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Right, so you found a study that shows there are more accidents at the end of winter when the roads are more icy than they are at the start of spring.

How about we forget the statistics and stop changing our clocks because people don't like losing an hour of sleep and disrupting their sleep schedule?



Or keep changing them because people like more light on summer evenings. :-)

[EDIT: And I would be perfectly fine with DST year-round but I understand why people in northern cities have issues with an extra hour of morning darkness for kids going to school and people driving to work.]


You don't have to change your clock for that. Just leave it on DST the whole year.


Then you have to get ready for work in the dark from October through March.


We have lights for that, and at the beginning Winter the Sun does not rise till 8am for places like Ann Arbor, Mi. So even with the adjustment for Winter you're still getting "ready" in the dark.

I'd rather have the extra hour in the Summer Time and be able to get a full 18 holes in after work everyday


I think that some people feel that way, but certainly not all, and the arguments against are not compelling enough.

I don't mind losing / gaining an hour of sleep. My sleep patterns have never been very precise, certainly not since having kids. I do like DST. That's just my opinion. I get that some people feel the opposite, no matter what your latitude.

I like that the Earth's axis is inclined and that summer is different to winter.


>My sleep patterns have never been very precise, certainly not since having kids. I do like DST.

And because it doesn't affect you it is your reason for imposing it on everyone else? I'm sure a majority of people dislike it. Supposing that everyone else be accustomed to imprecise sleep patterns as you are (which are most likely atypical) is not very fair.


I'm not imposing anything on anyone. I'm expressing my vote to the contrary of someone saying "people prefer it that way".

If you are sure a majority of people dislike it, then go and get it changed. Best of luck to you.

And saying I am "supposing that everyone else..." is a straw man. I specifically noted that other people feel the opposite to me. Back off, man :)


You're right, I didn't read your post fairly. Sorry about that.




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