@canada Residents of #canada, would you be in favour of your province or territory abolishing annual clock changes and moving to a consistent, year round time?

If yes, what would you prefer: year round daylight savings time (an extra hour of sunlight in the evening) or standard time (an extra hour of sunlight in the morning)?

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[–] loonmusic@piefed.ca 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Why is there no discussion on splitting the difference and changing time zones by half an hour? If Newfoundland can survive being half an hour off from its neighbors there shouldn't be any arguments against it.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 hours ago

Why not 15 minute time zones? You could leave for work and arrive at work at the same time.

[–] chimpchomp@thecanadian.social 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

@loonmusic this is a good idea. Especially since I can see both sides of the argument here. Standard time is apparently better for our health but having an extra hour in the evening with daylight time could be good for the economy extend the window of time when people go out and do things. It may even prevent crime in the same way that proper street lighting prevents crime. So splitting the difference Newfoundland style seems like a good compromise.

[–] alsimoneau@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There is no conclusive evidence that street lighting prevents crime. Some study even found an inverse correlation.

[–] chimpchomp@thecanadian.social 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

@alsimoneau That’s interesting. Intuitively it makes a lot of sense that it would prevent crime, so I never questioned the idea.

[–] alsimoneau@lemmy.ca 1 points 16 hours ago

Light increses the feeling of safety, but light also creates shadows, where one can hides while seeing their target.