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Originally Posted by Arragonis
The highway code is not the law but it does indicate items which are law by the words 'must' or 'must not' in bold. For example in the next section to the one above it states :
You MUST NOT leave a ... vehicle engine running unnecessarily while that vehicle is stationary on a public road.
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Could this be interpreted as
not turning off your engine when standing at a ridiculously long red light? I think wasting gas should be illegal.
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Originally Posted by Arragonis
If you were involved in an accident then they would take into account the full circumstances, for example they would probably know from the key position whether the engine was running or not for example.
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But shouldn't your key be in the same position when EOCing as it is when the engine is on? This allows you to bump start in an instant, without any key turning. This does make me wonder how anyone would prove
post factum that the engine was on or off at a certain point in time, like during an accident? Was the engine off, or did it stop because it hit a tree? No automotive blackboxes, yet.
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