The point of my previous comment is that the accuser (cop) MUST prove his case beyond a reasonable doubt in order to make his charges stick.
So long as drivers do not admit they were idling there is no way a cop can prove it.
What's he gonna do, hook up a certified (by the state) tachometer to the offending engine to support his claim the engine was idling?
Which is what he would have to do to prevail in court (so long as dummy driver doesn't admit he was idling).
Stupid laws passed by stupid politicians for stupid people.
Dallas to begin enforcing new idling law April 1
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Engage the fan clutch and the air conditioner compressor and there's a "load on the engine".
So simple, even a cave man could do it.
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Wishful thinking..
So long as drivers do not admit they were idling there is no way a cop can prove it.Click to expand...
Thus guilty till proven innocent.. The law "innocent till proven guilty" does not apply in traffic court..
They right you a ticket, your guilty...
Far as idle? there is such thing as low and high idle so RPM has nothing to do with it..
Load? Fan and A/C? in truth it may be a load but I really doubt the court will allow that as a defense.. -
I like what truckerndfw says about keeping your truck above idle. Burns more fuel but hypothetically the Texas DPS and local Barneys couldn't touch us. Just have to idle until someone comes on over the radio and reports that bears are in the area and then BANG everyone goes to high idle. Just an idea...
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tuckerndfw said: ↑SEC. 5A-15. MOTOR VEHICLE IDLING.
(a) Definitions. In this section:
(2) IDLE means the operation of an engine in the operating mode where:
>>>>(A) the engine is not engaged in gear;<<<
(B) the engine operates at a speed at the revolutions per minute specified by the engine or vehicle manufacturer for when the accelerator is fully released; and
(C) there is no load on the engine.Click to expand...
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