Daylight Savings

     If I had the authority to choose whether or not daylight savings should be in use, I would definitely use it, but with restrictions: if it is used anywhere in a country, it must be implemented by the entire country, and only countries with definite seasons may use it. I think daylight savings provides benefits that could be useful to countries under such conditions.
     According to WebMD, the brain produces more serotonin and takes in more natural vitamin D during sunny days versus darker days. In this case, daylight savings would be beneficial because it would allow people to wake up at their regular hour and be exposed to more sunlight everyday which could help reduce depression. Not only does daylight savings time help reduce depression, but it is also shown to reduce road accidents.
     The Transport Research Laboratory did a joint study with the University College of London and found that less people would be killed and injured in road accidents if one hour was transferred from the morning to the afternoon. My final reason for implementing daylight savings time is that it is beneficial for families.
     Most families work the daily "9 to 5", and they usually don't have enough time after returning home to do any outdoor activities with their families. If it stays light out for even one more hour, it would give parents and there children time to do outdoor activities such as tennis, swimming, or boating, or simply spend time together in the backyard on the trampoline or having a picnic.
     There are pros and cons to both sides of the daylight savings debate, and there will always be people who disagree with whichever side is taken. Personally, I feel like daylight savings is a great oppurtunity for people to make the most out if their day and maximize productivity without exhausting themselves by staying up too late or cooping themselves up in the house because it is too dark to go outside.