This is the state's 15th year observing DST. It’s enough of a penalty for Indiana to lose an hour of morning light for eight months due to DST it’s an added penalty for Indiana to lose yet another hour of morning light for being in the wrong time zone. Indiana's relationship with time: Why Indiana observes daylight saving timeĭaniels accomplished the first, but didn’t do the second, thus placing a double penalty on Indiana.
on that day.ĭuring Mitch Daniels’ tenure as Indiana's governor, he promised two things concerning this issue: have Indiana observe DST and move Indiana into the Central Time Zone, where it geographically belongs.
In contrast, the average sunrise across the 82 largest cities on that day was 7:21 a.m., including a host of major cities that had the sun rise before 7 a.m. for Indianapolis on that day, which was behind sunrise for any of the other 81 cities. The sunrise data for these 82 cities indicated that Indiana had the darkest mornings of any of the 48 contiguous states, showing a sunrise of 8:03 a.m. Indiana is especially affected by DST, as most of Indiana currently has the darkest mornings of any of the 48 contiguous states, from my unofficial assessment. Last December 21 (winter solstice, shortest day of the year), I looked up and compiled sunrise data for the largest US cities (population greater than 250,000) in the 48 contiguous states. Indiana: How the state went from ‘God’s time’ to split zones and daylight-saving Until Indiana is either placed in its geographically correct time zone (Central), or abolishes DST altogether, it is likely that could have further spikes in adverse health effects and harm to children waiting at school bus stops. Indiana's biggest problem? We're in the wrong time zone. 'No upsides': Daylight saving time is 'not helpful' experts sayĪdd to that the reduction in quality of life that effects those of us who are morning people (I am a morning person, so yes, I hate the dark mornings) and who have been deprived of early morning light most of the year since DST was enacted in Indiana.
She said she didn’t realize the vehicle stopped on was a school bus because it was dark. Three children died and one was seriously injured. Many of us likely remember the deadly 2019 early morning crash that happened after a driver failed to stop one dark morning. Have something to say about today's news? Submit a letter to the editor
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