#StopYourEnginesDetroit

JOIN the anti-idling movement in Detroit

Pledge to Turn Off Your Engine for Cleaner Air in Detroit

Idling your car directly impacts our health

  • In 2022, The Allergy and Asthma Foundation rated Detroit as the worst city for people with Asthma and other breathing-related ailments

  • Breathing emissions are linked to asthma, allergies, heart and lung disease, cancer, and autism.

  • Kids are especially vulnerable because they inhale more air per pound of body weight

  • $250 a year by shutting off their engines

  • CAPHE - Community Action Plan for Healthy Environment states that up to 65,000 work days a year are missed to pollution-related illnesses

  • Detroit adults are 29% higher than Michigan as a whole

  • Download our Idle Reduction Flyer here.

Fuel Conservation

Idling wastes 12 million gallons of fuel every day equaling 387.000 barrels of imported oil

  • A diesel truck could save as much as $25,000 a year by shutting off their engines

  • A family could save $250 a year by shutting off their engines

  • Idling 10 seconds equals driving 1 mile

  • By shutting your engine 8 minutes a day, a 4-cylinder car could save $67 a year and prevent 704 lbs of CO2 a year.

  • How much can I save? Download the Argonne and Clean Cities Emissions Calculator

Idle Reduction - Useful Links