NJ cuts down on idling... & pollution

We recently had dinner with our friends Jimmy and Jason in Collingswood, New Jersey. When we were walking down Center Street, I noticed this sign, and I love this idea. It seems to me this is one of those ideas that should have been implemented long ago, but either no one thought about it, or there was no political will to do it.

I'm heartened by the fact that communities seem to be coming up with many small ways to combat global warming, pollution, and with the astronomical cost of fuel, it's probably safe to say, fuel consumption, too.

I've also read where some schools in several states are implementing this regulation as well to control pollution around school children.

I'd love to hear counter-arguments to this regulation, but I'm no longer surprised by selfish, myopic global warming deniers. It's not difficult to imagine Ann Coulter pimping the idea of revving school buses, with free cigarettes for the kids.*

Seriously though, there are some people who will decry this new regulation as excessive government regulation. I'm not one of them.

*I'm just kidding, so don't take this seriously. Unless you want to.