Merits and Demerits of Daylight Time Saving
So as to reduce the amount of time spent during the world war, a tactic was applied. It involved altering the normal time of waking up. All clocks were reversed an hour behind. Later in the year, an hour would be recovered by sleeping an hour later than the normal sleeping time. The tactic was effective at the time however it has become a culture with its own effects. Let us look at some of the effects of the trick in the modern era and the reactions from different people.
We should first understand the importance of the whole idea of daylight time saving. The major aim was to save on energy in the course of the war. However, that is not the case today. However, courtesy of the many innovations contributing to numerous sources of energy, the objective of the idea has become void. The implementation involved waking up an hour late so that the sun would be up and people to use sunlight rather than other light sources. The idea has resulted in the excessive use of energy in other sectors of the economy that has resulted in consumption of more energy rather than saving the energy. That has led to more problems than solutions.
Daylight savings has also influenced the transport sector. As a consequence, in the airline business, people have had to delay flights or wait due to the confusion. There is a major issue with time synchronisation even in the technological industry. In a long time, the petroleum industry has been adversely affected as a result of the time daylight time savings. More fuel is consumed by vehicles in the evening hours especially in the extended one hour. Despite claims that the government has been aware of the … Read More ...