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( upbeat rock music )
( sleepy music )
( truck idling )
( snoring )
Huh?
( truck turning off )
The guys have gotta see this!
Dave, Lola!
Get down to Wastebusters Headquarters!
Right Away!
( tires screeching )
( car doors slamming )
Lloyd, This better be good.
Yeah, dude.
What could be so important
that you drag us down here
at the crack of dawn?
Emissions!
We have to come up with
some ideas to help people learn
about Connecticut's anti-idling law!
In many states, including Connecticut
it's illegal to idle your car
for more than three minutes.
Today on Wastebusters
Lloyd, Dave and Lola
will test two idling myths.
Let's get to work.
( car starting )
( upbeat music )
Idling your car doesn't
waste much fuel, right?
Wrong Dave.
Idling your car for 30 seconds
wastes more fuel
than turning it on and
then turning it off again.
What?!?
With today's economy
who'd want to waste fuel?
I 've got an idea.
Let's see if idling your car
wastes fuel, or not.
Yeah, let's test that myth.
Let's see if the Wastebusters
can bag this myth.
First they connect bags
of gasoline to their cars.
Lloyd and Dave time
how long it will take
to burn that fuel, by idling.
At the same time
Lola will find out
how much gas is used
with her car turned off.
( fanfare )
Time!
Let's compare the results!
After one hour of idling
Lloyd and Dave's car burned
a fifth of a gallon of gas!
Lola wins!
Shutting off her car saved fuel!
( car starting & loud *** )
There are 2.3 million passenger
vehicles in Connecticut.
If every Connecticut driver
were to idle 5 minutes less, each day
tens of millions of dollars in fuel
would be saved each year!
That's a lot of cheddar, Jack!
( car starting )
( hip music )
Idling your car doesn't create
much pollution, does it?
I'm not so sure about that Lloyd.
Burning just one gallon of gasoline
produces about 20 pounds
of air pollutants.
Only one way to find out.
Let's test that myth.
Let's watch while the Wastebusters
exhaust this myth.
Lloyd and Dave measure the emissions
from their idling car's tailpipe.
Lola, does the same with her car
turned off.
Time!!
( loud siren )
Let's check out the results.
Lloyd and Dave's car produced emissions
which pollute our environment!
Lola, wins again!
Shutting off her car
created zero emissions!
( car starting and loud *** )
If every Connecticut driver
were to idle five minutes less
each day
over 140,000 tons
of greenhouse gases
and toxic emissions
would be prevented
from entering the air each year.
The equivalent of taking
23,000 cars off the road.
That's a lot of breathing room!
( people exhaling )
Hey!
You guys are pretty smart, aren't you?
( ***! )
At least one of us.
How many miles per gallon
does an idling car get?
That's easy!
Zero!
The results are in!
Shutting your car off
saves fuel and
protects the environment.
Thanks to Dave, Lola and Lloyd
These idling myths
have been busted!
Busted!
Busted!
Definitely, busted!
Thanks for watching Wastebusters!
( upbeat music )
( idling van )
( record scratching )
( playful music )
Aww, Busted!
( van being turned off )
For more information on
Connecticut's idling laws
visit the DEP website at
CT.GOV/DEP/IDLINGISFUELISH