Climate Conscience Wo/Man
at the lights on her/his eCargo-Bike behind the four exhaust-pipe luxury SUV.
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https://www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/four-exhaust-pipes-and-a-climate-crisis
#climate #FossilFuels #cars #SUVs #motorists #CarMinds #idling #ClimateInaction #ClimateAction #cycling #pollution #ClimateCrisis #BellingenShire

Mobility design for mortality and morbidity

"Traffic pollution contributes to more than 1,800 premature deaths per year, study estimates. Vehicle pollution may contribute to more deaths each year than the number caused by road accidents."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-08-22/traffic-pollution-study-estimates-1800-premature-deaths-per-year/105677620
#cars #roads #FossilFuel #MobilityDesign #harm #pollution #air #PrematureDeath #Deathzone #idling #disease #inflammation #ActiveTransport

Children cut air pollution near their schools – by taking aim at their parents’ idling cars

"Australian drivers leave their cars idling up to 20% of their total travel time, producing as much as 8% of a trip’s emissions."

"Around schools, idling cars create pollution hotspots exposing children to harmful pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter. At the start and end of every school day, many Australian children head to the carpark or street to get picked up. While they’re waiting, they will be breathing in a mix of toxic gases and particle pollution."

"But car idling is one of the easiest behaviours to change. Internationally, anti-idling campaigns have led to improved air quality. In Australia, the problem of idling has largely been overlooked."
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https://theconversation.com/these-students-cut-air-pollution-near-their-schools-by-taking-aim-at-their-parents-idling-cars-262435
#FossilFuels #pollution #cars #parenting #idling #children #careless #motorists #Bellingen #GHG #climate

Insane person in a Ford SUV on my street #idling their engine while the planet burns …

Report idling vehicles in NYC (and get a cut of the fines) with AI

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/idle-reporter-for-nyc-dep/id6747315971

#HackerNews #AI #Vehicle #Reporting #NYC #Idling #Fines #Technology

Today in “Samuel Pepys’ Diary Reimagined”:

“Whether or not I make things happen, things will happen anyway. Life is happening anyway. The entire idea of a purpose is the inherent capitalist mindset talking; there is nothing wrong with me doing nothing at all.”

https://babumenos.com/SPDR/#a2025-01-07

#AntiCapitalism #DoingNothing #Idling #Productivity #NotLazy

Wearing Christmas pajamas and enjoying a very slow start to the day. Sundays usually involve coaching running at 0845 and then rowing at 1. Neither are happening today and I plan to make the most of it.
Might watch a film in a bit. Might play assasin’s creed 4. Might not.

#idling

Car exhaust in your blood stream

Sydney is the worst-ranked Australian city, recording a poorer air pollution score than London. Air pollution impacts our health, at any level... Asthma, lung cancer, respiratory infections, diabetes, stroke and heart disease had all been linked to the problem.

Vehicle emissions are the main source of chronic air pollution in Australian cities.
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/14/hobart-darwin-and-canberra-ranked-among-top-10-global-cities-with-lowest-air-pollution
#pollution #air #Sydney #cars #Vehicles #diesel #Idling #culture #PublicHealth

When will #ottcity start to issue #tickets for car #idling? In the McDonalds parking lot half the cars are still running and for what!?

Pedestrians are waiting an average of 90 seconds at the beg buttons in Sydney. Do fossil fuel motorists ever have beg buttons?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-25/pedestrian-light-wait-times-in-sydney-research/102890326
#pedestrians #FootTraffic #TrafficLights #cars #idling #pollution #Sydney #TrafficDesign #climatecrisis

The other day - builder's van with two occupants #idling engine outside a busy playground (also opposite empty primary school).

I politely asked them to turn it off, pointing out playing children.

Guy in drivers seat waved and turned off engine.

Older guy in passenger seat said 'no, we're going in a minute' and made driver turn it back on.

I shrugged and walked away, he shouted

"Are you gay, or what?".

They were still there when I came back with my shopping. Driver avoided eye contact.

Rediscovering Mental Chatter
Not the mental chatter itself but unskillful reactions to it hinders meditation.

#rediscovering #mental #chatter #wandering #mind #thought #DayDreaming #idling #distraction #meditation #mindfulness #metacognition #MentalHealth

Another round of asking nicely from #WarwickshireCountyCouncil
which the problem selfish, antisocial drivers will ignore, assuming they're even aware in the first place.

https://warwickshire.gov.uk/news/article/3972/kids-need-clean-air-drivers-asked-to-switch-off-their-engines-when-parked-waiting-or-stationary

#Warwickshire #Idling #AirPollution #WCCSafe_Active #Warwickshire_CC

Driver of this 4x4 felt it was acceptable to park outside cafe, in front of people and leave engine running while they ordered takeaway coffees.

Politely asked them to turn it off next time.

Interesting head space to have ‘save ledge’ beach stickers but think a diesel puking fumes at people for 5 minutes is ok.
#killcars #carssuck #idling #pollution #climate

I'm watching programming language ranking videos on YouTube but will keep programming in Lisp or Scheme.

#idling #IdleThoughts #ennui #shitpost

The sun's out and it's not particularly cold. At least five drivers on the school run sat parked up, engines idling, browsing phones. The excuse of it being too cold so heating is needed/too hot so AC is needed wears a bit thin this time of year. So, why do it?

#Idling #AirPollution #Environment #Driving

RT @LittleNinjaUK@twitter.com

Do motorists know how bad it is for everyone's health to sit in a car with the engine running (#idling)? Whose responsibility is it to tell them? #AirPollution #NO2idling https://twitter.com/TilbrookDaniela/status/1238498006313455616

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/LittleNinjaUK/status/1238520804989636609

RT @LittleNinjaUK@twitter.com

To protect their kids, mums are confronting motorists asking them to switch off their engines. Please share this petition for new law & enforcement so council officers can do their job and reduce #airpollution from vehicle #idling. 👉🏽 https://www.change.org/p/uk-parliament-stop-vehicles-idling-near-babies-and-children-56729f0f-30a5-4410-8dce-677ac770fb82 #NO2idling #SchoolRun https://twitter.com/TilbrookDaniela/status/1238049358983151616

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/LittleNinjaUK/status/1238064958346231810