Daylight Saving Time, your hour is up.
Daylight Saving Time was established almost 100 years ago as a way to save energy. Since then, technological and scientific advancements have changed not just our energy consumption, but our understanding of the importance of a good night’s sleep.
Let your representatives know DST isn’t just irrelevant in the year 2016 — it’s harmful to our health.
Stop changing our clocks! #stopDST
What’s the impact of Daylight Saving Time?
17% rise in fatal traffic accidents
Between 1986 and 1995, fatal traffic accidents rose 17% the Monday following the switch to Daylight Saving Time.
Source: University of Colorado
Over $9,000,000 in electricity cost
A 2006 report found DST led to a 1 percent overall rise in residential electricity use in Indiana, costing the the state an extra $9 million. Researchers said that cost could be even higher in other regions of the U.S.
68% increase in days lost due to workplace injury
From 1983 to 2006, there was a 68% increase in lost working days due to workplace injury on the Monday following the switch to DST.
25% increase in heart attack risk
A 2014 study showed that the hour of sleep lost when switching to DST can increase your risk of a heart attack by 25%.
Source: Reuters
DST saved us energy almost 100 years ago,
but who still uses energy like it’s 1918?
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History
1918
The birth of DST
The U.S. adopts Daylight Saving Time in an effort to save energy. An unpopular move, it would be repealed just two years later. States had an option to continue to observe.
1942 – 1945
War Time
President Roosevelt enacted year-round DST in order to conserve energy during World War II.
1945 – 1966
The wild years
Lack of federal regulation led to a lack of consistency regarding the observance of DST across the U.S.
1966
The Uniform Time Act
Established regulation of Daylight Saving Time and provided states with strict rules to follow if they chose to observe DST.
2007
The Energy Policy Act
Passed in 2005, this act extended DST an additional 5 weeks in the United States, beginning in 2007.
2016
The end of DST?
With your help, we can keep DST in the past where it belongs.
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