Daylight Saving Time: More Trouble Than It's Worth?

[Sherman A1]

If you’re feeling tired due to the daylight savings shift, you’re not alone. One researcher at Washington University says the time change may cause more problems than it solves.

Erik Herzog studies the biological clocks of mammals. He says several studies have shown that daylight saving is hard on us humans, especially the “spring ahead.” Effects like sleep deprivation result in increased traffic accidents for three days after the time change.

Herzog says the effect in the fall is the opposite – there are fewer traffic accidents – but that effect lasts only one day.

In addition, there’s an increase in the number of heart attacks for two days following the switch to daylight saving time.

http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/daylight-saving-time-more-trouble-its-worth

[liberal N proud]

1. I must be able to deal with time change very easily

Of course traveling around the world helps that.

I have flown to Singapore from the East Coast and by the next morning, I was refreshed and ready to go.

On hour change is NOTHING!

[Uben]

2. I agree...

The human body adapts to time changes like this at a rate of about 15 min/day, so it really only takes about four days for us to acclimate. For me, DST is great. It gives me more daylight hours to work or enjoy in the evenings.
If we had to choose, I'd like DST year round, but opinions differ and everyone's situation is different.

[JayhawkSD]

3. DST lasts for six and one half months

and it's "more trouble than it's worth" because of relatively minor, and not actually documented, effects for three days?

So much for "nothing worthwhile in life is free" theory. We now go with "it's only worthwhile if it's free."