I want to tell to all government of world that please make the rule that everybody must turn off there motor when traffic light is red. It will save more than 10lakh litre oil in a day. If my suggestion is good please e-mail me at satender_1988@yahoo.co.in
2006-08-29 15:24:20 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
well, i totally agree with you cuz for my car that is wat i felt lik doin too. it'd sav up gaz and $
Eventually, as everythin has a + and a - side
wen u stop at a stop light, it is would b for lik 16sd so wen u hav to start it up, it would use trice as much fuel u would save. adn it would slow down traffic, let's say that u were to b late, it would b that u had to turn off the car, adn start it over, that would b to much wasted tim.
and if u com to a stale stop light, and u cam to arrive at the last 5sec of the light, so u would stop and turn off the engine and u would defenitly mak the traffic really slow wen the other cars that come after u in the green light would wait for u to start ur engin then to go, that woudl be to slow, and that could mak lots of accidents too.
2006-08-29 15:51:43 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bad idea. This was discussed back in the days of the first "oil crisis" back in the 1970's, and it was very quickly seen that the amount of gas used is greater when you restart a car than if you leave it idol during a traffic light. This is even more true of diesel engines, of which there are more and more every day. Also, the wear and tear on your battery and starter are much greater if you "start and stop" an engine for such a short time as at a traffic light. Also, the amount of gas emissions put out by all cars, even more so by the overwhelming number of untuned cars, is MUCH greater at the start than at any other time. So, go back to the drawing board. I think all the governments of the world already know all this. God Bless you.
2006-08-29 15:34:42 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It will not save oil - because to start a gasoline engine, it takes a burst of fuel that more than makes up for the minute amount saved during the few seconds the engine is not running while waiting at a stoplight. Sorry, but that's the way the blamed things work - I had asked the same question of my late father-in-law, a GM Master Technician with over forty years experience and GM training. So your plan would, unfortunately, waste far more oil/gasoline than it'd save.
2006-08-29 15:34:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Traffic lights do not last long enough to warrant such a thing. It would make more sense to give higher priority of quicker changing lights to those intersections that have denser traffic. Plus all the wear and tear would cause harm to other critical engine parts, such as the starter, the cooling system, relays, etc., and would have to be changed more often at greater expense than a small amount of gas
2006-08-29 15:36:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Motors are powered by electricity. If you are talking about engines that consume fuel, well...the answer is the same. Shutting off an engine and turning it back on again will use more fuel than sitting at idle for one minute. On average, in the U.S., red lights last about 30 seconds, according to NHTSA. Therefore, turning off your car while at a red light would be less efficient and more costly than just letting it idle.
2006-08-29 15:39:29 · answer #5 · answered by Silvax 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with everyone else, as a former truck driver, it is more expensive and less efficient to start and stop your engine. When you first crank over your engine, that is about the pinnacle of fuel inefficiency and is WORSE for the air than idling
2006-08-29 15:33:38 · answer #6 · answered by Porterhouse 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, it probably won't.
Most vehicles use more energy starting up than idling for a short period. So, unless it's a really long light, this will just end up costing more fuel, and cause more wear-and-tear on the vehicle.
2006-08-29 15:31:38 · answer #7 · answered by coragryph 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would use more oil and gas to restart the engine than it would to sit idle for a few seconds.
2006-08-29 15:34:03 · answer #8 · answered by Ghidorah 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Such a law would increase oil usage. You actually use a fairly significant amount of gas each time you restart your car.
2006-08-29 15:45:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no, it takes a burst of pertol to start a modern car. I do it on my motorbike at SOME lights that I know stay red for a long time.
2014-08-27 23:56:41 · answer #10 · answered by DanRSN 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋