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Thursday, January 15, 2009

Illegal to leave Car Idle in Milwaukee

Keeping your car running with the keys in it, if you're not in the car, will cost you $20 in Milwaukee if you do it on a public street. - WTMJ Story

Last year WTMJ Reports that the Milwaukee Police issued 111 citations for people leaving their cars running with the keys in them on public streets. My guess is that they could have given out more than that just this morning.

I don't understand what the ordinance is for? The only thing I can think of is to cut down on theft, Big Brother protecting us from ourselves.

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