EXHAUST THE EXHAUSTS Stop Idling and Save Lives Girls Scout Bronze Award Project By: Sarah Baskin & Shefali Verma

Impacts Of Idling: Idling harms our health: Vehicle exhaust is harmful to everyone’s health, but it especially affects children who breathe more and at a faster rate than adults. Idling pollutes the air we breathe: Vehicle idling pollutes air. By not idling, you reduce car exhaust and prevent up to 3 pounds of pollution per month from going into the air. Idling costs you money: A popular misconception is that idling your car uses less gas than turning it off and restarting. The truth is, if you are going to be sitting more than 30 seconds, it is more fuel efficient to turn your engine off. Impacts Of Idling

Total US Environmental Benefit from Eliminating 5 Minutes of Voluntary Idling Daily Gasoline Not Burned CO2 Not Emitted 3.8 million gallons40,000 tons Annually Gasoline Not Burned CO2 Not Emitted 1.4 billion gallons13 million tons

Less frequent visit to doctors Idling isn’t good. Especially for little children. Children are small, and therefore closer to exhaust pipes The chemicals that come out of the exhaust pipes are pretty toxic, and if children inhale the chemicals, they might get asthma and some times other serious diseases Did you know that not idling saves you money? Turning off the engine and restarting it uses less gas than idling for 30 seconds Simple Request - DON’T IDLE

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THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR NOT IDLING!!