Belarus puts clocks back
Clocks in
more than 110 countries, including Belarus
The tradition, which dates back more than 100 years and has come to be known as winter time, has plenty of opponents who argue it is the cause more road accidents and should be scrapped.
The tradition, which dates back more than 100 years and has come to be known as winter time, has plenty of opponents who argue it is the cause more road accidents and should be scrapped.
Daylight
saving time was introduced to make more efficient use of daylight hours.
A study
found that putting the clocks back results in more traffic accidents and higher
electricity consumption because people are more active earlier in the evening
than earlier in the morning.
Physicians
say that clock changes may affect meteorologically dependent and chronically
sick people.
