Daylight Saving doesn't save energy or reduce accidents. Recent studies show, at best, DST might reduce the US electricity usage by 1% during March and April. Other estimates, by the National Bureau of Standards, suggest it has zero effect. We actually use more electricity to compensate for the lose of sunlight. Clock shifts also disrupt our circadian rhythms as studies show that around the times of the spring clock changes, there are spikes in suicide rates and an increase in the number of recorded heart attacks. Though participating areas of the country must switch their clocks on the same day, NO FEDERAL LAW forces states to observe the time change, according to National Geographic. Arizona, for example, has not observed DST for decades.
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