Turn it off – Reminder
The environment has been quite rightly in the news recently and will continue to be as we witness rising global temperatures and pollution levels. Many councils are starting to join in the Public Health England advice to motorists to improve air quality and we pass this request on to parents picking up their children, sitting in our car park with their engines idling.
Just one minute of sitting with your car engine running and the vehicle not moving produces the equivalent of 150 balloons of harmful pollutants into the air.
Air pollution has been identified by a number of organisations including the World Health Organisation, United Nations and the Royal College of Physicians as the biggest environmental risk to health. A recent report from Public Health England estimated that within the UK, air pollution is linked to up to 36,000 deaths each year. Older people and children are most sensitive to air pollutants.
Keeping the engine running while parked contributes to an increase of air pollutant levels. This happens in our gym car park.
- Switch off when the car is likely to be stopped for more than 1 minute
- 1 minute of idling produces twice as many emissions as a moving vehicle
- 1 minute of idling produces 150 balloons of harmful pollutants
- Excessive idling is a waste of fuel (and money)
- People inside cars are exposed to high levels of air pollution, with children especially at risk of harmful effects
Thank you for your support.