Uber Drivers Forum banner
1 - 20 of 26 Posts

· Banned
Joined
·
822 Posts
Discussion Starter · #1 ·
It seems pretty obvious to me, but I guess some people just lack basic common sense. Like the person parked in the LOT AT THE AIRPORT NEXT TO ME, who's car is so hot it's making me hot in my car! Save GAS, cut down on your CO2 emissions, do the planet and your wallet and your fellow driver a favor and turn you car off while parked waiting for a trip! PLEASE!
 

· Registered
Joined
·
333 Posts
Or get a plug in hybrid... engine is off and I can stay cool for hours with AC on if I was motivated enough to put myself in such a situation (Ford Fusion Energi). Check Federal (tax credit) and Colorado ( tax rebate), the upgrade to PHEV is practically free here (often less expensive). Rebate / credit totalled 9k for my Fusion. No brainer IMO.
 

· Super Moderator
Joined
·
14,198 Posts
I know for me, I'm always utilizing my Outlets. Keeping my phone's charged, keeping my vape pen charged, hell sometimes I bring my hair straightener with me if I'm getting ready in the lot LOL I'm seriously considering bringing out the George Foreman and doing hot dogs today! Utilizing the Outlets requires the car to be running unfortunately
 

· Registered
Joined
·
633 Posts
I know for me, I'm always utilizing my Outlets. Keeping my phone's charged, keeping my vape pen charged, hell sometimes I bring my hair straightener with me if I'm getting ready in the lot LOL I'm seriously considering bringing out the George Foreman and doing hot dogs today! Utilizing the Outlets requires the car to be running unfortunately
I like the grill idea, I would consider camping out in thr lot if I could make some brats, with a little umbrella camping chair sounds relaxing

Back to the op point I don't get idling the car for long periods of time. If you have a healthy battery there should be no problem running your, phone, a tablet and maybe even a laptop for a couple hours without killing your battery. I don't like wasting gas so if I park I turn the engine off, I usually park in a shaded area (I know those don't exist in the lot) which makes ac unnecessary
 

· Banned
Joined
·
822 Posts
Discussion Starter · #16 ·
It was night time, but some good advise I could have parked somewhere else.... I am not a rat so I wont ve tattling on anyonw, not really sure if we even have that here in CO. It was 72 degrees out there last night.
 

· Premium Member
Joined
·
5,159 Posts
Colorado's idling laws, as it pertains to all vehicles, with variations, below 15 deg. and above 80 deg. the state cannot prohibit idling on public property under those conditions. On private property is a different story, if someone complains, they can enforce them. However, each city has their own rules on this. Boulder and Aspen are draconian, I know of guys getting cited in Boulder for idling their semi while delivering new cars to the dealer, they have to keep their electric hydraulic pumps running somehow, cop said it didn't matter. Aspen prohibits idling unless below 0. Denver is kinda vague on it, if it's in a residential area, it becomes more about noise (diesel or loud exhaust), puffing if the vehicle is unattended (all).

In '08 when Denver hosted the DNC, the semi's delivering to Mile Hi were not allowed to idle while sitting in the queue, sometimes for up to 8 hrs, in 90 deg. temps. The enforcement officer, drove around in a police car, with the a/c on the entire time. The press tents, DNC operations tents and city operations tents used giant diesel generators shipped in on trailer chassis that smoked like a freight train and burn 10 gal of diesel per hour to provide power and operate the a/c units. They also used trash trucks filled with sand to block the highway ramps, those trucks sat and idled for 3 straight days, they actually delivered diesel and nat. gas to them, the drivers were allowed to sleep in the cabs.
 

· Banned
Joined
·
822 Posts
Discussion Starter · #20 ·
Seems like if we're spending time in the airport queue instead of making money actually driving, common sense might be at a premium (sorry/not sorry for the fuel pun)
Ding
Ding
Ding

Winner !
You little kids can have the short rides with the drunk passengers, let us Grown Ups work the Long Rides with the Business Travelers from the Airport!
 
1 - 20 of 26 Posts
This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.
Top