or daylight saving time? I will keep standard time no matter what.I don’t understand the angst associated with moving clocks to optimize daylight throughout the year. An hour is just one time zone, like visiting Las Vegas or Denver.
People hated it, wrote to their legislators, and we quickly went back to changing our clocks. It’s a compromise, but it gives us sunrise at an hour when we want to wake up in winter, while giving the benefit of lighter evenings in the summer.I don’t mind changing my clocks twice a year. It’s a small price for the compromise between those who want more daylight in the spring and summer and those who want 12 noon to match the natural high point of the sun during the day.
Maybe we should spare animals crossing roads in the pre-dawn mornings and follow our natural circadian rhythm.Not everyone believes changing our clocks is an odd tradition. I am one of them. Here in Southern California, it is the only seasonal change we can count on.
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