Atomez Escreveu:Lembro-me desse horário em 1992 porque na altura tinha bastantes reuniões em Madrid e dava muito jeito ter a mesma hora que eles. Tal como estamos, para se estar em Madrid às 9 da manhã, para nós 8, é preciso acordar às 5 e tal para apanhar o avião...
Exacto. Agora repara que se tivermos a hora de Espanha, acordas exactamente à mesma hora (solarmente falando) para apanhar o mesmo avião; a única diferença é que o teu relógio marca 6 em vez de 5. O que eu quero dizer é que a diferença não é física, mas sim psicológica.
Atomez Escreveu:Mas se eles se ficassem pela hora de verão deles, então alinhar pela mesma hora já seria uma diferença demasiada e devíamos manter a diferença de 1 hora.
De acordo, pois eu também acho um bocado aberrantes os desvios excessivos em relação à hora solar. Mas nota que a Espanha (e em particular a Galiza) já vive há muitos anos com esse desvio.
Parece que no UK estão a pensar em alinhar a hora (que agora é a mesma que a nossa) pela da europa central.[/quote]
Fica a notícia:
UK to consider trial to put clocks forward
LONDON | Fri Oct 28, 2011 11:42am EDT
(Reuters) - Britain is considering whether to put the clocks forward by an hour all year round for a three-year trial period, but the proposal is likely to be blocked by opponents in Scotland.
The plan would see clocks in winter moved to Central European Time (GMT plus one hour) and to Central European Summer Time (GMT plus two hours) in summer.
The UK reverts back to GMT this weekend, an annual ritual often described as one of the most depressing times of the year as clocks go back an hour and darkness falls earlier ahead of the cold Winter months.
Supporters say the proposal would help cut road accidents, save money on energy bills, reduce carbon emissions and that the extra evening daylight would help cut crime.
Opponents, mainly in Scotland, argue it would lead to more accidents in darker mornings where some areas would not become light until mid-morning. They say a similar trial in 1968-71 failed to show any benefits.
The government said on Friday it would consider backing the plan, put forward in a bill by a backbench Member of Parliament, but only if it had support from the devolved administrations in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
"This is an issue which affects everyone across the country so we cannot rush head first into this," Business Minister Ed Davey said in a statement.
"It is only right that we at least look at what the potential economic and social benefits of any change might be."
However Scotland indicated it would maintain its opposition to any move.
"The Scottish government's established position is that there is no case for a change to existing arrangements," a spokesman said.