Off Your Engines While You are Waiting at Traffic Lights!

[Mini-itx]

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Stuck+at+the...you.-a088191668

 

I know it sounds ridiculous but just realised that UK does have such a law. IF you don't off your engines while waiting at a long traffic light you may be fined! LOL!!!!

 

[Pinkypink]

omg how are they gonna find enough policeman to give out the fines if all of the cars are the junction don't turn off their engines?

[YellowFlash]

sounds ridiculous , think the starter motor will kaput very fast..

[Tohto]

But UK afternoon temperature seldom go above 25degC even during summer.

Try doing that at our 34degC afternoon temperature

[Kangadrool]

More jams likely as some cars may not be able to restart due to weak battery and starter issue.

[Aaron_soh80]

OK la.. their car cheap...No COE , NO ERP ,NO season parking, can use this $$ to pay for any repair cost..

[Lomobug]

Its a recent rule... caused quite abig hoo ha ...

[Contax]

try driving in town either on a hot day or raining day with engine off at every traffic light stop.

 

I'll then take a umbrella and stand outside my car before i pass out of dehydration or suffocation.....

 

In housing estate , how many traffic light within 1 km liao...

Edited May 26, 2010 by Contax

[Zelcadence]

Lol... Seems like their politicians have a humorous side too.

 

"Just another day in the office, let's try something funny today"

[York]

good one......environmental friendly

[Mamasita72]

crazy rule.. wun get implemented here.. cause we have stupid traffic lights and jams all over the island..

[Ben5266]

  On 5/26/2010 at 7:02 AM, Mini-itx said:

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Stuck+at+the...you.-a088191668

 

I know it sounds ridiculous but just realised that UK does have such a law. IF you don't off your engines while waiting at a long traffic light you may be fined! LOL!!!!

I read from HK magazine.

HK is passing a new law that all vehicle must switch off the engine if stationary for 3 minutes or more in 1 hour. Excluded when at traffic light junction or stuck in jam.

The enforcer will start their stopwatch once they see a vehicle stops. If after 3 minutes the vehicle still remain stationary, they will issue saman.

 

The motivation is no so much on saving petrol but to save the earth.

[Celicar]

I think HK SAR tried/are still trying to implement something similar on taxis, but met with protests. Saw on the news some time ago.

 

I think I also read somewhere that starting up consumes quite a bit of petrol (compared to cruise driving), so running cost will go up if that is true.

[Tohto]

  On 5/26/2010 at 8:50 AM, Ben5266 said:

I read from HK magazine.

HK is passing a new law that all vehicle must switch off the engine if stationary for 3 minutes or more in 1 hour. Excluded when at traffic light junction or stuck in jam.

The enforcer will start their stopwatch once they see a vehicle stops. If after 3 minutes the vehicle still remain stationary, they will issue saman.

 

The motivation is no so much on saving petrol but to save the earth.

 

At least for HK the car is park or stationary.

To shut off the engine at traffic junction during red light which will change to green in a min time just don't mak sense.

[Wahlin]

  On 5/26/2010 at 8:50 AM, Ben5266 said:

I read from HK magazine.

HK is passing a new law that all vehicle must switch off the engine if stationary for 3 minutes or more in 1 hour. Excluded when at traffic light junction or stuck in jam.

The enforcer will start their stopwatch once they see a vehicle stops. If after 3 minutes the vehicle still remain stationary, they will issue saman.

 

The motivation is no so much on saving petrol but to save the earth.

 

 

I was told that we are not allow to let the engine runs for more than 3 min when vehicle is parked even in Singapore.

[Mini-itx]

  On 5/26/2010 at 9:12 AM, Wahlin said:

I was told that we are not allow to let the engine runs for more than 3 min when vehicle is parked even in Singapore.

 

If thats the case, then they should enforced it!! Esp. on cabs! I always see them leaving engine running while parked.

[Mike1234]

If i am not wrong, i have came across an article in HK where the taxi drivers have to turn off their engine when waiting for passengers....

 

Well, i kinda find it useless as the article is mainly talking about the environment issue....

 

What they should do is to follow the EURO 5 enviromental standards instead of implementing these kinda useless measures...

 

Just my opinion...

 

[Kiadaw]

Bull s--t one lah, I been there for so long but never do such thing, or see anyone that does. Anyway, their police also very friendly one lah, just explain you are "new", then ok liao lah.

 

As said, if we implement in Singapore, then alot of people will get heat stoke.