Call to fine parents who idle car engines near school and childcare zones

Increasing traffic and school and childcare
 drop-offs risk exposing children to
high levels of pollution, experts say.

Parents who park the car but leave the engine running while picking up and dropping off their children would be penalised under anti-idling laws proposed to cut harmful vehicle emissions.

The call to crack down on idling near schools and childcare centres follows a Turnbull government discussion paper on improving Australia's air quality by switching to cleaner fuels.

Read Adam Carey’s story in today’s Melbourne Age - “Call to fine parents who idle car engines near school and childcare zones.”