Sen. Blake Stephens has officially filed Senate Bill 7 - year-round Daylight Saving Time (DST).

[OK Corgi Rancher]

Stick to standard time year round or stick to DST (and make it standard) year round. Pick one and let's do it. This time-changing twice a year is BS.

 

[wawazat]

Only the slow and inattentive ones. Makes the species stronger. Slow antelope never get to reproduce.

My wife cringes every time I see a school zone sign showing 45mph. Im always curious how good their track team is, haha.

 

[TerryMiller]

Only the slow and inattentive ones. Makes the species stronger. Slow antelope never get to reproduce.

My wife cringes every time I see a school zone sign showing 45mph. Im always curious how good their track team is, haha.

 

[TerryMiller]

Stick to standard time year round or stick to DST (and make it standard) year round. Pick one and let's do it. This time-changing twice a year is BS.

I'm in the books for keeping it at standard time, if for no other reason than to tick off the golf playing legislators.

 

[sanjuro893]

Many studies have shown that your chance of heart attack increases anywhere between 4 and 25% the week following DST springing forward. There are mixed studies about fatality car accidents. It seems the few weeks following springing forward, there is an increase in fatalities, especially in the mornings but over the summer, fatality accidents decrease on avg due to the extra evening daylight. When falling back, people who are prone to depression get an avg of 10-11% increase in depression, anxiety or other disorders. DST is outdated, it's useless, it's unhealthy. Ditch it.

 

[BobbyV]

Just outlaw time and let people decide if they're going to follow the sun. Would be the same outcome and ultimately less complex.

I'm sure most Okies are familiar with "Indian time" . . . we have our own version of things and then those of us who are married have a whole different definition of time provided to us by our wives.

 

[BobbyV]

Stick to standard time year round or stick to DST (and make it standard) year round. Pick one and let's do it. This time-changing twice a year is BS.

 

[DavidMcmillan]

My wife's answer is "Just leave it the way God set it up". But then she never tells me what that means.

 

[golddigger14s]

Bless his heart

“I could go on and on about why it is beneficial to remain in DST,” Stephens said. “Just one example is Oklahoma having one of the highest rates of childhood obesity, which could be combatted with having an extra hour of daylight in the evening for exercise and outdoor activities. This is a common-sense bill that would help us in our efforts to become a healthier state."

Whenever I hear a politician use the phrase "common sense" I get scared.

 

[Shoot Summ]

Bless his heart

“I could go on and on about why it is beneficial to remain in DST,” Stephens said. “Just one example is Oklahoma having one of the highest rates of childhood obesity, which could be combatted with having an extra hour of daylight in the evening for exercise and outdoor activities. This is a common-sense bill that would help us in our efforts to become a healthier state."

He's obviously never heard "you can't out exercise a bad diet"...