Comments on: Idling: What is the real cost? http://sashaonthestreet.com/2009/06/12/idling-what-is-the-real-cost/ A civil engineer's perspective on transportation and sustainable infrastructure Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:46:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: sasha on the street » We Just Can’t Give Up Driving http://sashaonthestreet.com/2009/06/12/idling-what-is-the-real-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-113 sasha on the street » We Just Can’t Give Up Driving Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:16:09 +0000 http://www.sashaonthestreet.com/?p=1186#comment-113 [...] Idle: One of things I’ve written about in the past. Idling costs cities millions of dollars per year. When you’re waiting [...] [...] Idle: One of things I’ve written about in the past. Idling costs cities millions of dollars per year. When you’re waiting [...]

]]> By: Sara http://sashaonthestreet.com/2009/06/12/idling-what-is-the-real-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Sara Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:29:36 +0000 http://www.sashaonthestreet.com/?p=1186#comment-112 Pretty cool post. I just stumbled upon your blog and wanted to say that I've really liked browsing your posts. Anyway I'll be subscribing to your blog and I hope you post again soon! Pretty cool post. I just stumbled upon your blog and wanted to say
that I’ve really liked browsing your posts. Anyway
I’ll be subscribing to your blog and I hope you post again soon!

]]> By: Adron http://sashaonthestreet.com/2009/06/12/idling-what-is-the-real-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Adron Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:14:19 +0000 http://www.sashaonthestreet.com/?p=1186#comment-111 I wonder though, how much additional damage is caused from that? The greatest damage done to an image is at startup and turning the engine off. In addition it uses more fuel to start the car than to idle for some time. I wonder what the trade off point is. I suspect the 3 minute limit is good, but I can't help but be curious. :) I wonder though, how much additional damage is caused from that? The greatest damage done to an image is at startup and turning the engine off. In addition it uses more fuel to start the car than to idle for some time. I wonder what the trade off point is.

I suspect the 3 minute limit is good, but I can’t help but be curious. :)

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