{"id":357726,"date":"2021-10-25T17:08:17","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T14:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/debating-the-pros-and-cons-of-daylight-savings-time\/"},"modified":"2021-10-25T17:08:17","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T14:08:17","slug":"debating-the-pros-and-cons-of-daylight-savings-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/debating-the-pros-and-cons-of-daylight-savings-time\/","title":{"rendered":"#Debating the pros and cons of Daylight Savings Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4071a18ce11\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4071a18ce11\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/debating-the-pros-and-cons-of-daylight-savings-time\/#Pros\" >Pros<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/debating-the-pros-and-cons-of-daylight-savings-time\/#Peer_pressure\" >Peer pressure<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/debating-the-pros-and-cons-of-daylight-savings-time\/#Let_there_be_light\" >Let there be light<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/debating-the-pros-and-cons-of-daylight-savings-time\/#Siri_make_it_easy\" >Siri, make it easy<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/debating-the-pros-and-cons-of-daylight-savings-time\/#Cons\" >Cons<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/debating-the-pros-and-cons-of-daylight-savings-time\/#Its_confusing\" >It\u2019s confusing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/debating-the-pros-and-cons-of-daylight-savings-time\/#Its_dangerous\" >It\u2019s dangerous<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/debating-the-pros-and-cons-of-daylight-savings-time\/#No_but_for_real\" >No, but for real<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Debating the pros and cons of Daylight Savings Time<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/DAYLIGHT-SAVINGS-DEBATE-PROUDFOOT-AUG29-01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"(Catherine Ledner\/Getty Images)\" \/><\/p>\n<p>DST comes to an end in much of the country on Nov. 7, when clocks go back an hour and small children from coast to coast lose their minds and take their parents with them. Originally established in Canada in 1908 when our lives were more governed by the rhythms of available daylight, DST has become increasingly unpopular and many jurisdictions have toyed with getting rid of it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1224784\" style=\"width: 909px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-sizes=\"auto\" class=\"wp-image-1224784 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/DAYLIGHT-SAVINGS-DEBATE-PROUDFOOT-AUG29-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"899\" height=\"635\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/DAYLIGHT-SAVINGS-DEBATE-PROUDFOOT-AUG29-02.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/DAYLIGHT-SAVINGS-DEBATE-PROUDFOOT-AUG29-02-768x542.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/DAYLIGHT-SAVINGS-DEBATE-PROUDFOOT-AUG29-02-796x562.jpg 796w, https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/DAYLIGHT-SAVINGS-DEBATE-PROUDFOOT-AUG29-02-1000x706.jpg 1000w\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Illustration by Sol Cotti)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pros\"><\/span>Pros<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Peer_pressure\"><\/span>Peer pressure<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most of the U.S. and Europe use DST, so trade and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> ties could be thrown into disarray if we opt out. Indeed, when Ontario voted to abolish the time change in 2020, it was only on condition that Quebec and New York state do the same.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>READ:\u00a0These are the Canadians whose clocks don&#8217;t spring forward or fall back\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Let_there_be_light\"><\/span>Let there be light<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In March, when snowbank tendrils still cling to our streets and psyches, that extra hour of evening daylight arrives right when we need it most to prevail through false spring into the real, balmy thing.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Siri_make_it_easy\"><\/span>Siri, make it easy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>As we acquire more mini-robot clocks that automatically update, the time change gets easier to navigate. Like your ancestors before you, just ignore that blinking DVD display for the rest of your natural life.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1224785\" style=\"width: 911px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-sizes=\"auto\" class=\"wp-image-1224785 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/DAYLIGHT-SAVINGS-DEBATE-PROUDFOOT-AUG29-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"901\" height=\"666\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/DAYLIGHT-SAVINGS-DEBATE-PROUDFOOT-AUG29-03.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/DAYLIGHT-SAVINGS-DEBATE-PROUDFOOT-AUG29-03-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/DAYLIGHT-SAVINGS-DEBATE-PROUDFOOT-AUG29-03-760x562.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/DAYLIGHT-SAVINGS-DEBATE-PROUDFOOT-AUG29-03-1000x740.jpg 1000w\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Illustration by Sol Cotti)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cons\"><\/span>Cons<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_confusing\"><\/span>It\u2019s confusing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Parts of B.C., Ontario and Quebec don\u2019t use DST. With the exception of a few municipalities, most of Saskatchewan skips it. As of March 2020, The Yukon ditched it entirely. Good luck sorting all this out if you have to book a trans-provincial conference call.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>MORE:\u00a0The great pumpkin spice debate\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_dangerous\"><\/span>It\u2019s dangerous<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Some studies show an uptick in car accidents after clocks go ahead in the spring, likely because people are sleep-deprived or because their morning commute is darker. The autumn \u201cfall back\u201d does not <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear to have the same effect.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"No_but_for_real\"><\/span>No, but for real<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Kids = loco. Young children are a total mess for a week after the clocks magically skip a beat. 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