Idling in the U.S.
Florida
Florida Facts: Was admitted 27th state on March 3, 1845
State Abbreviation - FL
State Capital - Tallahassee
Largest City - Jacksonville
Area - 65,758 square miles [FL is the 22nd biggest state in the USA]
Population - 15,982,378 (as of 2000) [FL is the fourth most populous state in the USA, after CA, NY and TX]
Major Industries - tourism, agriculture (oranges, grapefruit, tomatoes), electronics
Major Rivers - St. Johns River, St. Marys River, Suwannee River
Major Lakes - Lake Okeechobee, Lake George
Highest Point - A hill in Walton County - 345 feet (105 m) above sea level
Bordering States - Georgia, Alabama
Bordering Bodies of Water - Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico

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Idling in Florida Florida is home to a diverse range of demographic groups spanning a broad age and diverse cultural backgrounds. It has large coastal cities and further inland a number of large theme parks that attract thousands of visitors a day over Florida roads.

It also has a number of larger air and sea ports located. Florida is home to some of the largest populations of personal and industrial watercraft anywhere.

The state of Florida has a number of vehicles in operation from its Gulf Coast to the Atlantic Ocean. Below is a summary of the data regarding idling length and costs.

FLORIDA IDLING ANALYSIS
Average Hours One Vehicle Spends Idling Per Year
Total Number of Vehicles Idling
Total Hours Idling
Total Annual Fuel Consumption for Idling (Gallons)
Annual Barrels of Oil Consumed for Idling
Daily Barrels of Oil Consumed for Idling
Percentage of the 20 Million Barrels a Day that are Being Used to Idle
HEAVY DUTY TRUCK 2,142
115,948
205,644,486
205,644,486
20,564,449
56,341
0.282%
SCHOOL BUS 181
17,564
3,179,147
3,179,147
317,915
871
0.004%
LIGHT DUTY 30
3,800,524
114,015,720
72,970,061
3,722,962
10,200
0.051%
TOTAL ALL 2,353
3,934,036
322,839,353
281,793,694
24,605,326
67,412
0.337%
Emissions GHG CO2 TONS/YEAR
HEAVY DUTY TRUCK 2,248,719
SCHOOL BUS 34,764
LIGHT DUTY 694,334
TOTAL ALL 2,976,817
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Tax Dollars Spent on Fuel for Idling in School Bus Industry
HEAVY DUTY TRUCK N/A
SCHOOL BUS $9,537,441
LIGHT DUTY N/A
TOTAL ALL $9,537,441
FLORIDA PRO ENVIRONMENT POLITICIANS (2007)
Office Held
Party
Comment
Brown, Corrine
House of Representatives
Democrat
Rated 92% by LCV*
Davis, Jim
House of Representatives
Democrat
Rated 100% by LCV*
Hastings, Alcee
House of Representatives
Democrat
Rated 92% by LCV*
Meek, Kendrick
House of Representatives
Democrat
Rated 92% by LCV*
Wassermann-Schultz, Debbie
House of Representatives
Democrat
Rated 100% by LCV*
Wexler, Robert
House of Representatives
Democrat
Rated 100% by LCV*
*League of Conservation Voters, indicating pro-environment votes (2006)
FLORIDA IDLING REGULATIONS
Area
Maximum Idling Time
Fines
Exemptions
Florida
5 Minutes
TBD
- Traffic conditions
- Emergency or law enforcement purposes
- Verify vehicle is safe to operate
- Power work-related operations
- Prevent safety or health emergency
- Sleeping or resting in a sleeper berth (exemption expires Sept. 30, 2013)
Source
Heavy-Duty Vehicle Idling Reduction. (PDF) Department of Environmental Protection, Air Resource Management (850)488-0114, www.dep.state.fl.us/Air
State Enforcement of 400-Pound Auxiliary Power Unit Exemption to GVW Limit: 23 CFR 658.17(n)
Allows 400lb Weight Exemption Does not Allow 400lb Weight Exemption Legislation Pending to Allow Exemption
YES