I have mixed opinions about daylight savings time.
I grew up in Ireland and Ireland is continually overcast. As a child going to school in the mornings, I really appreciated the extra hour of brightness that daylight savings time afforded.
It's the same with the car-lights, it makes a difference in the morning when it is dark outside.
Now, as a parent, daylight savings time is a nuisance. I have a child who doesn't adjust well (although it improves with age) with to the sudden change in the clock and it requires that we phase him in a week or so beforehand.
All in all, I wouldn't object to daylight savings time being abolished, but I do remember fondly the benefits it brought.
One of the proposals is to keep DST permanently and abolish "normal" time. So you get the benefits of extra daylight but no more clock changes.