Ottawa set to cut idling limit from 3 minutes to 1 minute under proposed changes [Video]

Ottawa motorists will face new time limits for idling their vehicles in all weather conditions, as the city introduces tougher rules to crack down on unnecessary idling.

Under proposed changes to Ottawa’s idling control bylaw, drivers will be permitted to idle their vehicle for one minute in a 60-minute period when the temperature is between 0 C and 27 C, and a new maximum idling limit of five minutes will be introduced when the temperature is colder than 0 C and warmer than 27 C.

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The City of Ottawa first introduced the idling control bylaw in 2007, prohibiting drivers from idling their vehicles for more than three minutes per hour when the temperature is between 5 C and 27 C. There is currently no idling limit when the temperature is below 0 C and above …