Day Light Savings Time

 

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME

 

Set your clocks ahead one hour before going to bed Saturday night. Spring's daylight saving time begins Sunday at 2 a.m.

We get an extra hour of daylight when we "spring forward" each March and then lose it when we "fall back" in November. But have you ever wondered how DST began? Here are some tidbits about its origins and pros and cons of these time-changing events.

A series of events led to our modern-day DST:

- Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers, suggested something akin to daylight saving time in a 1784 essay.

- A postal clerk from New Zealand was the first to propose modern DST.

- Congress first put America's clocks ahead one hour during World War I and (later for WWII).

- Congress enacted the Uniform Time Act of 1966 to eliminate confusion about DST across the country.

- DST in the United States now begins on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November.

Benefits of DST:

- More Real Estate Sales due to longer daylight hours to show homes

- Reduced energy consumption

- Less crime

- Fewer fatal traffic accidents

 
Sure, these are great benefits, but what are some problems with DST?

Here are a couple of concerns with DST:

- Some studies show there are more traffic accidents when we turn the clocks back in November.

- Some say DST doesn't save enough energy to make a huge difference.

 

Bottom Line: If you don't set your clocks forward Saturday Night you will be late to your next appointment.

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