Idling webquest

1. What's wrong with idling?
2. Does your school (district) have an Idle-Reduction policy?
3. Calculate the cost of unnecessary idling.
4. What is the impact of diesel exhaust on human health?
5. Who are the people who are involved?

Calculate the cost of unnecessary idling.

How can you get answers to these questions?

How many buses are used by the school (district) every day? Do any make multiple runs? How many? How long are buses idling during morning pickup? (report in minutes) How long are buses idling during afternoon pick-up? (report in minutes) How much idling could be reduced by each bus?

Use the data you gather to put into the Fuel Savings Calculator. Are the price per gallon amounts used by the calculator current? How will you calculate the annual cost savings with updated prices?