And high time. The city is trying to stop Tim Horton from building more drive throughs. And may require cars in drive throughs to turn off the engine. Or just park their cars in lot and go inside.
Tim Horton funded a study that found (with a wink and a nod ) that drive throughs were actually MORE environmentally friendly than parking the car and going in. How? Cause it takes more distance to drive in the lot and park ur car.
The study also had a footnote that those who believed this wouod be sold a bridge.
Them Canadians! They should just stick to ice hockey.
when..it appeared into my news feed..I deciphered it as Idli- ing ... thought it was something about idlies... awww ...sambhar.. ohhh.. dosa(masala).. :(
when..it appeared into my news feed..I deciphered it as Idli- ing ... thought it was something about idlies... awww ...sambhar.. ohhh.. dosa(masala).. :(
when..it appeared into my news feed..I deciphered it as Idli- ing ... thought it was something about idlies... awww ...sambhar.. ohhh.. dosa(masala).. :(
Goes to show how smart the Canadians are. If this is 6 year old news, they were really ahead of the curve. The city in question - I forget the name - challenged the study ' s credibility.
In other news, Starbucks recently announced they are going to increase drive throughs.
First...you tell me what u have got against drive thrus...
You can do a Google search. Off the top of my head here are some reasons
1) with current generation cars and batteries, the old reason that the starter or battery will go bad if you use it too many times not valid. As some argue it takes fuel to start cars. Studies have shown in 10 sec of idling the fuel consumed is enough to start the car.
2) During idling, the car is stationary. While it CONSUMES fuel. And emits CO2 and other r gases.
3) there is a reason people don't idle their cars in a closed garage.
4) the car gets 0 mpg while idling.
5) you can find precise numbers on how many miles one can drive for one hour idling (if someone idles even 10 min per day they idle one hour per week.
6) The rich won't get affected - they are in ac cars with air cleaning system etc. The poor have to breathe the noxious fumes. Some live on roadsides. This is the air they breathe.
Your turn. Please state why idling is NOT bad for the environment and ones health.
Not to mention idling emits greenhouse gases - adds to climate channge.
The max temp in India was 140 F. In middle east it soar to 160F
The rich didn't feel it. They r in their comfortable AC.
Idling is worse than pouring clean water down the sink. Because it not only wastes full - which require resources to produce - but converts it to greenhouse gases. At least water does not get magically converted to pollutant t once it is wasted down the sink.
If one is living in India all one has to do is look around. And see how the big city cars are destroying lives of the poor. Go to any street intersection and see the vehicles spewing emissions while idling.
Makes no sense.
Of course the west invented drive throughs. And the middle and upper class in India will lap that up also.
Ohho…I didn’t said…that…I am against environment..
And where the hell is that comment…
..totally not against environment…And do agree with not idling…u r losing me… Okeyyyy…
In for what u said… Just had something else in mind…not much difference…
