Bombs away! Twice a year, we disrupt our sleep, our health, and our lives. It’s time to stop this madness and live our best lives. 

Don’t just take it from me, read the following study from Stanford Medicine: 

“A study by Stanford Medicine researchers finds there are longer-term hazards as well — and better alternatives.

The researchers compared how three different time policies — permanent standard time, permanent daylight saving time and biannual shifting — could affect people’s circadian rhythms and, in turn, their health throughout the country. Circadian rhythm is the body’s innate, roughly 24-hour clock, which regulates many physiological processes.

Indeed, by modeling light exposure, circadian impacts and health characteristics county by county, the researchers estimate that permanent standard time would prevent some 300,000 cases of stroke per year and result in 2.6 million fewer people having strokes.”

There are more studies than just Stanford’s that suggest why ending daylight savings time and implementing a permanent standard time with no spring forward/ fall back would improve our health and save lives. While this is of the upmost importance, I urge you to be aware of other significant concerns. See the following:

“In a study published 20 October in The Review of Economics and Statistics, researchers found that when people turn their clocks back in fall, robberies rise by 7% over the whole day, with a 27% increase in the hours during and just after sunset.”  

It is apparent that the most important aspects of our livelihoods are being affected negatively by daylight savings time. One aspect that I personally feel is not discussed often enough is workplace injuries. See the following from Concentra health providers: 

“Does your company see more OSHA 300 log activity on the days following daylight saving time? If so, it’s not a coincidence. Studies reveal a correlation between the transition to daylight saving time and spikes in workplace injuries. Injury datagathered from 1983 to 2006 by the U.S. Department of Labor revealed that workplace injuries increased by 5.7 percent in the days following daylight saving time.

Another study revealed that employers across all industries tend to experience a significant uptick in workplace injuries the Monday following daylight saving time. Not only did work injuries spike on this day; research also indicated that employees sustained injuries of greater severity. This uptick in workplace injuries resulted in nearly 68 percent more lost workdays.”

As you can see this concern is not just one of health, but also of productivity. How can companies realistically expect top tier performance and productivity from workers who are affected by a dangerous and unnecessary construct like daylight savings time? They can’t. 

Aside from these proven studies, it is my personal belief that we as human beings are meant to be in sync with the Earth. I believe that man-made constructs such as daylight savings time do not truly serve mankind. With that being said, I do have evidence for this as well. See the origin of daylight savings below: 

(https://www.colorado.edu/coloradan/2022/11/07/history-daylight-saving-time 

“It was first introduced in Germany in 1916 during World War I as an energy saving measure, according to CU Boulder sleep researcher Kenneth Wright. The U.S. followed suit, adopting DST in 1918. Initially implemented as a wartime measure, it was repealed a year later.”

“Daylight saving time was reintroduced in 1942 during World War II. The next couple decades were a free-for-all, when states and localities switched between DST and standard time (ST) at will. To put an end to the clock chaos, Congress finally passed the Uniform Time Act in 1966, which standardized daylight saving time and its start and end dates across the country — with the exception of Hawaii and Arizona, which opted to keep standard time year-round.”

Now that you understand the origin of this construct, look within. See that we are America. We are the land of the free and the home of the brave. While reflecting on this knowledge I asked myself, is this truly honoring our right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness? My answer is no. I personally feel that daylight savings time is un-American. 

I urge each and every American, not just to consider my petition, but to do their own research. Consider your personal wellbeing and the wellbeing of our country. Thank you for your time.