Green Living at GardenSuperMart.com » saving fuel http://www.gardensupermart.com/green-living/blog Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:06:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 Shutting Off Your Engine Instead of Idling http://www.gardensupermart.com/green-living/blog/2008/09/29/shutting-off-your-engine-instead-of-idling/ http://www.gardensupermart.com/green-living/blog/2008/09/29/shutting-off-your-engine-instead-of-idling/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:16:40 +0000 gerry http://www.gardensupermart.com/green-living/blog/?p=13 I was stuck in a non-moving traffic accident this weekend because all the lanes on a major highway were closed.  Once I realized that the stoppage would be long-term, to reduce unecessary emissions from idling, I shut off my engine.

It’s amazing how many drivers will leave their engines on, and idle, during prolonged traffic jams.  During a prolonged traffic jam, I’m usually quite content fiddling around with my radio, and any other peripheral devices plugged into the cigarette lighter, which all function fine on the car’s AC power.

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