Yes, much smarter to change the time and leave the clocks alone.[XAP]Bob wrote: ↑27 Mar 2023, 3:28pmWould we not get the same benefit by simply changing school start times over winter?steve.y.griffith wrote: ↑27 Mar 2023, 2:44pm Interesting debate I am sure I read somewhere that during WW2 we had summer time 2 hours ahead of GMT on the grounds it helped with the harvest . I think all the hassle is worth it on the grounds of reduced accidents especially drivers in the rush hour and kids going to school.
Time zones on the lack of them can be confusing I remember travelling in Siberia where public clocks I had two hour hands one for local and one for Moscow time . China only has Beijing time which in the east of the country so Xinjiang which would be 3/4 time zones to the West has very strange time ie sun rises and sets very late . ( they tried a summer time in the late 80,s but it just caused huge confusion so was quietly dropped)
Trivia note in Petts Wood Kent there is memorial to the inventor of U.K. Summer Time .
Jonathan