http://www.worstedwitch.com/2007/02/05/idling-gets-you-nowhere/ Crafting the Super-Natural Life Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:07:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://www.worstedwitch.com/2007/02/05/idling-gets-you-nowhere/comment-page-1/#comment-29857 The Worsted Witch » Tue, 19 Jun 2007 18:49:58 +0000 http://www.worstedwitch.com/?p=746#comment-29857 [...] Turning off your car engine instead of idling really does save you gas. See also: Idling Gets You Nowhere. [...] [...] Turning off your car engine instead of idling really does save you gas. See also: Idling Gets You Nowhere. [...]

]]> http://www.worstedwitch.com/2007/02/05/idling-gets-you-nowhere/comment-page-1/#comment-8893 Gina Tue, 06 Feb 2007 19:23:28 +0000 http://www.worstedwitch.com/?p=746#comment-8893 I used to be irked by people who would heat up their car before driving, and now, I realize that there is some method to this madness. A too cold car is too stressed to drive well. That said, I allow my car to run for 5 minutes maximum before I zip off to work. Even though I'm a driver, I hate people who idle in front of a store, etc. I hate it more when I see that the driver and the passenger (who has been let off in front of the door while the rest of us choke on idle fumes) could stand to walk a few paces from the parking lot to the front door. I used to be irked by people who would heat up their car before driving, and now, I realize that there is some method to this madness. A too cold car is too stressed to drive well. That said, I allow my car to run for 5 minutes maximum before I zip off to work. Even though I’m a driver, I hate people who idle in front of a store, etc. I hate it more when I see that the driver and the passenger (who has been let off in front of the door while the rest of us choke on idle fumes) could stand to walk a few paces from the parking lot to the front door.

]]> http://www.worstedwitch.com/2007/02/05/idling-gets-you-nowhere/comment-page-1/#comment-8736 Jason Mon, 05 Feb 2007 20:09:23 +0000 http://www.worstedwitch.com/?p=746#comment-8736 I often drive one of those Civic Hybrids (via Flexcar shared car) that automatically shutdown the engine. At brief stops, it shuts down the engine automatically until you press the gas pedal. I wonder if the I often drive one of those Civic Hybrids (via Flexcar shared car) that automatically shutdown the engine. At brief stops, it shuts down the engine automatically until you press the gas pedal. I wonder if the

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