The Time Is About to Change to Daylight Savings Time.....

[toonfandangl]

Mike!! I can not remember that  back in the seventies in the UK (not putting the clocks back) but as I said in an earlier post that Britain in the forty's after the war it was double summer time.

It was 47-48 was one of the hottest summers (and coldest winters) as kids we were put to bed and the sun was still out, very confusing for Mum
I remember she would have to put the Black Out curtains up to get us to go to sleep.


There you go Wikipedia full of knowledge should have checked this out first.

Mike the years you are inquiring about I was there in Oranjemund ..............................thats why I can not remember ...........Frank


Single/Double Summer Time

Safety campaigners, including the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), have made recommendations that British Summer Time be maintained during the winter months, and that a "double summertime" be applied to the current British Summer Time period, putting the UK one hour ahead of GMT during winter, and two hours ahead during summer. This proposal is referred to as "Single/Double Summer Time" (SDST), and would effectively mean the UK adopting the same time zone as central European countries such as France, Germany, and Spain (Central European Time and Central European Summer Time).

RoSPA suggest this would reduce the number of accidents over this period as a result of the lighter evenings, as was demonstrated when the British Standard Time scheme was trialled between 27 October 1968 and 31 October 1971, when Britain remained on GMT+1 all year.[3] Analysis of accident data during the experiment indicated that while there had been an increase in casualties in the morning, there had been a substantially greater decrease in casualties in the evening, with a total of around 2,500 fewer people killed and seriously injured during the first two winters of the experiment. RoSPA have called for the two year trial to be repeated with modern evaluation methods. The proposal is opposed by farmers and other outdoor workers, and many residents of Scotland and Northern Ireland, as it would mean that, in northern Britain and Northern Ireland, the winter sunrise would not occur until 10:00 or even later.

In 2005, Lord Tanlaw introduced the Lighter Evenings (Experiment) Bill[4] into the House of Lords, which would advance winter and summer time by one hour for a three-year trial period at the discretion of "devolved bodies", allowing Scotland and Northern Ireland the option not to take part. The proposal was rejected by the government. The bill received its second reading on 24 March 2006; however, it did not pass into law. [5] The Local Government Association has also called for such a trial.[6]

[Mike Voden (RIP)]

Thanks for the info Frank, to be honest, never thought of looking it up on one of the encyclopedias.

I didn't realise it went on for three years thjough, thought it was only a one year experiment.

I must say that after reading Malcolm's article below, your Australian time changes together with time zones are most confusing. It's much better now that we are in SA with no changes at all until the ANC alters the situation. I wouldn't be surprised with that at all.........

[toonfandangl]

Mike this is getting off the subject 'The Time Is About to Change to Daylight Savings Time' we think this is confusing.

The article below was dated August 2009 and I have read that they have implemented this system, can you imagine the confusion there.

I know when we were in Europe and the US you have to get used to driving on the right hand side.................very scary....................



Samoa road change plea rejected
By Phil Mercer
BBC News, Sydney


Samoan motorists have been driving on the right for years

Protesters in the South Pacific nation of Samoa have lost a legal bid to stop a change in road rules that will force motorists to drive on the left.

The switch has led to demonstrations and sparked fears of chaos when the changes happen in a week's time.

Safety experts warn that the new measures will put lives at risk.

The new rules have survived legal challenges in the Supreme Court, while large protests have failed to convince the government to back down.

Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele says that church bells will help to usher in the changes in the early morning in his quiet corner of the South Pacific.

"We don't have that many cars in Samoa and we do not have that many people in Samoa too," he said.

"I would envisage at 0550 we will have a kind of speech through the television and then exactly at six the call will go out, sirens and church bells will ring."

Economic aims

The government has said there are sound economic reasons for the changes.

It wants to end the importation of expensive left-hand-drive cars, particularly big, thirsty American models.
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Instead it is hoped that expatriate Samoans living in Australia and New Zealand will increasingly send used right-hand-drive vehicles home to their relatives.

It has been argued that smaller cars that are cheaper to run would boost the development of poorer parts of the country, which has a population of about 180,000 people.

Critics, though, are furious at such upheaval.

They have insisted the new road rules will cause mayhem and could trigger a rash of accidents. The changes will coincide with a special two-day public holiday designed to keep the confusion to a minimum.


Hope they have a nice DAY..............................