Common agreement about the day's layout or schedule confers so many advantages that a standard DST schedule has generally been chosen over ad hoc efforts to get up earlier. The advantages of coordination are so great that many people ignore whether DST is in effect by altering their nominal work schedules to coordinate with television broadcasts or daylight. DST is commonly not observed during most of winter, because its mornings are darker; workers may have no sunlit leisure time, and children may need to leave for school in the dark. Since DST is applied to many varying communities, its effects may be very different depending on their culture, light levels, geography, and climate; that is why it is hard to make generalized conclusions about the absolute effects of the practice. Some areas may adopt DST simply as a matter of coordination with others rather than for any direct benefits. COUNT 4
QSN1 Most people agree that a standardized schedule by DST is more practical than trying to do what in the morning on our own? ANS1 get up earlier QSN2 What electronic device might people work their schedules around instead of paying close attention to DST? ANS2 television QSN3 During what season is DST usually not observed because of the detriments of dark mornings? ANS3 winter QSN4 What indirect benefit of DST might cause some areas to observe it even though they don't get any direct benefits like cost or energy savings? ANS4 coordination with others