Pros And Cons Of Daylight Saving Time

Should Daylight Saving Time Be Abolished?

Daylight Saving Time, or DST, is the practice of advancing forward clocks during the summer months by one hour so that evening daylight lasts an hour longer. But not everyone agrees with this. Some feel that Daylight Saving Time can lead to serious health issues and also causes confusion between places that do Daylight Saving Time, and places that don't. Others, like me, feel that Daylight Saving Time is helpful because it causes everyday problems to reduce, strengthens our economy, and also has positive effects on people. To go into depth, DST can make problems that people face daily go down. Daylight Saving Time is proven to reduce the number of problems

To start it all off, many people are getting more money from tourists. “ Tourism and transportation revenues increase have more daylight time to spend more money. “ (Transit TV 1:00) With more people getting more money to feed their families, that is a good thing. Also, more adults are going to be getting more exercise after work because there is more daylight to go out in. “ If people have more time after school or work in the daylight, they’ll be more inclined to engage in fitness activities such as sports, jogging or walking. “( Pros and Cons of Daylight Savings Time pg. 2) Exercising outside is so much better than going to the gym which is artificially lighted. Lastly, kids are more prone to go outside when it is nice and sunny out. - “ Kids are more likely to exercise outside during the winter daylight saving time rather than huddling inside after school. “ (Daylight Saving Time 101 2:01) No more having to yell at kids to go outside because the outdoors is now their friend. The positive impact DST has on people gives even more reasons for it to stick

Daylight Saving Time, or DST, is the practice of advancing forward clocks during the summer months by one hour so that evening daylight lasts an hour longer. But not everyone agrees with this. Some feel that Daylight Saving Time can lead to serious health issues and also causes confusion between places that do Daylight Saving Time, and places that don't. Others, like me, feel that Daylight Saving Time is helpful because it causes everyday problems to reduce, strengthens our economy, and also has positive effects on people. To go into depth, DST can make problems that people face daily go down. Daylight Saving Time is proven to reduce the number of problems people are constantly facing. As so, traffic accident numbers seem to go down after DST. For example, “ Studies show that an extra evening daylight hour reduces the number of traffic accidents. “ (Transit TV 0:42) Road accidents are the 9th biggest cause of deaths and them getting reduced could lead to less deaths every year! Additionally, people can save a lot of money on energy every year. “ Energy savings [ go up ] because people need an hour less of artificial light in their lives. ” (Transit TV 0:48) Saving energy isn't just good for the people that have to pay for it, it's also good for the environment, so it's a win-win for everyone! Lastly, crime rates may go down due to Daylight Saving Time. “ Since most crimes occur after dark,