Further comments

• Further comments asked for the campaign to focus on people who idle for a long time such as taxi drivers, people parked up at the sea front or defrosting their cars. Others suggested more focus should be put to tackle engine idling by schools or on buses, diesel and PCC vehicles
• Some respondents do not agree that switching off engines makes a difference to the environment or have concerns that it damages the car engine and may not be suitable for older vehicles
• There was general support for the campaign however a few respondents commented that the campaign is poorly conceived or not big enough

This table shows that
14% of respondents would like for there to be a focus on those idling for a long time, for example, taxis, delivery drivers, people on phones, at the seafront, level crossings, people keeping warm, defrosting their cars, etc.
12% of respondents feel better road/ traffic infrastructure is needed to reduce congestion
11% of respondents suggest optimising traffic light sequencing and adding timers
10% of respondents disagree that switching off engines makes much of a difference to environment
10% of respondents suggest stopping engine idling by schools
9% of respondents express general support for the campaign
8% of respondents feel engine idling should be enforced with fines/wardens
7% of respondents suggest educating people on engine idling
7% of respondents express concern that it damages the engine / is not suitable for older vehicles
7% of respondents left comments about the environmental impact of engine idling (e.g. pollution, health conditions)
6% of respondents feel the campaign is weak / poorly conceived / not big enough
6% of respondents suggesting making engine idling signage more visible/numerous
6% of respondents feel that shipping and the Port is a bigger problem
5% of respondents suggest focusing on bus, diesel and Portsmouth City Council vehicle idling
5% of respondents feel it is not practical as it’s too short of a time, people get annoyed when they are slow to move off, they can’t do it when the car is not warm
5% of respondents suggest reducing cars/ improving active travel options
5% of respondents suggest improvements to public transport (i.e. making it more accessible/ cheaper/ better routes)
8% of respondents left other comments
11% of respondents did not leave a further comment

“About the advert – It doesn’t get the message across. I associate releasing nice red balloons with celebrations. I hadn’t seen the “when you stop, engine stops” until reading it in this survey.  My immediate thought was confusion.  Then I thought my engine doesn’t stop when my car stops  what do they mean?  AND then I realised you are asking me to stop my engine when my car stops…so I’m on board with all that but didn’t get the message.”

“I think people who engine idle outside schools and shops should be fined in time. The dangers are clear and have been for a while, if people don’t pay attention to the health of others there should be a penalty.”

“Feels like turning the engine off while waiting at traffic lights is not practical. It would take too much time to turn engine back on, put car into gear, then drive car forwards. Some lights do not give you much time to move off. Could be more practical with modern vehicles?”