In the interest of energy conservation the government feels it would be best for us to observe daylight saving time nearly 8 months out of the year, leaving only four months during which standard time is observed. This requires us to adjust our clocks (biological included) twice a year. This causes many inconveniences, such as losing an hour of sleep every spring, adjusting to an earlier wake up time, and getting children to go to bed earlier. The last inconvenience carries on throughout the summer when the kids have to go to bed before sundown in some regions.
There are more than minor inconveniences associated with the biannual time change. Stanley Coren of the University of British Columbia has revealed that from 1986 to 1995 the number of car accidents in the U.S. were up 7% on the Monday following the annual spring time change to DST. Coren also reports a 6.6% increase in non-vehicle related accidental deaths for the 4 days following the time change. His findings suggest that such significant increases are the result of sleep deprivation due to the change in sleep patterns brought on by DST. A practice that causes such a public health risk should not continue. Tell the government to pick a time and stick with it.
Click on this link to see the trouble DST is causing.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=mine-injuries-rise-right-after-dayl-10-03-12
