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[cinda]

What's the Law in Connecticut?

Connecticut law prohibits vehicles of all kinds from unnecessary idling for more than 3 minutes. Hope that car warms up to get the ice loose.

[ggiese]

The other day I was blasted by a ton of snow that came off a semi when we were side by side doing about 50 mph. I support legislation compelling folks to clean snow and ice off their car/truck, but I can see it would be difficult to enforce.

[CoventryCat86]

What's the Law in Connecticut?

Connecticut law prohibits vehicles of all kinds from unnecessary idling for more than 3 minutes. Hope that car warms up to get the ice loose.

Actually, it's not a "law" it's a regulation, RCSA 22a-174-18(b)(3)(C):

"(C) a mobile source to operate for more than three (3) consecutive minutes when
such mobile source is not in motion,"

however there are exceptions because the words immediately following the comma read:

"except as follows:"

"(i) when a mobile source is forced to remain motionless because of traffic conditions
or mechanical difficulties over which the operator has no control,
(ii) when it is necessary to operate defrosting, heating or cooling equipment to
ensure the safety or health of the driver or passengers,
(iii) when it is necessary to operate auxiliary equipment that is located in or on
the mobile source to accomplish the intended use of the mobile source,
(iv) to bring the mobile source to the manufacturer’s recommended operating temperature,
(v) when the outdoor temperature is below twenty degrees Fahrenheit (20
degrees F),
(vi) when the mobile source is undergoing maintenance that requires such mobile
source be operated for more than three (3) consecutive minutes, or
(vii) when a mobile source is in queue to be inspected by U.S. military personnel
prior to gaining access to a U.S. military installation."

so (iv) & (v) get you out of any potential trouble for those reasons, if the temperature is under 20 degrees F or it takes longer than three minutes to bring your car up to operating temperature.

Also, the State Police generally don't enforce DEP (or DEEP as it's now called) regulations, air pollution enforcement officers do that and there are only a handful of them in the entire state.