No idle threat * USA - LaMattina wants to target tour buses
Charlestown,North End,MA,USA -The Boston Globe (Boston,MA) -April 1, 2007: -- As tourism season nears and more tour buses start making their way to Boston, City Councilor Sal LaMattina has filed an order calling for stricter enforcement by the city of state laws that limit vehicles' idling time to five minutes... Idling tour buses, which often keep their engines running for 20 minutes or more to keep heat or air conditioning on for returning passengers , worsen congestion and pollution in tourist-heavy neighborhoods such as the North End and Charlestown, said LaMattina, who represents those neighborhoods... The exhaust from these vehicles can cause respiratory problems, he said...
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