Daylight Saving Time

[CielOnTap]

Accidents spike when clocks spring ahead
Last Updated: Friday, March 12, 2010 | 12:09 PM ET
CBC News
Daylight time kicks in on Sunday, which not only means later sunsets but more dangerous drivers.

According to Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI), in a five-year period between 2003 and 2008, motor vehicle crashes on the Monday following the time change increase an average of 11 per cent — from 219 to 244 across the province.

Springing our clocks ahead one hour is enough to throw our internal clocks out of whack, said Diana McMillan, a sleep researcher at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg.

'I actually try, if I possibly can, to stay off the road.'—Diana McMillan, sleep researcher
Consequently, many of us become sleep deprived and when we are overtired our ability to focus and think is impaired, she said. http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2010/03/12/mb-daylight-time-crashes-winnipeg.html

[Smitty]

Honestly this shifting of time two times of the year is a pain in the neck to put it bluntly. I leave the clocks of my m/cs at the normal time for late spring riding. Have to change them in my home plus my wrist watch for I MUST open up the h/gun indoor range on the usual time of around 30 minutes or more before 10:00 am. Also know some members will have forgotten the change & many curse it like I do.

I was on a m/c board when one active regular came up with the change in time & so many complained about the stupidity while one chaps in Hawaiia pointed out they did not change.

No one pointed out about the frequent accidents on Monday though. Mind you some complained about the 2nd clock change of the same year every darn time.

[burnt fare]

Not great news but consider myself in the know that is must be done. Politicians need to rectify this and stay on standard time.

[CielOnTap]

Oh, time to set everything forward while the idea is on my mind. Then bedtime won't be a problem as time is set already. Spring is 8 days away by the calendar. Must consider getting some seeds...

[123duyusee]

I'm sleeping in tomorrow anyway. Though I will leave a Post-It note by my clock to remind me to check all gadgets and the car dash after breakfast.

[CielOnTap]

Russia eliminates two time zones
By The Associated Press
Last Updated: March 28, 2010 6:56am
MOSCOW — Russia’s president thinks the country had too much time on its hands, so he has eliminated two time zones.

The sprawling country, which takes up about 11 percent of the world’s land mass, used to have 11 time zones, but now has a slightly less-unwieldy nine.

The changes went into effect before dawn Sunday when most of Russia switched to daylight savings time. People in the eliminated time zones didn’t move their clocks an hour ahead.http://www.torontosun.com/news/world/2010/03/28/13383986.html

There will be clocks in Russia that need adjusting if one follows international stock markets, as well as computers and fax machines.