Five Myths About Daylight Savings Time-- Part 1

From the March 9, 2015, Chicago Tribune by Rachel Feltman.

Daylight Savings Time struck Sunday at 2 a.m. in every state but Hawaii and Arizona.  We've had it since World War I, but there are things about it that most people still don't know.

1.  DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME WAS MEANT TO HELP FARMERS:  The idea that more daylight means more time in the field is commonly held.  Actually, farmers were against it and that is a big reason that until 1966 we never had a peacetime daylight saving time.  Farmers had a powerful lobby.  The lost hour in the morning meant they had to rush to get their crops to the market.  And cows apparently adjust to the new time very poorly.

2.  THE EXTRA DAYLIGHT MAKES US HEALTHIER AND HAPPIER:  We get the additional vitamin D.  Fewer traffic fatalities, more recreation time and increased economic activity.  It help clear away the winter blues a little earlier.  "We all just feel sunnier."

However, experts have indicated spikes in workplace accidents, suicide, and headaches when the change occurs.

Well, I Like It.  --CooterSunShine