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Air pollution

Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2019 9:11 pm
by PenfoldClaret
Yesterday’s Times reported that legislation is to be introduced to fine car drivers who leave their engines running whilst stationery.
It has always puzzled me why the away supporters coaches parked in Harry Potts Way have their engines running belching out diesel fumes on us as we walk past. Can we bring some pressure to bear on BFC to outlaw this practice?

Re: Air pollution

Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2019 9:15 pm
by DustyBawls
The average person is thick AF. Can you imagine somebody genuinely going with this?

Re: Air pollution

Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2019 9:48 pm
by Billy Balfour
A transit van parked outside my gran's house the other day for 40 minutes with the engine running. Must have money to burn.

Re: Air pollution

Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2019 9:51 pm
by GodIsADeeJay81
If they want to make real money from fines then they've just got to stand by Taxi ranks...

It's also a push for people to buy newer cars which have the stop start technology.

Out of interest, how long are they allowing people to sit with an engine running?

Re: Air pollution

Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2019 9:52 pm
by Rileybobs
Billy Balfour wrote:A transit van parked outside my gran's house the other day for 40 minutes with the engine running. Must have money to burn.
It was probably running on diesel.

Re: Air pollution

Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2019 9:59 pm
by Wokingclaret
Yet the club, has a diesel generator pumping out stuff, rhs of the CFS when the floodlights are on

Re: Air pollution

Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2019 10:07 pm
by ClaretAndJew
There's no such thing as pollution. Its just the earth going through a cycle.

Re: Air pollution

Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2019 10:20 pm
by Quickenthetempo
In winter it will be for the heater to stay on.

Re: Air pollution

Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2019 10:21 pm
by Wokingclaret
Quickenthetempo wrote:In winter it will be for the heater to stay on.
Cold in Burnley!

Re: Air pollution

Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2019 12:05 am
by basil6345789
Quickenthetempo wrote:In winter it will be for the heater to stay on.
Oh that's ok then!
Just like all the mothers waiting outside school chugging away. They like their Air Con on you know?

Re: Air pollution

Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2019 12:10 am
by basil6345789
The engine auto-stop is not that simple. Firstly cracking up an engine uses significantly more juice than when running normally. Secondly the starter motor soon gets knackered so lifetime carbon footprint increases as well as scrappage issue. Although many people have bought a new car before this happens, so it's someone else's problem.

Re: Air pollution

Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2019 12:12 am
by GodIsADeeJay81
basil6345789 wrote:The engine auto-stop is not that simple. Firstly cracking up an engine uses significantly more juice than when running normally. Secondly the starter motor soon gets knackered so lifetime carbon footprint increases as well as scrappage issue. Although many people have bought a new car before this happens, so it's someone else's problem.
The new motors don't use the starter motor for start stop tech, it's the auxiliary belt system I believe.

Re: Air pollution

Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2019 12:19 am
by Devils_Advocate
Think Basil's a bit behind the times Sid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imDvCCy9PMg

Re: Air pollution

Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2019 6:13 am
by evensteadiereddie
PenfoldClaret wrote:Yesterday’s Times reported that legislation is to be introduced to fine car drivers who leave their engines running whilst stationery.
It has always puzzled me why the away supporters coaches parked in Harry Potts Way have their engines running belching out diesel fumes on us as we walk past. Can we bring some pressure to bear on BFC to outlaw this practice?

Whilst stationery ?

The letter of the law needs to be applied and this practice stamped out..........

Re: Air pollution

Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2019 7:17 am
by Tribesmen
I was in Chengdu , China a couple of weeks ago and I must say I have never seen anything as bad for air Pollution anywhere .

Re: Air pollution

Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2019 12:28 pm
by SingaporeClarets
I do like the smell of all the recycled material the local councils have shipped to Malaysia being burnt across the causeway (officially recycled) in addition to various toxic gas releases.

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