A previous experiment with permanent Daylight savings time.

During the energy crisis of the 1970's, the U.S. congress passed a law which would keep daylight savings time uninterrupted for two years.

In December 1973, public support for the measure was at 79%.

On January 6, 1974, the law went into effect.

In February 1974, public support dropped to 42%.

By October 1974, congress had received enough complaints from constituents that they repealed the bill.

In some parts of the country, sunrise was as late as 9:30.

In 2011, Russia tried this, but they gave up in 2014.

Source: USA Today

This page is a permanent link to the reply below and its nested replies. See all post replies »

TinyViolins · 31-35, M

That's pretty useful information. I'm curious how its handled in countries that don't observe DST at all

DrWatson · 70-79, M

@TinyViolins If the country is close to the equator, this will not be an issue. But the closer you get to the poles, the more pronounced the difference in hours of daylight between summer and winter

TinyViolins · 31-35, M

@DrWatson That's about what I've found out too. The US is a gigantic country and the impact will vary quite a bit. It'll be an interesting experiment to live through either way.

I live in the PNW where sunlight is hard enough to come by most of the year as is. As much as people like railing on DST, I don't know if they'll like the alternative that much better

DrWatson · 70-79, M

@TinyViolins I live north of the 45th parallel.

TinyViolins · 31-35, M

@DrWatson I don't envy your energy bill