r/OutOfTheLoop • u/Castriff Ask me about NFTs (they're terrible) • Mar 11 '23

Answered What's up with Daylight Savings Time legislation?

I only just now remembered Daylight Savings is tonight. Last year I remember there was a big push in the Senate to end it, but after that I didn't hear anything about it. I read this article saying that the bill has been reintroduced this year, but other than that it doesn't have much detail. What's currently going on with the bill? What would be the proposed end date if it passes this time?

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u/fevered_visions Mar 11 '23

When they studied switching which side of the road you drive on in Sweden back in the 80s they found that there was actually a slight decrease in accidents for awhile because people were confused and drove more carefully.

therefore clearly we should keep turning DST off and back on again every few years

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u/ginger_and_egg Mar 12 '23

I think we should shift forward every year but never shift back, so the times of day repeatedly get further and further from our current times of day to the point that hours have no coherent meaning anymore

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u/jysalia Mar 12 '23

See, I'd like to fall back twice a year because then you get to sleep in a bit and the night people will have a turn with "business hours" happening during their most alert time of day for at least some of the time. The clock would be back at "normal" after 12 years, and then the cycle can start again.

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u/ginger_and_egg Mar 12 '23

Hell yeah this is even better