In recent years I have heard it proposed that we stay on Daylight Savings Time throughout the year. And there have been proposals in Congress to do just that. People complain about the time change and think just staying on Daylight Savings Time would be easier and more convenient. Be careful what you wish for — you might get it.
The problem with this idea is that we tried this once eactly fifty years ago. During the Arab oil embargo in 1973 the Nixon administration mandated that we stay on Daylight Savings Time thru the whole winter. I’m not sure of their logic, but they thought such a move would save on gasoline. It turned out to be a fiasco, and people used significantly more gasoline. The problem was school children. With Daylight Savings Time in effect. school children were going to school in the dark. Parents were concerned for their children’s safety, and many of them were driving their kids to school instead of using the bus. Everyone wound up hating Daylight Savings Time during the winter months. People don’t remember this now, but before we seriously think of converting to Daylight Savings Time year round such things need to be considered.