I don't like ratting people out, and I won't specifically finger anyone today, even though the Year of the Rat is now officially underway :-).
All I will say is that on my walk today I ran across a City of Burnaby truck with two gentlemen sleeping inside with the motor running. While the City does not seem to have an anti-idling bylaw, it does have a DriveSmart educational program that includes city staff. One of the main initiatives of the program is to reduce idling. I guess the guys in the truck missed the message... They could have been on a legitimate break, but the optics certainly didn't look good. And I've seen this sort of thing several times all over the city.
I think it's important for the City to set a good example, and workers like the ones I saw today ain't it. Not only were they polluting, they were burning my tax dollars for no useful purpose.
Posted by Paul at February 11, 2008 02:28 PM