This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Enforce the law on engine idling.
Amplified by the lack of passengers, buses idling outside residential properties is rapidly increasing respiratory problems. This is a dangerous pattern - "regulating the service" is not an excuse as bus companies could easily refine the timetables, reduce services and/or replace older engines
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The amplification of breathing difficulties is a long term dehabilitating problem that puts increased strain on the NHS over a sustained period. A simple instruction to bus drivers to switch off engines - or better still companies reduce services or replace engines - would pay for itself and save lives, the environment and prevent related mental health issues. This is not really debatable - it's a simple win win situation.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
Enforcing legislation on engine idling is a matter for local traffic enforcement officers and the police, not the Government or House of Commons.
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