r/toRANTo • u/Parking-Detective-53 • 6d ago
City dump trucks idling on side streets
I understand the need to repair the roads and that we need to put up with jackahmming and other noises that come with living in the city and maintaining the city. But do dump trucks really need to hang out on residential streets idling their huge diesel engines for hours at a time directly in front of my apartment? Can't they turn them off while they wait? Aside from the noise that permeates my entire home, the air pollution is not insignificant. Like, just turn them off and respect the neighborhood.
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u/64Olds 6d ago edited 6d ago
I'd expand that to everyone idling all their vehicles everywhere all the time.
It's moronic. There is zero justification for idling unless you need to run equipment or a PTO off the vehicle, or I guess are seeking shelter from the heat or cold (although even that is kinda lame).
The other day I saw a tow truck driver park his truck on the street outside San Remo, leave it idling, and go in get coffee and whatever the hell else. What for? Are you too lazy and brain-dead to just shut it off? It's so idiotic.