This ad comes via Canada. GreenCalgary is running an idle-free campaign with, we could say, a bit of a different twist.
The negative health and environmental impacts of idling have been known for over a decade. Yet, all over the city of Calgary we are leaving our cars running while not in use for an average of 5-10 minutes per car per day. Idling is unnecessary. It wastes fuel, produces more harmful emissions than normal driving, damages engines, and contributes to climate change
A good example of how idling is counter-productive and dangerous comes from diesel fumes from school buses — creating direct health risks for school-age children. Sensible school districts have anti-idling policies for their buses — which are too rarely seriously enforced. Eliminating (nearly) that threat is one reason that plug-in hybrid electric school buses (PHESBs) are a smart step forward.
Hat-tip to Auto Blog Green and The Car Connection.
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