Turn off your car for the environment

[njiang46]

Turn off your car if you need to park for over 1 minute in order to save gas

[fbrown295]

Deal. Can't argue with that.

[EcoChoiceShop]

If we're in a drive-through restaurant line and you know it will wait for at least for more than 2 minutes, we should park our car and go in to get our food. Save gas, save money and our planet.

There is a "idling control by-law" in City of Toronto.

Idling and Air Quality (No more 3 minutes engine idling)
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Contaminants from vehicle exhaust are major contributors to deteriorating air quality in Toronto. Recent studies by Health Canada and other agencies link a number of contaminants from vehicle emissions to significant respiratory health effects. Reducing these contaminants in Toronto's air by restricting unnecessary idling is part of a comprehensive air quality strategy for the City. The goal of this strategy is to improve air quality and respiratory health.

What is the purpose of the by-law?
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The by-law is intended to reduce unnecessary idling in the City. It limits idling to no more than 3 minutes in a given 60 minute period. The by-law allows transit vehicles to idle when picking up or discharging passengers and also allows limited idling when transit vehicles are waiting for passengers. As well, the by-law provides for idling during extreme outdoor temperatures to ensure heating or cooling inside a vehicle.

[ribonzz]

Well, saying i easy. but when a condition like that happens, we will not park our car. cause the fact is, when you start a car, it'll need more gas than you hav eyour car started steady.

[litesol]

I agree with turning off your car for the environment. The one problem with that is the bank drive thrus. Turn car off, turn car on. In this situation, I think it's better to leave it on.

[SnellExperts]

I have always heard that you waste more gas by starting your vehicle than you do if you just let it idle for a few mins? Is there any truth to this?