You are indeed correct, another example of where the clipboard can be
of help! Here is what the page ACTUALLY said regarding the year-round
observation of DST (not STD Time):
"In fact, this "benefit" (DST) comes only at the cost of less daylight
in the morning. When year-round daylight time was tried in 1973, one
reason it was repealed was because of an increased number of school bus
accidents in the morning."
I must have been having too much fun (in '73), for I can't remember
being inconvenienced at all. Anyone sign the petition? This petition
reminds me of a crazed music teacher I had who was profoundly dedicated
to changing the national anthem to 'America the Beautiful' (via
petition), his "lectures" on the topic were nothing less than amazing.
Everyone needs a cause.
-Luke
Jim_Cobb wrote:
>
> Luke Coletti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Greetings,
> >
> > An interesting URL on Standard Time. Does anyone remember when in '73
> > we (USA) didn't observe DST?
> >
> > http://www.standardtime.com/
> >
> > -Luke
>
> Yes, I remember it well, but your facts are wrong in one
> particular--that year no standard time was observed. This was in the
> throes of the oil shock triggered by the Yom Kippur war (October 1973)
> and the resulting Arab "oil embargo" (it is still an item of
> controversy just how much oil shipments were impeded, but the word
> embargo triggered panic in the oil consuming countries). OPEC raised
> the price of oil from $3 to $11 / barrel (which, interestingly enough,
> is a figure that was recently revisited).
>
> In response Nixon and Congress moved to lower reliance in the U.S. on
> imported oil. One measure adopted by Congress was year-round daylight
> savings time. I remember going to school in the dark and the sun not
> rising until I'd been there for more than two hours. There were
> incidents of school children being hit by school buses because of
> decreased visibility. Mercifully this insanity lasted but one year.
>
> Jim
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