Daylight Savings Time in US/Canada - New Law, New Dates

[JohnnyMalaria]

Well, this was news to me this morning when I saw it in an email.

From 2007, the United States and parts of Canada are extending the duration of their Daylight Saving Time (DST).

Daylight Saving Time is brought forward by 3 or 4 weeks in Spring and extended by one week in the Fall. This time change will affect the scheduling of any transcontinental meetings that involve participants in the Daylight Savings Time areas.

United States - DST begins at 2am, March 11 and ends at 2am, November 4

United Kingdom - BST begins at 1am, March 25 and ends at 1am, October 28

Time Difference (US-UK):

March 11 - March 25: 4 hours
October 28 - November 4: 6 hours


Perhaps I've been hibernating but I don't recall hearing anything about this. Apparently, a bill was passed in 2005....

[setarip_old]

Hi!

The US Congress passed this law extending the period as a (theoretical) means of conserving more energy.

I feel sorry for the youngsters going off to school in darkness...

[foxyshadis]

Ahahahaha, and I was just reading a discussion about timekeeping on TDWTF, of "Oh yeah, what if you make an appointment six months early and your government changes the dates of DST on you?" And not one person brought this up. Lots of one-hour-off apps coming up soon.

(Of course the answer is that until you can predict the future you're toast, but at least ISO 8601 dates help. Unless it's an international appointment, then you want it to slide. DST is appointment hell. ;_; )

[DarkZell666]

The US Congress passed this law extending the period as a (theoretical) means of conserving more energy.
rofl ;)

[neuron2]

Don't forget rule 15, guys.

[Shinigami-Sama]

yeah I was reading that, why are we still using DST anyways, I thought it was just a cheap way to get an extra hour's work out of the workers back in WW2

I think it's bull to learn more time offsets...

[foxyshadis]

A poll conducted by the U.S. Department of Transportation indicated that Americans liked Daylight Saving Time because "there is more light in the evenings / can do more in the evenings." A 1976 survey of 2.7 million citizens in New South Wales, Australia, found 68% liked daylight saving. Indeed, some say that the primary reason that Daylight Saving Time is a part of many societies is simply because people like to enjoy long summer evenings, and that reasons such as energy conservation are merely rationalizations.
There is a public health benefit to Daylight Saving Time, as it decreases traffic accidents. Several studies in the U.S. and Great Britain have found that the DST daylight shift reduces net traffic accidents and fatalities by close to one percent. An increase in accidents in the dark mornings is more than offset by the evening decrease in accidents.
Indeed, there is evidence that the severity of auto accidents increases and work productivity decreases as people adjust to the time change.
Read more about the history and differing opinions about it here: http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/c.html

[4Dude]

When i first heard of this i thought it was STUPID!!!

I sitll do........

[Wilbert]

I closed this thread since it has nothing to do with video editing or PC stuff in general.