Daylight saving time sucks, pols say. Should New York kill it?
You'll gain an hour of sleep this Sunday. But is it worth it?
This Sunday morning, most people in the U.S. will be setting their clocks back an hour at 2 a.m. in a useless ritual that has modern America asking WTF?
No one is sure why we still subject ourselves to this disruptive time-shifting. Established more than 100 years ago, daylight saving time was designed to reduce energy consumption and add more daylight hours.
Actual science, however, has found the energy-saving claim to be bogus. Even worse, medical studies says screwing with the clock twice a year not only messes up sleep schedules, but it can affect heart rhythms, spike car crashes and lower test results.