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Some UTA buses ignore 'no idling' signs at U.

If it's an area where buses idle for a long time there should be hookups installed just as in truck stops so the buses do not have to idle to have AC and lights.

The UofU loop and the transit station seem like natural locations for these hookups.

And let's not award the contract without bidding.

FOR PASSENGER COMFORT ? then idle for 3 minutes off for 5 idle for 3 off for 5...DUH and the lights work without the engine running....JEEZ what a stupid remark...

I sat on a bus one evening where the bus driver shut down the bus for a few minutes, but said that he had to turn it back on because the electronics in the bus can't be turned off and will drain the batteries quickly. Left off too long, the bus would be unable to start. I asked what they did with the bus at night when the engine wasn't going. He told me that they have outlets where they plug in at the garages to keep the electronics going all night.

Having a bus that needs to consume power nearly 24 hours a day seems to be as bad as idling buses. If a bus manufacturer can't create a better bus, perhaps UTA should look to purchase them elsewhere.

Why are the buses stopped? Should they be driving around picking up passangers? Who cares about emmissions, I want to know why they're parked.