No Idle Campaign

Alex and Jordan noticed that many people in the school pick up lines idle their cars.  They learned through research that unnecessary idling wastes gasoline and adds CO² into the atmosphere, which accelerates global warming.  They thought that a good place to start would be to get parents of Cider Mill students to commit to not idling their car in the pick up line or anywhere else.

Their message is simple:  IF YOU IDLE YOUR CAR FOR TEN SECONDS OR MORE, YOU ARE USING MORE GAS THAN TURNING YOUR CAR OFF AND ON.  In addition, they learned that idling is unnecessary to “warm up” your car (the best way to warm it up is to drive it) and idling is in fact harmful to engines – causing more gasoline residue to build up in the engines, exhaust system rusting, and more.

As Alex and Jordan say, "If you're stopped for more than ten, turn it off and on again."

Learn more facts about how idling contributes to global warming.