James Lankford cites a veteran as partial reason for recommitting to Sunshine Protection Act, which has already passed in Senate

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  • Keith@lemmy.zip
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    8 months ago

    Don’t do it. Daylight savings time saves 366 lives a year from traffic accidents alone Coate and Markowitz which while isn’t that much is still worth the inconvenience.

    Also,  2015 paper from the Brookings Institute claims a 7% drop in crime, when they extended by 4 weeks, we saved 60 million dollars. If we account for indirect costs like those of murder, rape, we get 246 million saved (Popular Mechanics)

    Basically more light is good

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      8 months ago

      https://sleepeducation.org/resources/daylight-saving-time/

      As a non-scientist who didn’t read the article you linked, I think it’s less about the shift and more about the increased total hours of sunlight during the summer months that diminishes crashes and break-ins. Shifting the official time doesn’t have any effect on total sunlight, that’s caused by the Earth’s tilt. I’m glad I had no reason to drive the last few days, because the shift messes with my tiny brain.

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      8 months ago

      If it was that awesome with a 4 week extension, just imagine the possibilities of extending it year round! Just like the article says.

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      8 months ago

      Why do you say “Don’t do it.” And then say a bunch of things that agree it would be good? This proposal is advocating for making daylight saving time permanent.