Minneapolis Motorists Restricted to Idling for 3 Minutes

Fox9 News ^ | Saturday, 07 Jun 2008, 6:26 AM CDT

[lesser_satan]

MINNEAPOLIS -- A new ordinance in Minneapolis limits vehicle idling at three minutes.

Mayor R.T. Rybak says the idea is to reduce air pollution.

City Council member Sandy Colvin Roy says cars don't need more than one minute to warm up, even in the winter.

The ordinance limits most vehicles idling to three minutes, except in traffic.

[lesser_satan]

Unbelievable. Apparently there are no more murders and the cops now have time to enforce this idiocy.

[lesser_satan]

ping!

[pepsionice]

This might work with new vehicles...but if I have a 67 Mustang...I’d probably let it warm up in January for a good four or five minutes before I drove it.

[goldstategop]

Liberals want to watch when you start up your car. Like its any of their damned business in the first place!

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[tips up]

Exactly. How will this be monitored and enforced??

[hsalaw]

What are they going to do, run around to peoples’ garages and make sure they’re not running their engines over three minutes? This is nuts. I think their brains have frozen up there.

[martin_fierro]

Actual NYC sign I saw.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

So how exactly is this new ordinance going to be enforced? Will police be checking everyone’s vehicle in their drive ways each day during the winter?

[TRY ONE]

“City Council member Sandy Colvin Roy says cars don't need more than one minute to warm up, even in the winter.”

On further City Council business, auto expert, Little Miss Sandy, said that the Council would propose toilet paper usage to be restricted to sheets. If passed, this measure will be monitored closely by Miss Sandy!

[Gosh I love this neighborhood]

What are they going to do, run around to peoples’ garages and make sure they’re not running their engines over three minutes?

They'll probably depend on neighbors to tell on each other.

[BlueLancer]

Okay, does this mean that, if I turn on my car and let it idle for two and a half minutes, shut it down, and restart it, I get another three minutes?

[Falcon4.0]

New Jersey has had that law for awhile now.

[MNJohnnie]

The Council and the Mayor have passed their ordinance, now let them enforce it. Wonder what the Minneapolis Police think of this idea.

[miliantnutcase]

Like Hugo Chavez

[Fresh Wind]

So how exactly is this new ordinance going to be enforced?

On-board telescreen. That will really cut down on cell phone use, high-fat junk food consumption, and pot smoking, too.

[Libertarianize the GOP]

The government can now get rich visiting auto shops and issuing fines to the mechanics who let a car idle for three minutes while they work on it.

[w1andsodidwe]

Well if they do as good a job enforcing this law as they do inspecting bridges, no problem.

I love those that ignore real problems. I know it is probably different government levels, but proportion please. Politicians must learn to restrain themselves from making laws, just because they can. Laws should be necessary and enforcable. This one is neither.

[Gosh I love this neighborhood]

Or like Joseph Stalin.

[paul51]

our government and their enforcers will take what ever power we are willing to give up. The people will pee and moan but the rulers know that in the end they will just bend over and take it, awaiting the next batch of regulations.

[Reagan Man]

Social engineering carried to the extreme.

If thats possible!