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COMMUNITY COMMUNITY CHALLENGE!CHALLENGE!

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WHAT IS IDLING?WHAT IS IDLING?

Idling is when something or Idling is when something or someone is not operating or not someone is not operating or not moving. Here, we are talking about moving. Here, we are talking about cars that are turned on with their cars that are turned on with their engines running but they are not engines running but they are not moving anywhere – they are just moving anywhere – they are just parked.parked.

AIR POLLUTIONAIR POLLUTION See it See it

Smell itSmell it

Breathe itBreathe it

3 WORST AIR POLLUTERS3 WORST AIR POLLUTERS

CarsCars FactoriesFactories Coal-Burning Power PlantsCoal-Burning Power Plants

CARS POLLUTECARS POLLUTE Try not to use your car as muchTry not to use your car as much Take public transit (bus, subway, Take public transit (bus, subway,

streetcar)streetcar) WalkWalk CarpoolCarpool Don’t idle your carDon’t idle your car

IDLING CARSIDLING CARS

Make the air dirty (pollution)Make the air dirty (pollution) Waste $$$$Waste $$$$ Waste gasWaste gas Hurt car enginesHurt car engines

IDLING MAKES US SICKIDLING MAKES US SICK Kids breathe faster than adults so they Kids breathe faster than adults so they

breathe more dirty airbreathe more dirty air Breathing polluted air gives us asthma, Breathing polluted air gives us asthma,

lung problems, allergies, and sometimes lung problems, allergies, and sometimes cancercancer

Small children walk right by the car Small children walk right by the car exhaust pipes where the dirty air comes exhaust pipes where the dirty air comes fromfrom

IDLING MAKES THE IDLING MAKES THE PLANET SICKPLANET SICK

Car fumes poison animalsCar fumes poison animals

Car pollution hurts plants and flowersCar pollution hurts plants and flowers

Air pollution destroys our planetAir pollution destroys our planet

WHY DO PEOPLE IDLE?WHY DO PEOPLE IDLE? Warming up their carsWarming up their cars Waiting for someoneWaiting for someone Running a quick errandRunning a quick errand Comfort (air conditioning, heater, radio)Comfort (air conditioning, heater, radio) Parking illegallyParking illegally

HOW CAN WE STOP THIS?HOW CAN WE STOP THIS?

WE CAN HELP!WE CAN HELP!

Ask our parents to walk us to school or Ask our parents to walk us to school or start a “walking school bus” programstart a “walking school bus” program

Tell people to not idle their cars Tell people to not idle their cars Wear an extra sweater so the bus driver Wear an extra sweater so the bus driver

doesn’t need to keep the heater runningdoesn’t need to keep the heater running Let drivers know idling hurts their enginesLet drivers know idling hurts their engines

REMOTE STARTERS:REMOTE STARTERS:

Are little gadgets that will turn on your car Are little gadgets that will turn on your car engine when you press the button.engine when you press the button.

Can be used while YOU are still in your Can be used while YOU are still in your house and your CAR is out on the street.house and your CAR is out on the street.

Are terrible for the planet because people Are terrible for the planet because people press the button and forget that their car is press the button and forget that their car is running and it ends up polluting for a long, running and it ends up polluting for a long, long, long time!long, long time!

STOP IDLING!STOP IDLING!

Make our air cleanMake our air clean Help us stay healthyHelp us stay healthy Don’t waste $$$ or gasDon’t waste $$$ or gas Save our planetSave our planet

WE CAN DO IT!WE CAN DO IT!

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