Class A Diesel Idling
Disclaimer: NOT trying to start a firestorm We were on the road for the last 3.5 weeks. It takes us approx 30min. to break camp in the morning. We then start the truck and position, hook up, do ...
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JaxDad wrote:StirCrazy wrote:Veebyes wrote:
In British Columbia they have a 'no idling' law. Never heard of it till we got stopped at roadworks for more than a couple minutes & were told to shut the engine down.
Don't have one in BC, they may have one in Vancouver its self but it is basically an unenforceable law. if your hot or cold you need to run your vehicle.
only a couple of municipalities have brought it in so on the highway there is no law.
Steve
According to the B.C. government website 17 municipalities and districts have enacted anti-idling by-laws.
But since the reference was to road work it’s entirely possible that there’s some worker safety regulation to limit idling around them.
Cassiar Highway. Hardly a municipal area along that road. Hardly any traffic either. Still, that was the reason given by flag person. Provincial law.
