Having lived in both India and far North in the USA, I'd take half-hour time zones over daylight savings (switches) every time.
Shifting time-zones increases car accidents by about 6-16% for the entire week (studies vary). Just that is a massive enough impact on safety and productivity to discourage the switch. At a personal level, leaving work at 5.30-ish with it being pitch black outside, is among the most depressing things in the world. Even more wasteful is that the average American wakes up at 7.20am. So, they don't gain any daylight but lose an entire hour.
I'm not usually the type to make such accusations, so I apologize in advance for sounding culture-warry. But, switching-time zones is "white person thing". Large percent of the Chinese, Indian & the Middle Eastern population live above the 25th parallel (Florida) and large populations of Korea & Japan live north of the Bay Area without daylight-switching.
Permanent daylight time with later sunrise would be a huge win.
Shifting time-zones increases car accidents by about 6-16% for the entire week (studies vary). Just that is a massive enough impact on safety and productivity to discourage the switch. At a personal level, leaving work at 5.30-ish with it being pitch black outside, is among the most depressing things in the world. Even more wasteful is that the average American wakes up at 7.20am. So, they don't gain any daylight but lose an entire hour.
I'm not usually the type to make such accusations, so I apologize in advance for sounding culture-warry. But, switching-time zones is "white person thing". Large percent of the Chinese, Indian & the Middle Eastern population live above the 25th parallel (Florida) and large populations of Korea & Japan live north of the Bay Area without daylight-switching.
Permanent daylight time with later sunrise would be a huge win.