Dark days

Why do we put up with ‘‘daylight deprivation’’? Getting up and going to work in the dark is no fun at all, and it is also more dangerous on the roads.

I don’t object to daylight saving as such, but it should be restricted to the summer months only. Starting in September is ridiculous – the weather is usually awful until at least November. Besides, we already have half an hour of daylight saving all year round. Robert Leahy, Auckland