Daylight Saving Time-- created as a way to conserve daylight and save energy is a practice that dates back to the early 1900s. Most countries have adapted to the practice of turning the clocks ahead one hour in the spring, and then turning them back an hour in the fall. Yet, there’s a lack of knowledge of how and why Daylight Saving Time came about, which has caused a lot of debate over whether it should end once and for all. Daylight Saving Time should be abolished as it has no purpose and causes a great deal of confusion and aggravation, as well as having negative effects on our health.
Daylight Saving Time (DST) has sparked controversy since Benjamin Franklin first proposed the idea at the beginning of 20th century (About Daylight...). …show more content…
Many people have this idea in their minds that DST somehow helps farmers, but in reality, DST actually negatively affects most farmers. Farmers have been against the system since it was first enacted because it disrupts their daily routine (Does DST...). Farmers work by the sun, not the clocks, so by setting the clocks forward an hour they have to wait an extra hour for the dew to evaporate to harvest hay. It also makes milking cows more difficult as cows are used to being milked at a certain time, and the change in time can affect both the cow and the milk. But if DST was not supported by farmers (and that’s why many believe we still use it) then is there a real reason to still keep it …show more content…
Many people say they enjoy that extra hour of sleep they get in the fall, but that extra hour could be causing major health problems. Light dictates when we feel tired as well as regulates hunger and hormone production (Kramer). The changes that comes out of nowhere (at least to our bodies) causes a lot of confusion and makes it more difficult to get up in the morning before the sun rises. In the fall when we gain an hour of sleep our bodies once again have to adjust to going to sleep at an earlier time (because we gain an hour while we’re sleeping) but still get up at the same time in the morning. Messing with your internal body clock has inverse effects on your quality of sleep, which could lead to sleep deprivation (The History...). Sleep deprivation can lead to a lot of issues such as daytime fatigue, decreased memory, increased risk of heart attack or heart disease as well as increased risk of getting in a car crash. Studies have shown that DST is linked to an increase of automobile accidents in the days following the start of DST, mainly due to tired drivers. You may think that losing or gaining just one hour couldn 't possibly affect you this much but it can, and it
Daylight Saving Time (DST) has sparked controversy since Benjamin Franklin first proposed the idea at the beginning of 20th century (About Daylight...). …show more content…
Many people have this idea in their minds that DST somehow helps farmers, but in reality, DST actually negatively affects most farmers. Farmers have been against the system since it was first enacted because it disrupts their daily routine (Does DST...). Farmers work by the sun, not the clocks, so by setting the clocks forward an hour they have to wait an extra hour for the dew to evaporate to harvest hay. It also makes milking cows more difficult as cows are used to being milked at a certain time, and the change in time can affect both the cow and the milk. But if DST was not supported by farmers (and that’s why many believe we still use it) then is there a real reason to still keep it …show more content…
Many people say they enjoy that extra hour of sleep they get in the fall, but that extra hour could be causing major health problems. Light dictates when we feel tired as well as regulates hunger and hormone production (Kramer). The changes that comes out of nowhere (at least to our bodies) causes a lot of confusion and makes it more difficult to get up in the morning before the sun rises. In the fall when we gain an hour of sleep our bodies once again have to adjust to going to sleep at an earlier time (because we gain an hour while we’re sleeping) but still get up at the same time in the morning. Messing with your internal body clock has inverse effects on your quality of sleep, which could lead to sleep deprivation (The History...). Sleep deprivation can lead to a lot of issues such as daytime fatigue, decreased memory, increased risk of heart attack or heart disease as well as increased risk of getting in a car crash. Studies have shown that DST is linked to an increase of automobile accidents in the days following the start of DST, mainly due to tired drivers. You may think that losing or gaining just one hour couldn 't possibly affect you this much but it can, and it