Chicago's priorities

[George K]

With a new mayor having solved all of the other issues, an alderman alderperson proposes some new legislation.

I can just see it, all those Chicago cops walking between the lanes of the Dan Ryan expressway issuing tickets at 5:30 PM.

[Axtremus]

Anti-idling ordinances are increasingly popular among cities and towns.

[Jolly]

Ah, y'all want a green planet. And then you go do the one thing that causes engines to fail prematurely, along with cylinder drop-out technology.

Tell me, what's the carbon footprint of building a new engine?

[Mik]

Some engines already do this.

But it's still Idiocy. How in the world would you enforce it?

[Copper]

@Mik said in Chicago's priorities:

Some engines already do this.

But it's still Idiocy. How in the world would you enforce it?

To begin you need a good stopwatch on each car.

[Jolly]

@Mik said in Chicago's priorities:

Some engines already do this.

But it's still Idiocy. How in the world would you enforce it?

Yes, they do it. It creates more wear on the rings. In engines with direct injection, it creates more carbon buildup. Both lead to increased oil consumption, and oil being burned and blown out the exhaust. And finally, premature engine failure.

[Mik]

I've rented a few. Hate them.

[LuFins Dad]

I have it disabled on the Honda.

[LuFins Dad]

Commercial transport is the real target of typeset laws…