Proponents of standard time also note that more daylight earlier in the day can help children heading to school and commuters traveling in the morning. They may have a point. I recall a motorist in our town striking a child walking to a bus stop on the Monday after the switch to daylight saving time. The driver simply did not see the child in the darkness..
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"On Thursday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted 48-1 to advance the Motor Vehicle Modernization Act. The Sunshine Protection Act — a measure that would make daylight saving time permanent — is included in this legislation. The bill now moves to the House floor.
"Following the vote, Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL), a primary sponsor of the Sunshine Protection Act, issued a statement that read:
My Sunshine Protection Act will bring us one step closer to ending the outdated and unpopular practice of changing our clocks twice a year. Floridians and Americans across the country are tired of the biannual time change, and the evidence is clear that permanent daylight saving time can improve public health, reduce traffic accidents, lower crime and encourage more outdoor activity.
Ending the clock change is a commonsense reform that will improve everyday life for millions of Americans.
"And President Donald Trump has thrown his full support behind this initiative. In a Thursday Truth Social post, he wrote:
Big Vote today (48-1!) in the Energy and Commerce Committee on a Bill including The Sunshine Protection Act, which will be making Daylight Saving Time Permanent! This is so important in that Hundreds of Millions of Dollars are spent every year by people, Cities, and States, being forced to change their Clocks. Many of these Clocks are located in Towers, and the cost of renting, or using, Heavy Equipment to do this twice a year is prohibitive! . . . More...
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