pets/idling

I've read on some of the other threads, that you can get a letter from your Doctor stating you need to be in a controlled climate while sleeping, and that will usually get you around the idle laws. But I've never read the law in these areas. It seems like there are so many different ones in different locations now, that you are probably skating on thin ice if you idle in any of these areas, regardless of pets or doctors notes.

 

there are a couple of the laws that have a "health or safety emergency" exemption. it got so hot my dog had a "health emergency". CA has it worded that way, Connecticut has it worded about the same way. just read http://www.atri-online.org/research/idling/2007_atri_idlingcompendium_secure.pdf for a nice list of all the exemptions.

 

All I can say is good luck trying it. Those exceptions are for human not animal. They have the opinion that a trucker can go to a motel.

 

Illinois has the right idea no limit on idling when its less then 32 degrees and greater then 80 degrees

if your going to do an idling law at least keep it reasonable

 

thats right no exceptions for pets in ca on east coast though you can idol if temps fall below 38 i think thats pretty cold...

women can get dr notes for hot flashes, you might have sleep apena and need a machine to sleep, which needs electricity...good luck with that

 

Do the anti-idle laws apply to 4-wheels as well, or just trucks?

 

We, as humans, can stand up for our selves. Pets, on the other hand, are at our mercy.

 

For Calif. try searching C.A.R.B. (Calif. Air Resource Board) It's been about a year ago, but I did find the law that said they didn't care if you had a pet or not, you will not idle in Calif.

 

Applies to diesel engines, generally they are the ones that idle for hours at a time.