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by kevin_thibedeau 1279 days ago
No. That's a waste of a useful resource. It's also illegal in various places.
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Driving with an iced over window impairing visibility is illegal in most places, you have to address this with defrosting and perhaps scraping before moving the vehicle.

Idling combustion vehicles is bad, but sometimes it's a necessary evil to ensure visibility so the driver can avoid harming other road users.

> Idling combustion vehicles is bad.

Not really, you're spending a fraction of the fuel you'd use per minute if you were driving.

So, in terms of pollution it's no worse than taking a short detour to wherever you were going.

> > Idling combustion vehicles is bad.

> Not really

Yes it is, it’s bad on the engine.

Well, I envy wherever you live then, must be nice in winter!
It's 13F right now. I can afford clothing.