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403Verboten t1_iusf5x5 wrote

Reply to comment by FingerTheCat in 30 minutes of car preheating in sub-zero conditions produces as much particulate emissions as driving 97km in a gasoline car, or 20km in a diesel car “These findings do not suggest to stop preheating cars; instead, we could reduce the emissions by using similar methods that are in place for engine” by giuliomagnifico

Yes in a lot of places. It's illegal for trucks to idle in NYC and Europe has regulations around idling. This of course does not apply to sitting at a traffic light although they are making auto start/stop mandatory in newer cars at some point I believe.

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[deleted] t1_iusv23c wrote

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Rainstorme t1_iuszfj9 wrote

Considering we're talking about a study analyzing an entire market that has sprung up from the law, I'd say the people subject to it consider it a bit more enforceable than you do.

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bboibrandon t1_iut8sd0 wrote

I'm sensing major authoritarian vibes from you , and people like you

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perec1111 t1_iutrtiq wrote

It’s ok. People are often afraid when they see something new.

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bboibrandon t1_ivwlvjp wrote

I don't expect redditors to understand anything anymore

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403Verboten t1_iutcz82 wrote

If you mean the NYC law it's super enforcable. If you see a truck idling in NYC and record evidence of it and it gets ticketed, you share in a percentage of the ticket revenue. So it get regularly enforced. I don't agree with having people rat on each other but money is a very powerful motivator.

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Act-Math-Prof t1_iuug09i wrote

I lived in an apartment in the downtown of a small town. Semis used to idle outside my building for 1/2 hour while waiting to unload stuff for the stores on the first floor. The fumes and the noise were terrible. If it were illegal, I definitely would have turned them in, even if there was no cash involved.

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