Steff Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060119/od_nm/...DRpBHNlYwM3NTc- CHICAGO (Reuters) - After five months of hearings and 6,000 public comments, the U.S. Department of Transportation declared on Wednesday what time it is in Indiana. Turns out it will still depend on where you are. Eight Indiana counties will move to the central time zone, joining 10 others clustered in the northwest and southwest corners of the state. The remaining 74 counties will remain one hour ahead in the eastern time zone. The switch takes place on April 2, when Indiana along with most of the rest of the United States advances its clocks forward one hour to observe daylight savings time. Previously, much of the state -- excepting five southeastern counties and the 10 central time zone counties -- ignored daylight savings time. But Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels made a promise to change the status quo, arguing the jumble of clock settings was confusing and posed a hindrance to businesses and residents. Each Indiana county was offered the opportunity to request a time zone and 17 asked to move to central time from eastern time. In the end, the federal agency chose eight counties to make the switch, based on factors including where the bulk of business was transacted, where radio and television signals came from, the location of the nearest transit hubs, and where most people worked. "This rule reflects careful consideration of every public comment we received," said Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 This has been a 30 year fight to get this far. True story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreye Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jan 19, 2006 -> 02:41 PM) This has been a 30 year fight to get this far. True story. And we're still not done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 QUOTE(mreye @ Jan 19, 2006 -> 03:46 PM) And we're still not done. Who knows, maybe they will get brave and pass the left lane for passing only laws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnB Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 what do you expect from a state that makes up a word to use as their mascot for their state university? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreye Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 (edited) QUOTE(SnB @ Jan 19, 2006 -> 03:34 PM) what do you expect from a state that makes up a word to use as their mascot for their state university? Are you referring to the University with 5 National Championships in basketball? Edited January 19, 2006 by mreye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 QUOTE(mreye @ Jan 19, 2006 -> 05:25 PM) Are referring to the University with 5 National Championships in basketball? ----------------- I'll live with the clock change, but I liked the way it worked out when we didn't. We were on Central (Chicago) time during the baseball season, and not during the colder seasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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