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Beautiful_Repeat_718 t1_ivyxhpr wrote

Reply to comment by carpdog112 in Eliminate Daylight Saving Time by Dramatic-Ad7828

2 weeks ago, my 10 year old was getting on the bus at 6:45am in the pitch black morning. I don't give a shit if you don't get your night time day light hours if it means she is at risk of some asshole hitting her while she is waiting at the bus stop to go to school.

Also, I'm a grown up. I've watched the sunrise for the last decade. I don't give a shit if you start your chainsaw at 5am, maybe it'll inspire my kids to get up and start their day instead of sleeping til noon.

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jetsintl420 t1_iw00gie wrote

We don’t just expect people to drive off the road because it’s dark at night.. Having us all continue to change our clocks twice a year so your kid has a little extra light at the bus stop is peak parental entitlement

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carpdog112 t1_ivz1hef wrote

So I guess we could compromise and maintain the status quo, maybe end daylight savings time a little bit earlier. But as it stands, with a 6:45AM pickup time, your child is going to have to wait for the bus in the dark at least part of the year December through January irrespective of whether we stop changing the clocks. Ending daylight savings time might reduce the absolute number of days your child will be waiting in the dark, but it doesn't completely solve your issue. You might want to consider alternative solutions like petitioning for later school start times or looking to create a bus stop with protective bollards.

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Mermaid_La_Reine t1_iw0225f wrote

My parents walked me to my bus stop with a flashlight ...as other parents did. It was farm country and people got up early. We’d have a flashlight in our coat pocket for early mornings, or walking back from the store when the sun was down by 5pm.

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SabbathBoiseSabbath t1_ivzu4ak wrote

Must be tough. As if for decades kids weren't doing the same thing.

Maybe we blame all of our current social woes and individual maladies on the fact we had to wait for the bus in the dark as kids.

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