Travelling RTW provides me with a lot of time on busses, and ultimately waiting for busses. Today as I sit 40 min in advance of departure I am left idling with time on my hands, quietly observing the people and sites and I realize that the bus in front of me has been running the entire time. This enrages me. MOSTLY, because it is not the first bus to do so...it is the norm. They run for 30, 40, 60 min (0r longer) waiting to depart. I think it's to ensure the bus is frigid with AC from the moment you get on, but I am not certain. Often I see environmental destruction and I realize that destruction of resources is often in the short term economic gain of a nation, so although it could be different I have some level of understanding....but idling a bus not only increases CO2 emissions, and increases mining of fuel, it also COSTS the company more and thus reduces economic gain. As i dit here i realize also that i don't take the bus much in Canada and so i don't know whether the practices there are any different? Trouble is I feel rather powerless. It isn't uncommon for me to ask friends or family to turn of the ignition...but I'm not sure i can take on the Asian bus community? Thoughts?
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