How Many People Miss Their Flights Each Year Because Of Daylight Savings?

I suppose there will always be people who have trouble telling what time it is. When the railroads began using standard time in the 1880s, a lot of people complained that they were messing with “God’s time” and refused to observe. One Congressman became really incensed when he missed his train because he wouldn’t set his watch according to standard time.
A better way to put the question might be, why can’t everyone observe the same rules? I think Daylight Saving time starting the second Sunday of March makes good sense. (Actually, were I in Congress, I would have voted for last Sunday of February.)
Why do some states opt out? Why do some countries, like those in Europe, wait until the last Sunday of March? Why does Mexico wait until first Sunday of April?
The answer to all these questions (and more, such as the fact that Southern Hemisphere countries end Daylight Time in March and April, and also on different dates from country to country) is that the world is a complex place. Long past are the days of the mid-1800s when people set their watches according to the clock hanging in the window of their favorite jewelry store.
You’ll just have to keep up. The world’s not going to get any simpler.

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2. How Do You Feel About The Change In Daylight Savings Time?
3. When Does Daylight Savings Time Start And End?
4. When Will The Daylight Savings Time Start And End In The Us?
5. Why Is The Daylight Savings Time For This Year Is Different Than Other Years?