Who can I report to when a delivery truck left engine on for over an hour?
It's not my business but I don't like when people intentionally wasting gas. It's not my money but it's the world's gas supply running low because this fool decided to let the engine running while doing his furniture delivery. I noted the time he parked to the time he left - exactly 1 hour 14 minutes. I couldn't stop noticing because he parked next to my living room window.
So, my question is, who can I report this to?
2008-06-16T02:56:22Z
You could read my profile and my Q&A I posted... I am in Texas.
I know that your question is really out of concern for the environment, but as you yourself admitted, it really is none of your business.
nobody reports you if you let the TV run on the background even though you are not watching it and using the computer instead. or you accidentally left the lights on while you sleep. or when you wasted your food and didnt finish every morsel.
the point is, every human err. just some more than the others.
instead of asking how you can report others and punish/stop them, start by asking how you can do your part to reverse the negative damage. its much easier. its not being noble, its about being less calculative.
imagine if everyone whine about their neighbour wasting oil, yet do not want to 'lose out' by conserving or using less. the resultant competition to waste more oil and not be 'disadvantaged' would be such disaster, a myopic population.
In some states its illegal to leave trucks idling for longer than a certain amount of time, usually 15 minutes. If you are in one of those states you can call the cops. They might direct you to call another agency. If you are in a state where its legal to let a truck idle, call the company that owns the truck. Tell them that you don't appreciate listening to an idling truck outside your house or breathing the exhaust fumes. There is a good chance that the driver will be reprimanded.
First off, the world's oil supply is not running low. In fact, the US who has more oil in our shale deposits than all of the Middle Eastern oil producing countries combined has yet to really even tap into the supply.
That being said, it will do not good to report the guy. You're not paying or the fuel to run the truck. It's none of your business how much fuel the furniture store uses to deliver it's goods.
Now, if you want to complain about the loud, noisy truck left running out your front window. Then you have a beef.
Actually just idling not an awful lot. It is the playing with the accelerator that does it. The heater should not make a difference. The sleeping in the cab sounds great , but I have done it, it does not give a half decent night sleep. You can switch it off and start again in the mourning.