| Re: drivers speeding away
On Jan 24, 4:22 pm, John Everett
<jevere...@sbcglobal.DEFEAT.UCE.BOTS.net> wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:24:44 GMT, "nash" <zwepytzkehil...@jetable.net>
> wrote:
>
> > Also, idling more that 30 seconds is worse than shutting off the motor
> >and starting up again. I guesss some intersections they could get everyone
> >shutting off the motor then. hahaI think this practice is getting popular in Japan. I recall seeing a
> feature on TV (some news program perhaps) where people were standing
> at intersection holding signs encouraging drivers to shut off their
> engines (I can't read Japanese) while waiting at the light.
>
> jeverett3<AT>sbcglobal<DOT>net (John V. Everett)
I thought a couple of car manufactures had already made cars that do
this automatically, shut off the engine after 20 seconds and restart
once you put your foot on the accelerator. I think Audi made one.
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