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The current idling situation in the United States is not a positive one. It doesn't have to remain that way. Look at what is going on around us now and you can see there are some good reasons to make some reasonable changes in our collective idling habits.
• 8.0% of the national daily oil consumption is attributed to idling • More than $200 Million of fuel per year goes out the tail pipe of our school buses • By eliminating idling, tax dollars currently spent on fuel can be used to support schools, improve roads, and create anti-idling programs • By adding and enforcing idling laws, states and municipalities could generate significant levels of revenue by fining non-conforming trucks and passenger cars • The US is the world's largest producer of greenhouse gases • The US could reduce harmful greenhouse gases, such as CO2, by 34.5 Million Tons/Year via idle elimination • By adding light duty idling to the emissions inventory, significant additional emissions can be eliminated • Idling makes up .6% of the US national CO2 output For Example: Kentucky could save $4.6 Million per year by adding a state idle elimination campaign for school buses |
Idling elimination will reduce ozone and fine particle exposure resulting in:
• Fewer premature deaths Job Creation: A US idle elimination program would create a demand for more than 37 Million anti-idling devices Conservatively, this initiative could create 18,000 new jobs related to engineering, designing and building anti-idling technologies Additional jobs in other industries would also result, such as the building segment, parts supply, raw materials, and enforcement In the North America today there are more than 40 U.S. companies who supply and manufacture anti-idling technologies: |