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Fuel prices have been rising little by little over the years. The price increases get worse around this time of the year. In response to the rise in costs for fuel, the Utah Transit Authority decided to raise fares.

According to a newspaper article, "[The] UTA has adopted a policy requiring all buses to be turned off if they have been idling for more than 10 minutes. With that and similar policies in place since January, UTA has been able to reduce its fuel consumption by 3 to 5 percent, saving $150,000..."

I have seen CTA buses idle for 15+ minutes, if they were turned off when idling at terminals a lot of money could be saved. I think it’s a good idea. What do you think about this idea?

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