CA idling law??? Tickets? Enforcement??

I was in southern California and Nevada just a little while ago. I still hear a lot of the other drivers idiling. I need my idle bonus (well want my idle bonus) so I try not to. As far as CHP enforcing it. Its kind of hit and miss. I don't see to many CHP officers going into the truck stops but I am sure once the EPA or the lobbyists find out they will become more strict. I prefer safe than sorry, but if it is the difference between me getting a restful nights sleep so that I am not a danger on the road and idling my truck, well the public wins out everytime. I will idle my truck. I can handle a non moving viloation on my record but not killing some poor family or a van full of nuns because I couldnt sleep.

 

thing i read stated that if inclement weather prohibits you from moving your truck the law allows for idling.

im sure the size of the fine will come down to if the cop got his jelly filled that morning or had to settle for glazed.

 

http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_news/Daily/2008/Jan08/010708/010808-01.htm

If you are based plated out of CA and you have a idiling ticket that has not been cleared up you can now be refused registration.

 

I wish the people in charge of this law would think that way - it'd make a lot more sense.

 

Who told you it was a non-moving? (it is a non-moving in most areas) Rethink this position and pay attention to where you are, how the signs are posted, and what jurisdiction you are in.

Failure to obey a traffic control sign is considered a moving violation in some/most jusrisdictions. Whether it applies to moving or stationary traffic, is irrelavent.

Just another way to insure you pay the fine, and obey the sign your next trip in. Thanks to the lawmakers we elect to serve the public.

 

Well, like you said in most jurisdictions it is a non moving violation. I still would take that and explain it to the judge then trying to explain that I was tired, crossed 2 lanes of traffic and killed a family all because someone didnt want me idling my truck.

Now, I also dont idle unnecessarily. I have a bunk heater and lots of blankets. I also carry a fan with me.

California Law posted below:

(d) Exceptions. Subsection (c) does not apply for the period or periods during which (1) a bus is idling for (A) up to 10.0 minutes prior to passenger boarding, or (B) when passengers are onboard;

(2) idling of the primary diesel-engine is necessary to power a heater, air conditioner, or any ancillary equipment during sleeping or resting in a sleeper berth. This provision does not apply when operating within 100 feet of a restricted area;

(3) idling when the vehicle must remain motionless due to traffic conditions, an official traffic control device, or an official traffic control signal over which the driver has no control, or at the direction of a peace officer, or operating a diesel-fueled APS at the direction of a peace officer; (4) idling when the vehicle is queuing that at all times is beyond 100 feet from any restricted area; (5) idling of the primary engine or operating a diesel-fueled APS when forced to remain motionless due to immediate adverse weather conditions affecting the safe operation of the vehicle or due to mechanical difficulties over which the driver has no control; (6) idling to verify that the vehicle is in safe operating condition as required by law and that all equipment is in good working order, either as part of a daily vehicle inspection or
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as otherwise needed, provided that such engine idling is mandatory for such verification; (7) idling of the primary engine or operating a diesel-fueled APS is mandatory for testing, servicing, repairing, or diagnostic purposes; (8) idling when positioning or providing a power source for equipment or operations, other than transporting passengers or propulsion, which involve a power take off or equivalent mechanism and is powered by the primary engine for: (A) controlling cargo temperature, operating a lift, crane, pump, drill, hoist, mixer (such as a ready mix concrete truck), or other auxiliary equipment; (B) providing mechanical extension to perform work functions for which the vehicle was designed and where substitute alternate means to idling are not reasonably available; or (C) collection of solid waste or recyclable material by an entity authorized by contract, license, or permit by a school or local government; (9) idling of the primary engine or operating a diesel-fueled APS when operating defrosters, heaters, air conditioners, or other equipment solely to prevent a safety or health emergency; (10) idling of the primary engine or operating a diesel-fueled APS by authorized emergency vehicles while in the course of providing services for which the vehicle is designed; (11) idling of military tactical vehicles during periods of training; and (12) idling when operating equipment such as a wheelchair or people assist lift as prescribed by the Americans with Disabilities Act;