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Passenger Vehicle Idling in Vermont: Year 1 Report
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2012-10-01
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Corporate Contributors:Vermont Agency of Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program ; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
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Abstract:This report includes the results and description of Year 1 of this project. The overall goal of the project is to add greater understanding to the potential for reductions in fuel use and emissions that could result from a reduction or elimination of discretionary idling in Vermont. The Year 1 study was primarily intended to pilot-test the in-vehicle equipment and data collection as well as a comprehensive analysis method for assessing driver idling behavior for Vermont drivers. The scope of Year 1 included the collection and analysis of second-by-second data on the driving behavior of 20 randomly selected drivers in Vermont, for a pilot-scale application of new methods to distinguish between discretionary and nondiscretionary idling by passenger vehicles (PVs) in Vermont. By collecting data in summer and winter, the project team developed an initial understanding of the seasonal differences in idling behavior during this project phase. A more in-depth understanding of the spatial and demographic differences in idling behavior throughout the state is expected to follow in Year 2, along with an estimate of total fuel used and carbon emitted from discretionary idling by Vermont drivers.
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