DEMOCRATS BREAK THE LAW, SHOW SHAMELESS LACK OF CONCERN FOR ENVIRONMENT
UPDATE: Because the buses were on Federal Property, DC law does not pertain to them. The same cannot be said for the carbon footprint they left.
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Below are some photos from this morning’s Democratic bus brigade waiting outside the
Staffers watching from nearby windows noticed the buses were idling as early as 7:15am, but didn’t depart until roughly 10:05am- leaving them idling for nearly 3 hours. In addition, three Penske trucks were also dispatched to carry the Members’ luggage (because apparently the cargo hold of the 5 buses was not enough space).
As stated by law:
In 1999, the DC Department of Health amended a municipal regulation (Title 20, §900.1) that applies to both gasoline and diesel engines. The DC idling law, which applies to buses with a seating capacity of twelve or more, restricts idling to three minutes.
Nancy, the law states three minutes, NOT three hours.
According to an EPA study conducted on idling buses in the DC metro area in Dec of 2006.
“Long-duration vehicle idling waste a considerable amount of fuel (up to a gallon per hour) and exposes the driver, passengers, and the general public to harmful diesel air emissions, such as particulate matter and other air toxics.”
As one Capitol Police Officer reminded the Democratic staffers- they’re supposed to be law makers, not law breakers.
