Spring forward' is a problem, and there's a deep divide on how to fix it

"Clocks will skip ahead an hour at 2 a.m. Sunday for daylight saving time in most of the U.S., creating a 23-hour day that throws off sleep schedules, plunges early-morning dog walks into darkness and inspires millions of complaints. Even though polls show most people dislike the system that has most Americans changing clocks twice a year, the political moves necessary to change the system haven't succeeded because opinions on the issue and its potential impacts are sharply divided."

"Want to make daylight saving time permanent? That would mean the sun rises around 9 a.m. in Detroit for a while during the winter. Prefer staying on standard time year round? That would mean the sun would be up at 4:11 a.m. in Seattle in June. There's no law we can pass to move the sun to our will, said Jay Pea, the president of Save Standard Time, an organization devoted to switching to standard time for good."

"About 1 in 10 U.S. adults favor the current system of changing the clocks, according to an AP-NORC poll conducted last year. About half oppose that system, and some 4 in 10 didn't have an opinion. If they had to choose, most Americans say they would prefer to make daylight saving time permanent, rather than staying on standard time year round."

Daylight saving time begins Sunday at 2 a.m., shifting clocks forward one hour and creating a 23-hour day that disrupts sleep schedules and early morning routines. Despite polls showing most Americans dislike the twice-yearly clock changes, political reform efforts have failed due to divided opinions on potential consequences. Making daylight saving time permanent would result in late winter sunrises around 9 a.m. in some regions, while staying on standard time year-round would mean very early summer sunrises. The U.S. has adjusted clock systems intermittently since 1883, following other countries worldwide. Current polling indicates only about 1 in 10 adults favor the existing system, roughly half oppose it, and 4 in 10 remain undecided.

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