Police Are Writing $150 Tickets For People Who Warm Up Their Unattended Cars

‘In the northeastern United States, it has thus far been a particularly brutal winter. It has gotten so bad that this past week, some schools in Ohio (as well as across the region) were closed on all five regular school days because of safety concerns. It is times like these that we are all thankful for recent innovations in automobiles that allow us to persevere in the harshest of temperatures.

However, Ohio police have begun enforcing a 2004 law that prohibits leaving a vehicle unattended without first turning off the engine and taking the keys out the ignition. Therefore, officers have begun issuing $150 tickets to those who attempt to warm up their cars by turning on their engines and leaving the car running before getting onto the road. On top of the fine, citizens can be charged with a minor misdemeanor.’

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