The US Senate wants to make daylight saving time permanent. Daylight saving time would be the default all year round for the states that observe it if the legislature approves the sunshine protection act on March 15, 2022.
The bill needs to be passed by the House of Representatives before it can take effect. Americans will no longer have to change their clocks twice every year if it does happen.
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith said that the public safety improvements, economic benefits, and the wellbeing of the American people are all excellent and credible reasons to embrace year-long Daylight Saving Time.
Daylight saving time won't be forced on states or territories that don't already observe it.
Daylight saving time was first introduced to the US in 1918 as a way of saving fuel during World War I. After the war, it was scrapped as a national measure because it was unpopular with farmers, who had less morning light to help with their work.
New York City decided to keep daylight saving time. Daylight saving time is more popular in urban areas because it provides more daylight after work hours for shopping and recreation. Daylight saving time was being adopted by cities while rural areas were not.
After the end of World War II, the U.S. abolished daylight saving time. The Uniform Time Act of 1966 was prompted by the overall confusion about time. The law established time zones and daylight saving time, mandating that every state must stick to the same time, and that states that choose to use daylight saving time must change their clocks on national set dates.
Changes to start and end dates for daylight saving time have been executed since then, as well as a fuel-conserving trial from 1974 to 75.
Supporters of the sunshine protection act say that adopting daylight saving time will save you time and money.
People are expected to turn their lights on one hour later in order to save energy. Daylight saving time has been found to have an impact on energy consumption, with some finding a reduction or an increase.
The switch to permanent daylight saving time is well worth it. Our sleep patterns are disrupted and we have higher rates of strokes and heart attacks when we move our clocks forward. A study found that people over the age of 65 are 20 percent more likely to have a stroke in the two to five days after daylight saving time ends.
This risk will be eliminated if this practice is abolished, as well as reducing accidents caused by driver fatigue and decreased visibility. There was a six percent increase in fatal car accidents in 2020 after the clocks were adjusted.
It is hoped that making daylight saving time permanent will encourage children to spend more time outdoors, while stimulating the economy by prompting adults to stay out longer. It could have a negative impact on some industries.
The rate of crime may decrease after daylight saving time begins, with a study showing robberies dropped by seven percent in the weeks after the time change. Increased daylight, a higher probability of witnesses, and fatigue are some of the factors that may be contributing to this. At the start of daylight saving time, rates of assaults decrease, but they increase after it ends.
The clock will have to be adjusted in November because the law of the Sunshine Protection Act hasn't been made law yet. Daylight saving time may be the last time you need to do it.
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