Why is it a crime to leave my car running?
I will definitely leave it on with the AC running if my dogs are in it, though I am also usually in it or very near it at such times as well as I don’t like to leave them unattended.
“Why is it a crime to leave my car running?”
Separate issue.
“Why is it a crime to leave my car running?”
I can tell you this.
It is part of California’s Eco-fascism.
It’s not a law they passed for safety.
It was passed to keep global warming at bay. I’m not kidding. California is that crazy and that Orwellian that it is illegal to idle your own car in your own driveway.
Because climate change.
When it gets stolen you might change your mind
Though you may not have experienced it (nor have I) automatics can pop out of park and into reverse. This results int the car driving in reverse in a wide circle about 10 mph. I saw this on a cops episode once. Kind of funny to see folks trying to jump in and stop the vehicle. Luckily that one was circling in the middle of a parking lot late at night so didn’t hit anything.
“Why is it a crime to leave my car running?”
Probably because Cali decided your car’s exhaust is destroying the planet.