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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Most of those “laws” are aimed at diesel vehicles.
Remote start keeps me warmer...they can come after me if they don’t like it!
Haven’t heard that before. Regardless, in most cases it’s almost certainly overreach and over-reaction.
Pry from your “cold” hands, right?
It is better than taking the risk of driving a frosted up car that you can’t see out of.
LOL! Got it!
Oh, didn’t you know? You’re supposed to scrape that off! In the freezing cold, no less.
Put a block warmer on the car, and an engine oil warmer for the oil in your oil pan - and a high-amp battery to assure winter starts. Once you start the car, begin moving almost immediately, SLOWLY, until the various lubricants get circulated and sufficiently fluid. Fuel-injected cars start much more easily than older cars with carburetors, and the engine management system automatically compensates the necessary fuel richness for the temperature.
Also helps like all get-out if you can manage to keep it in a closed garage between trips.
Here’s a list of states that have laws against idling, according to the EPA.
Arizona—California—Colorado—Connecticut
Delaware—District of Columbia—Georgia
Hawaii—Illinois—Louisiana—Maine
Maryland—Massachusetts—Minnesota
Missouri—Nevada—New Hampshire
New Jersey—New York—Ohio—Oregon
Pennsylvania—Rhode Island—South Carolina
Texas—Utah—Vermont—Virginia
Washington—Wisconsin—Wyoming
In my neck of the Upstate woods, it’s any unattended vehicle.
Thanks!
I remember a study showing that this almost does not help with warming up the car and that it would be better to start driving cold.
And that's the danger of most "feel-good" laws - they usually hit a lot more than they're aimed at. And once on the books, they just provide more chains for our many tyrants to wrap around us.
Here in MN, the cops come in groups to eat. Leave their cars running the whole time.
Where I am, at least according to the EPA consolidated list, the only regs listed are for diesel vehicles, attended or not. It’s pretty clearly aimed at preventing drivers of the big OTR tractor-trailers from leaving their main engines running to provide heat/power while they sleep. There’s no mention of gas vehicles at all, which is what I have.
No doubt in some of the more Blue (i.e. “nanny”) states, the laws prevent anyone from ever running their car unless they’re actually in the driver’s seat and moving.
I think for most people it’s a matter of getting the car warm enough to get the heater blowing warm air. Which should only take a few minutes.
I remember how this evolved here in Denver.
First, it was, “Don’t leave your vehicle unattended. This adds to the increase in car thefts.”
Then, people would ask, “What about the remote start systems that kills the engine if one were to break in and try driving away without the key in the ignition?”
Then, their story changed to, “Don’t leave your vehicle unattended. This adds to the increase in global warming.”
Punk bastards.
Good point! What works for the law, should work for the people!
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