Originally Posted By: CROWNVIC4LIFE
As far as shutting down the engine for a long red light what you are doing is crazy...You are wearing out your starter...There are times I have to wait for a very long freight train to pass but I am not about to shut the a/c off in blazing Miami sunshine...Even if I was in a cooler climate shutting the engine off at a red light makes zero sense to me...I do not know of one person on earth that does that.
Swiss have to do it at every light, that is the law in their country.
You have a placard on every light reminding that law, and the light before returning to green, light up the orange with the red to let the drivers know that it is time to turn on their engines.
As far as shutting down the engine for a long red light what you are doing is crazy...You are wearing out your starter...There are times I have to wait for a very long freight train to pass but I am not about to shut the a/c off in blazing Miami sunshine...Even if I was in a cooler climate shutting the engine off at a red light makes zero sense to me...I do not know of one person on earth that does that.
Swiss have to do it at every light, that is the law in their country.
You have a placard on every light reminding that law, and the light before returning to green, light up the orange with the red to let the drivers know that it is time to turn on their engines.
