In Canada, various anti-idling provisions have been written into municipal by-laws for at least three decades. In recent years, municipalities have passed increasing numbers of idling control by-laws or other by-laws with anti-idling provisions. The stand-alone idling control by-laws have been driven by concerns about air quality, smog and greenhouse gas emissions.
In The United States, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) publishes a compendium of current idling regulations in the United States.  Download the latest compendium |