S.J.R. 3 Enrolled

RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING SHORTENING
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS PERIOD
1997 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Ed P. Mayne
A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE LEGISLATURE URGING CONGRESS TO END
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME BY THE SECOND SUNDAY IN OCTOBER, OR TO
ALLOW STATES THE POWER TO DO SO, TO INCREASE SAFETY ON UTAH'S
ROADS.
Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
WHEREAS in the last six years, three school children have been struck and killed while
walking to school in October during Utah's observance of Mountain Daylight Time;
WHEREAS a study of traffic accidents throughout Canada in 1991 and 1992 found an
eight percent increase in accidents the Monday after clocks were moved ahead;
WHEREAS the same study shows that in the autumn, when clocks are set back and people
get an extra hour of sleep, the traffic accident rate declines eight percent;
WHEREAS two independent studies of daylight saving time, published by "Sky and
Telescope" and "Scientific American," found that it would be best to return to standard time on
the last Sunday of September in order to achieve the best use of sunlight and twilight;
WHEREAS ending daylight saving time as late as the second Sunday of October would
save lives, since most such fatalities tend to occur in middle and late October; and
WHEREAS this move would provide more early morning daylight, thus providing a safer
commute to school for Utah's children:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah urge
the United States Congress to approve legislation ending daylight saving time by the second
Sunday in October, or to pass legislation granting the states power to do so, in order to reduce
injury and death.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to the President of the
United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and to the

members of Utah's congressional delegation.

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