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Other years: Indiana introduced DST in The current schedule was introduced in and follows the Energy Policy Act of The law does not affect the rights of the states and territories that choose not to observe DST.

Some states claim that bars actually stop serving liquor at a. Other states solve the problem by saying that liquor can be served until "two hours after midnight. Most people were at home and this was the time when the fewest trains were running. It is late enough to minimally affect bars and restaurants, and it prevents the day from switching to yesterday, which would be confusing.

It is early enough that the entire continental U. For the U. The Navajo Nation participates in the Daylight Saving Time policy, even in Arizona, due to its large size and location in three states. Many fire departments encourage people to change the batteries in their smoke detectors when they change their clocks because Daylight Saving Time provides a convenient reminder.

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Do the clocks change in Europe, the US and Australia? How the clocks going back affect travel timings. However, some have campaigned for British time to be brought in line with other European countries to reduce accidents. This would make it two hours ahead of GMT in the summer and one hour ahead in the winter.

However, our priority now should be the prevention road accidents that cause serious injury and death. During the working week, casualty rates peak at 8am and 10am and 3pm and 7pm, with the afternoon peak being higher. Road casualty rates increase with the arrival of darker evenings and worsening weather conditions. Anything we can do to bring these rates down has to be worth it.