Quite literally: idling gets you nowhere. It's a mindless bad habit that we don't even think about, but one that has real implications on our health, our wallets, our vehicles, and our climate crisis.

While it’s normal for a car to be idling high when it’s first started, if the idle doesn’t drop to normal after a minute or two, something’s probably wrong. That initial temporary high idle, which is ...

If you drive a car regularly, the odds are high that you'll have to sit and wait in it with the engine running at some point. The practice is known as idling, and it's common to do it during certain ...

When you were first learning how to drive a car, did you receive a particular warning from your instructor, or perhaps a friend or familiar member? Specifically, did they warn you not to leave your ...

While there’s no Georgia law against leaving an unattended car running, some cities have ordinances that limit idling time. Photo by Ben Stein via Unsplash Frigid temperatures likely are on the way as ...