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If You're Warming Up Your Car, You Might be Breaking the Law
www.TrevorGrantThomas.com ^ | 1/18/2018 | Trevor Grant Thomas

Posted on 01/18/2018 7:36:19 AM PST by DWW1990

As we again break records for cold in the southern U.S., while sitting indoors trying to keep warm (and schooling my wife and kids in Trivial Pursuit), I stumbled across this on the AJC.com:

Warm up your car this morning? That could be illegal where you live.

According to the article, 31 states have laws against "idling." Some of these laws are rooted in some measure of common sense--to deter theft and the like--but many are the sad result of governments buying into the myth of man-made global warming. As the author of the AJC piece puts it,

"Of course, there's logic behind putting such laws on the books. With scientists around the world regularly warning humanity about the dire and ballooning effects of climate change, cutting down on vehicle emissions is an important, albeit seemingly small, step to address the issue."

Heh: "logic." Actually the earth-worshipping warmists would prefer that you not drive at all.

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TOPICS: Government; Politics; Science
KEYWORDS: cars; climate; clintonnonnews; cnn; cold; globalwarming; mediawingofthednc; partisanmediashills
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To: DWW1990

Every time you remote-start your car, a bald eagles dies.


21 posted on 01/18/2018 8:08:24 AM PST by AppyPappy (Don't mistake your dorm political discussions with the desires of the nation)
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To: RandallFlagg

Once the people got “comfortable with their chains,” the real reason became easier to swallow.


22 posted on 01/18/2018 8:08:48 AM PST by DWW1990
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To: AppyPappy

Well, if they were bald, then they already suffered from lowered self-esteem, so... ;-P


23 posted on 01/18/2018 8:15:12 AM PST by MortMan (A bird in the hand can be quite messy.)
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To: 6ppc

I remote start my car immediately after I turn it off so it stays warm while I’m shopping or where ever I’m going. I try to go the general area the car is parked after 20 min. if I can to re-remote start it. I like it nice and toasty when I get back in.


24 posted on 01/18/2018 8:36:49 AM PST by FrdmLvr
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To: deport

At the local neighborhood meeting, the local LEO representative gives out crime stats.

Car theft is up.

He also said if a car is stolen while left idling unattended, insurance companies will call it negligence and not pay.


25 posted on 01/18/2018 8:39:22 AM PST by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: knighthawk

Warming up the car isn’t for the benefit of the car, it’s for the benefit of ME.

It is true that an engine will warm up faster under load, but there’s more to it than that. The windshield, for one, needs defrosting when a car is parked outside.

Second, I don’t care whether something so trivial is illegal. Laws are for suckers, amply demonstrated in the last several decades.

Blow me.


26 posted on 01/18/2018 8:41:52 AM PST by Freedom4US
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To: DWW1990
We can't warm up our car but Albert Arnold Algore Jr. can fly all over the world in his jet.

"Woe to you lawyers. For you load men with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers"

27 posted on 01/18/2018 8:45:03 AM PST by DungeonMaster (Goblins, Orcs and the Undead: Metaphors for the godless left.)
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To: RandallFlagg

Punk bastards.

>><<

Yep. Control freak bastards. too.


28 posted on 01/18/2018 8:47:58 AM PST by laplata (Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: mewzilla

There is a carve out for automobiles with a factory remote starter. In most states, it covers vehicles with this option, as long as the vehicle is locked during the autostart.


29 posted on 01/18/2018 8:49:14 AM PST by Bshaw (A nefarious deceit is upon us all!)
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Is there an answer on any new cars with remote start, that the IT people could install program that would allow remote start but lock the transmission. Some cars now have electronic steering, why not lock those out, for remote start?
Probably not now but why not?


30 posted on 01/18/2018 8:49:42 AM PST by GOYAKLA (" Winning not Whining"!)
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To: DWW1990

I see Minnesota on the list of states banning idling. That’s a joke because at -20 you need to warm up your vehicle to clear the windows and even drive. I have a manual transmission and in the current cold weather I almost need both hands to shift gears until my vehicle warms up.


31 posted on 01/18/2018 8:49:46 AM PST by The Great RJ ("Socialists are happy until they run out of other people's money." Margaret Thatcher)
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To: deport
"laws against idling..."

Now what?


32 posted on 01/18/2018 8:52:12 AM PST by bar sin·is·ter (Climate Scientology - another example of science fiction morphing into a religious cult)
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To: alloysteel

I’m in Alabama so a block heater would be a waste. I for one am ready for glowbull warming to come back...starting to think about moving to Key West ;<)


33 posted on 01/18/2018 8:53:06 AM PST by 6ppc (It's torch and pitchfork time)
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To: DWW1990
I just looked up Maryland law and idling to warm up a vehicle sounds legal. Its been very cold here the past few weeks.

Maryland’s Idling Law (Transportation Article §22-402)
A motor vehicle engine may not be allowed to operate more than 5 consecutive minutes when the vehicle is
not in motion, except as follows:
o When a vehicle is forced to remain motionless because of traffic conditions or mechanical difficulties
over which the operator has no control;
o When it is necessary to operate heating and cooling or auxiliary equipment installed on the vehicle;
o To bring the vehicle to the manufacturer’s recommended operating temperature; or
o When it is necessary to accomplish the intended use of the vehicle.
Maryland gov IDLE REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY pdf

They are probably more concerned with Summer when the Air Quality gets crappy.

34 posted on 01/18/2018 9:02:12 AM PST by sickoflibs (Message to Trump: Your buddy Linda (Lindsey) Graham stabbed you in the back!)
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To: bar sin·is·ter

Ha! Good point! But remember, the libs would like to do away with that scene as well! (By getting ALL of the cars off the road!)


35 posted on 01/18/2018 9:48:41 AM PST by DWW1990
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To: DungeonMaster

Yeah, just saw this: http://www.climatedepot.com/2010/10/28/Gore-leaves-car-idling-for-one-hour-during-speech-Opts-for-Swedish-government-jet-over-public-transportation/


36 posted on 01/18/2018 9:49:40 AM PST by DWW1990
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To: sickoflibs

Probably means almost no one gets a ticket for idling.


37 posted on 01/18/2018 9:51:35 AM PST by DWW1990
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To: DWW1990

I would recommend to our liberal brethren that they warm up their cars in the garage. Probably best to keep the garage door closed so nobody sees it, and just to be safe they should probably sit in the driver’s seat with the windows rolled up.


38 posted on 01/18/2018 9:56:36 AM PST by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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To: Joe 6-pack

Ha! But, careful! Don’t be surprised if some of the fools take you up on your proposal!


39 posted on 01/18/2018 10:31:20 AM PST by DWW1990
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To: DWW1990
RE:”Probably means almost no one gets a ticket for idling”

Cant imagine cops here looking for idling cars in freezing weather to ticket.
Especially when its windy, wind-chill effectively 5 degF. They would have to get out of their own idling warm car.

Now what if someone leaves their car running during summer when its hot (air quality condition RED) while shopping a Walmarts to keep the coach air conditioned?

Few would be sympathetic over them getting a ticket.

40 posted on 01/18/2018 11:10:44 AM PST by sickoflibs (Message to Trump: Your buddy Linda (Lindsey) Graham stabbed you in the back!)
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