How To Get Rich Reporting On Idling Vehicles In NYC (HBO)

Thanks to a new law, any New Yorker with a cell phone and some time to kill can report on idling commercial vehicles, and earn thousands of dollars doing it.
The law, enacted in January of 2018, lets anyone submit a complaint form to the city’s department of environmental protection if they document a bus, truck, or van with its engine on for at least three minutes. If the complaint goes through, whoever reported the idler gets a 25 percent cut of the fine, which can run anywhere from $300 to $2,000, for repeat offenders.
George Pakenham, a banker and clean air activist, knows that anti-idling laws have been on the books since the 1970s but were rarely enforced. He’s spent the last 10 years strolling through the city, asking drivers to turn off their engines. Now, with last year’s amendment to the law that lets anyone help to enforce it, he’s taken to the streets - and he’s making bank.
“I’ve submitted 120 times and I got paid nine thousand dollars,” Pakenham said. “Cash in the bank.”
He’s been a one-man, anti-emissions cop since 2006, when he first asked a limousine driver to turn off their idling engine. He’s even made a documentary, “Idle Threat: A Man on Emission” which chronicled his efforts. And what began as one man’s quixotic mission to curb idling has gained steam: He’s got a dozen “street agents” who work with him on it now, and he hopes that with increased exposure - and the prospect of some decent cash rewards - that he’ll have hundreds of people working with him on it.
Of course the extra cash is a nice perk for Pakenham, but it’s not the reason he got into it in the first place.
“I was influenced by the aftermath of the Iraqi war,” Pakenham told VICE News. “It was quite clear that our motivation wasn't for weapons of mass destruction it was really for oil. And just at the same time my brother came down with stage four lung cancer and he was not a smoker. So I was looking for some sort of relief from that pain.”
There are also significant public health risks to air pollution from vehicle exhaust, which Pakenham and his “street agents” are acutely aware of. As newly initiated street agent and German pediatrician Patrick Schnell puts it, “air pollution significantly affects children … it doesn't only cause asthma, COPD and lung cancer but also causes heart attacks, strokes in adults.” And the climate impacts are significant, too. According to a 2009 Environmental Defense Fund study, idling vehicles in New York City release 130,000 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere each year.
If it were up to Pakenham and Schnell, thousands of cantankerous New Yorkers would be patrolling the streets, issuing tickets. But as Schnell puts it: “It’s not about writing tickets issuing tickets, having court it dates, no its about people stopping idling.”
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[@VICENews]

“I’ve submitted 120 times and I got paid nine thousand dollars,” Pakenham said. “Cash in the bank.” WATCH NEXT: This Is What An Ivory Bust In New York City Looks Like - bit.ly/2uKZI8K

[@kensosa7447]

Uncle Ho i’m surprised he doesn’t know since he was in the army. veterans seems a bit overrated

[@bcn3487]

Sad this crazy old retiree doing nothing but ruining careers. No wonder hes 100 and alone.

[@alfredoropeza9798]

This dude needs a life

[@jmichiels]

This is what happens when you let brain dead liberals run your city, you get laws like this!!!

[@jasonwillis1487]

just what we need, another damn snitch....stay in new york, its safer there for people like u...

[@raldom75]

Bus drivers and truck drivers HATE him because of this 1 weird trick.

[@estring123]

LOL

[@Kai-ln5fq]

Meg Stahley r/woooosh

[@ThatOneScienceGuy]

Omg so funny.

[@jmcdonne]

Buzzfeed would like to know your location.

[@WeJamWorld]

It’s not a trick - it’s a public service! I am a Former truck driver who hated sleeping at truck stops with trucks idling illegally all around me all night and day.

[@Warex06]

This guy made $9,000 in 5 years from sending in 120 videos. That’s less than $2000 a year, really not “getting rich” from this “hustle” like the video suggests

[@moihawk666]

ill take that income.

[@flashpromo15]

Every knows not to have one income

[@FriendxA]

ah, so you dont need that money, but many people could use it. thats weed money my dude.

[@FriendxA]

@@flashpromo15 i have three XD

[@flashpromo15]

@@FriendxA 💪 still trying to find my other avenues but nice

[@tybussy1912]

Siri, define “rich”

[@xz3693]

Define retired?

[@Miked1332]

"Just a moment..." "Still working..." "Something went wrong."

[@lvldarwin]

Carbon monoxide poisoning.

[@DoubleATrain]

Siri: $9000 USD and cash in the bank

[@BL-hg8bo]

Just missed out on how long it’ll take. You can get rich but it might take 75 years.

[@JuanGarcia-bd1rm]

Dude says he doesn’t want to be breathing in emissions because he’s a runner but he’ll voluntarily stand by mufflers for 4+ minutes wtf

[@thomasr1051]

Was looking for this comment.

[@JuanHernandez-uj6to]

It’s so you don’t have to, self-sacrifice

[@loganmiller7818]

Dudes a grade a dirt bag.

[@954made3]

@@JuanHernandez-uj6to facts

[@oneineternity]

Good point.

[@WalkRobotFilm]

The police themselves are idling for hours though.

[@dan_youtube]

That's a fact. Let's give them a concerned citizen ticket

[@CCscott]

Are they permitted to due the amount of electronics in the vehicle?

[@BigJ0hn_steez]

Trucks and buses can’t idle, but the police can. They have purposes.

[@WalkRobotFilm]

Not when they are not in the car

[@CCscott]

Walk Robot Surprised they don’t get stolen! 🤪

[@internetname9102]

I think we have different definitions of what "rich" is.

[@AngelRosario]

Four Ninety Five facts! 😂

[@Loathomar]

Right? In a city where a 1br apartment cost $2895 a month on average, earning $9K a year is not exactly "Getting Rich". They seem to touch on the fact that there is a lot of paper work involved, but I would like to know the average time spent per $87.50 check they get.

[@eduardoirizarry3599]

gettin close to $90 for about 20 minutes of your time (5 mins taking pics and recording, another 15 to submit it... once you figure out how to do it). That's nothing to scoff at for what this guy probably considers a "hobby" lol.

[@ooogyman]

@@eduardoirizarry3599 And how long does it take to locate an idling vehicle? The guy who submitted 292 complaints in 6 months was told he did "phenominal" work, yet that only constitutes 1.6 complaints per day. You think he only put in 40 minutes of work each day?

[@RussiaDaily]

​@@ooogyman Dude, it's New York.... don't be missing the point. The legislation isn't to give people jobs. They made this possible because they want ANY random civ to be able to do this on their walk to work. (which a lot of people do in New York, as i'm sure you know??) Just as Eduardo commented to you, this is a hobby at best. The person who submitted 292 complaints in 6 months was clearly trying to take it to an extreme, hunting for vehicles. There's extremists in everything though, it doesn't mean people aren't getting paid really good money just for taking time out of their day on their walk to work, the store, etc.

[@jaxjones5910]

Imagine being such a level 10 snitch, you walk around and take videos of people idling. He’s gonna get decked in the face one day.

[@redheadlover7160]

We can only hope hey

[@davidly5793]

Thats what all snitches deserve.

[@noahleach7690]

You guys need help

[@ImACat13]

Hey... it's more money for him 😏

[@Jomskylark]

The videos are required, otherwise the companies won't be fined. And yeah it's risky business but honestly if the companies just followed the law and shut off their engines they wouldn't be having this issue

[@r.bethesdah2609]

This old dude is snitching in NYC lol only a matter of time before he gets his wig split running up on the wrong car

[@KB-xh6fi]

Atleast he'll have it recorded. Lol

[@MangelBanselmo]

And his cheeks busted lmao

[@brandonharris9237]

Let's hope it happens soon

[@ishthefish9006]

@@KB-xh6fi whats the point if hes unable to move?justice is a joke compared to permanent damage

[@jiveturkey9993]

This old snitch cretin knows damn good and well that he can only pull this kind of behavior when he has a camera crew around him. You can be damn sure that when he's out trying to make his money and turn regular people in he does it very stealthily. So unfortunately this piece of crap won't get his jaw busted any time soon and the rest of us will suffer.

[@SnotRocket79]

I was disgusted that we went to war for oil and money ... So I walk around and snitch on people, for money

[@1985collado]

Accountability goes a long way dont hate the man for trying keeping the air clean

[@guysview]

If he wants to keep the air clean then reduce human population to under 2 billion.

[@1985collado]

@@guysview yeah that's feasible..

[@randy8051]

Yeah wait til he gets a flat & its 10deg outside & we’ll see how long his vehicle idles!

[@mh6447]

I live in Queens, got a ticket bc someone did this while I was getting food. There are many people like him in NYC and I hate them lol

[@mT_atvF5KCVHlk]

They leave it idling because they aren't paying for the fuel in most cases (commercial vehicles)

[@terrikrystofalski789]

They leave them idling because the a.c., heat, and secondary electrical systems need the engine running to work...

[@mT_atvF5KCVHlk]

@@terrikrystofalski789 Why do they need those things on when they are outside of the vehicle? I have seen new Ford and Chrysler commerical trucks that are built in with AC and heat systems that work after the engine is shut off. You can also configure it so the engine stops idling after a predetermined time. The people inside the truck are just lazy and don't care because it is not their money.

[@rasta6713]

VRYALT3R3D well you save gas instead of turning your engine on and off

[@mT_atvF5KCVHlk]

@@rasta6713 That may have been true in the 70/80s/90s, but not anymore with modern diesels. Some even have start/stop technology that shut off the engine at the traffic light.

[@annachrissy4874]

G Bc That’s not true any more.

[@eselc2072]

Love how the cop rolls his window up slowly.

[@kevinwang7731]

They abuse their power at their convenience haha

[@alanl440]

Doesn't like breathing exhaust but spends his day literally standing behind running vehicles breathing exhaust. 🤔

[@SilverMe2004]

'SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO'

[@ld2706]

And lives is New York city. Move out of the city. Smh at these people.

[@williamlynes995]

Looney left

[@ImAManMann]

He is getting paid for it.... everyone has a price. He could just as easily, let the driver know in a polite way after about a minute if he really cared.

[@danielflanagan1340]

And uses electricity in his home generated by coal burning generators

[@DanielleCapichano]

New job for the homeless to do?

[@phattorangecatto]

where would the homeless find phones

[@DanielleCapichano]

Ali Aashour it's easy enough to get a free phone line from the local Human Resources agency.

[@DanielleCapichano]

Erik Ruiz True, the cost for running your local welfare agencies and the subsidies they provide comes from our tax dollars. You got a problem with that?

[@drewdahlen9660]

The problem is where to send their money.. I've seen guys get turned down for jobs because they don't have an address.I bet anything they send you a check or direct deposit.. They wouldn't just give ya cash at the court house..I think it's an awesome idea , they even have throw away phone programs where folks can get phones for free now so your onto something..

[@fv_.564]

Tf you're talking about. Other guy is a professor and the other one is a pediatrician

[@claw247]

This guy definitely complains to managers at any store

[@azurehd1025]

Who cares lol I would be doing the same thing if I could get payed

[@frankieskaterdude]

and got 9grand from it

[@justinjauregui007]

Hahaha

[@Electric_Snap]

*Clears throat*.. ‘I am the manager’. *shit eating grin*...

[@GG1783]

claw247 no , only if it affects air quality

[@nashthomas5271]

Patrick the pediatrician just wanted to be a part of a group

[@andrewmcdonald6513]

The phrase ‘get a life’ comes to mind after watching this

[@canofsoup79]

You're totally right. Honestly I can't think of a worse representative for the environmentalist movement. Literally turning people against environmentalism by getting working class guys in trouble who are just trying to make a living. These fines don't go to the companies like this video implies, they go to the people who have a CDL in NY.

[@Jomskylark]

Big corporations polluting the environment and making the air less pleasant for everyone, possibly even making people sick and your reaction is to say 'screw the guy trying to get the corporations to follow the rules'? For real? You would take the corporations side?

[@Aima952]

@@canofsoup79 it was a bit arsy of the guy to wait for the full 4 mins of footage before talking to the driver (and likely still report him) but the driver is the one not doing a really basic part of his job properly - it takes barely a second to turn an engine off and will improve the drivers health outcomes as more than anyone's if he breaks the habit. I doubt the driver will make the same mistake again and he'll probably pay a bit more attention the next time he re-ups his certification. If the company he works for has appropriate policies in place to let him do his job properly and made sure he is properly certified, why should they be liable for his behaviour?

[@mortenfrosthansen84]

@@Aima952 driver is lazy.. he should know better. Plus saving the company money on fuel payments

[@yerpderp6800]

"Get a life" while making global warming even worse? Yeah, at this rate no one will be able to get a life soon in the future lol. Don't be so entitled and just turn off your damn engine.

[@davezedman]

It's all fun and games until you get scalped.

[@denisekress9578]

Then its a pow wow

[@backward9]

thats what i was thinking. what if they told that white guy with no expedience to go in a bad neighborhood and he gets shot.

[@isaklevy743]

@@backward9 By who???

[@jminkvihubyb]

@@backward9 now that's a video I'd like to watch.

[@mc4492]

Do you live in Wyoming?😳😆🤣😂

[@TJIzzy]

They probably idle in NYC because there is no where to park lol. If they turn it off, they have parked.

[@stefanfreestylez]

Well if its a larger truck and if its really cold out they would sorta have no choice but to idle. Its more of an impact on enviroment if someone was to start a big diesel truck and drive it right away before being up to temp. Would just cause problems for the truck and probably break it very quickly. This than requires towing, for it to sit at a shop for a bit and envirpmental costs associated with building and shipping the replacement parts. One truck is nothing but do it to hundreds of thousands and what do you go. This guy is simply a slave to the system. He thinks hes doing the right thing by serving his masters but really hes just a mentally sick jackass. Explains why he lives in new york.... ;)

[@jmh4ggg]

@@stefanfreestylez Its actually better to warm up the engine by driving it right away...when its extremly cold maybe 3-5 minutes of idling is all you need...big diesel engines can't even get up to operating temperature unless they're under load, and you do more damage to the piston rings by having such a small load on the engine...which means more soot in the oil, which isn't all that bad but definatly isn't good...

[@stefanfreestylez]

@@jmh4ggg ya in smaller cars/trucks you do more harm by letting it idle for extra min or 2 than you do it any good. Better to be under load as you said. But im talkin about the big engines highway trucks. Ive learned to let it warm up *minimum* in winter 20minutes. Thats the way everyone i know does it. Very annoying when you have shit driver that would rathrr get extra sleep and fucks up one of your trucks just by hopping in and going. Bunch of guys that are actually nice and will treat your fleet with respect but also plenty of shitheads. In -20 degree conditions it takes quite some time for oil to cycle through is all im saying. So to wait till the temp is up is essential to prolonging life of components.

[@johnnymcblaze]

What? That can't be, because illegal parking carries a large fine. So it's almost like you are saying they are farming fines.

[@NewDimensionsvideo]

jmh4ggg not with Diesel engines. Repetitive start/stop isn’t good for them

[@johns5976]

Baby boomer: Works in factories whole life making a good living and destroying air quality. Also baby boomer: I'm gonna snitch on people ruining air quality to make more money.

[@ProfileUserNumber]

Stop stereotyping entire generations of people into overly simplistic anecdotes that realistically don't factually apply to anything or anyone but provide you with some jaded emotional satisfaction. This emotional satisfaction takes you a tiny bit farther away from grounded, calm reasoning. Next time you just pursue emotional satisfaction again. You end up isolating yourself into an existence where only you are ever peaceful authority and everybody else is doing something wrong always.

[@me2fan1]

@@ProfileUserNumber damn

[@Shabbe02]

@@ProfileUserNumber Why are you gae?

[@Aima952]

@@Shabbe02 get a better insult, that one let's your internalised homophobia show through the cracks. Idea: find out which language kaka=poop and post in that, using their name regularly and deriding their sense of humour - because if the OP isn't trolling they're a moron

[@leviwilliams9601]

@@ProfileUserNumber You have ended his life...

[@koala3146]

This is the type of guy who will call the cops on you for skating at a skate park.

[@therock343]

This guy is annoying but annoyingly right lol he is a needed in the era of air pollution

[@kutie216]

therock343 Idling vehicles produce only negligible emissions. This is stupid, especially for diesel trucks. (sorry i realized i wrote negligent instead of negligible lol)

[@taylormullis4942]

@@VampireDrip yea the amount of fuel used to crank a diesel i alot more than burns in a few mins

[@EternallyGod]

I live in the middle of a city with 2.5 million people driving around, our air quality is basicly perfect. Explain that.

[@truthteller4442]

Yea, because busting 5 or 6 trucks a day is really cutting into the whole emissions problems. /s Never mind those other hundreds of MILLIONS of cars on the road. I swear, people are getting stupider by the fucking day.

[@ikillfh844]

hes not doing shit for the environment you think that actually has an impact?

[@SMBBM92]

As a biker with a helmet cam. Can we do this for people texting and driving. I'd make thousands!

[@Kimberly-wt1nu]

S L even better, for people parked in the bike lane.

[@xchopp]

In London you can do this (c.f., CycleGaz). If ppl r doing things that hurt other ppl for no good goddamm reason, why not?

[@arelimorales9050]

Join your city council get it done.

[@NotAnotherKuromi]

@Rata 4U Ah yes we should not point out Nazis or anyone doing something wrong. It is bad to work together to promote change & improve the world. The world is already devided, by encouraging people to do the right thing & be thoughtful of others they are actually promoting harmony.

[@pluto8404]

As a car driver, can we do this for bikers that run red lights? I'd make thousands!

[@lifeisamatrix5960]

If you care about environment, and love.to be outside why in the hell would you move to nyc?

[@ThaMcPage]

LosRioDelMar exactly

[@munoztransport-701]

Amen!

[@ubermarque]

Oh so there’s literally nothing to do outside in nyc?

[@SnotRocket79]

I agree, if you want clean air and open spaces, maybe, just maybe, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world isn't the place for you

[@coolerking7427]

NYC no way.

[@ryandanford5289]

"I don't like breathing in toxic air." Dude lives in New York lol

[@kimjongun5172]

It has the best air quality compared to any other major US city... go check out California lol

[@RDEE2022]

He exposed his own sugar spots, amateur. Amsterdam Columbus Got it. Coming to mine his claim.

[@reallyhappenings5597]

Plenty for all

[@madwithhats]

You caught that shit too huh? Lmao.

[@reallyhappenings5597]

@@madwithhats i friggin live on the block whhere some. Of. This was

[@madwithhats]

@@reallyhappenings5597 I feel you. I walked through the neighborhood just the other day. Got off on the wrong stop for Barnes n Nobles. Hehe.

[@g__wizz]

@@reallyhappenings5597 watch the price of food and all the other crap those trucks bring in increase lol... IDIOTS

[@MidnightCravings]

*A man on Emission indeed* 😂

[@paulnavarro9986]

So if I turn of my engine and then turn it back on you would have to start over right?🧐😂

[@Jomskylark]

Probably, but the hope is that you would just turn off your engine while loading instead of trying to intentionally make the air dirtier and less pleasant for people

[@twaldx5f]

@@Jomskylark for some guys here, this is a problem....

[@drew8613]

@inZane Reflections true but this guy is as bad as the eugene's in this video

[@c4gunner96]

“ I wanna breathe clean air” yet lives in NYC rather than moving lol

[@davenyu]

Guy shuts off engine and is now parked in a crosswalk - lmao

[@Jomskylark]

Baby steps lol

[@rayanaltowayan9558]

He is the type of guy to remind the teacher that there was homework during high school 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@loes3000]

Rayan Altowayan I hated those kids but if I would’ve gotten $9,000 for it......🤓😂

[@jicquanmilligan4324]

Hell yeah paper in hand half way out the bag did you want the homework.. you know she want that damn homework lmao

[@robertb7643]

I was the guy who reminded the teacher then didn’t do it laughed at everyone else for doing it and then sweet talk my way out of it with the teacher 🤣🤣

[@Sebastian1998844]

I woulda done it too if there was money involved. Cash is king son

[@rayanaltowayan9558]

I commented this 2 years ago, why y'all snitches get stiches replying now lmao

[@farzamvahedi7369]

Freaking Patrick is just there because he has no friends 🤣🤣 the look he got from the senpai tho

[@tombuchan-steele8184]

What he calls street agents, we call snitches

[@Jomskylark]

Snitches keeping streets cleaner and less pollution on our earth... can't complain about that

[@Germexican6f]

That guy saying "A consierned citizen" and throwing his hands up in the air had me dying

[@terryrickman2975]

Concerned

[@arian.pasta97]

Best part of the video

[@juliogonzo2718]

I'd buy that guy a beer if I knew him

[@bmindful]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Acidlib]

Is it really that hard to turn your engine off? If so, maybe it’s time for all these drivers to find a new job or move out of the city, there’s plenty of people who’d love to take their place.

[@thefeels4332]

Him and 6ix9ine would be great friends together 👍

[@spectrumthevideogame7167]

LMAO

[@nicholasgualberto5718]

youareonthetube1 wrong

[@jminkvihubyb]

@youareonthetube1 what did he ever do to you lol

[@smokeyfreshhh]

LoL

[@mrhoque4262]

The collection of the Dwight shrewdes of New York. Beautiful

[@RyantheGiant2806]

damn i didnt know that men could be named karen edit i realize now its because he blames his brothers death from lung cancer on idling vehicles and the fact that the Iraq war was for oil...

[@igortereshchenko5675]

I think this is type of the guy who did remind teacher about homework

[@MrKkdkk]

This kind of guy is the type of students who reminds their teacher about the tax deadlines

[@kjammy808]

Lmao

[@billyoung1585]

Dudes trying to save the planet too though

[@golddivertycoon8973]

Her- so, what do you do Me: idle snitch 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@motofreak9]

This should be titled “how to get shot reporting idling cars

[@ms1_77]

“Get rich” mate you got 9k that ain’t “rich”

[@smallfry9829]

MS1 _ especially here in the city

[@DDougz]

9k in one day is pretty rich

[@ms1_77]

DDougz he said he had earned 9k all up

[@smallfry9829]

DDougz crash test dummy

[@ProfileUserNumber]

Vice added all that filtering to his story in order to generate angst and abhhorence for this man. As if some people are getting filthy rich doing this, they aren't. This is a nuance.

[@calliph]

As if truckers didn't already have enough reasons to hate going to nyc.

[@ariefraiser140]

But why would the trucks idle instead of turning off the car?

[@frank1015]

@@ariefraiser140 it wast less full to keep running then turning the truck on every few minutes

[@Catcrumbs]

@Keith Stengel It takes about 7 s for a car to 'break-even' by turning off it's engine instead of idling. Even if a truck engine was ten times worse in this respect, it would only make sense to keep the engine on when stopped for a little over a minute, which the law allows for.

[@mrdarkwingduck87]

@@Catcrumbs fun fact . A truck with def and dpf system puts out more emissions starting up then it does running idle. Not until the exhaust stream reaches a certain temperature does the exhaust after treatment work

[@ffx95]

Arie Fraiser the trucks with the bigger back compartment sleep in there. You been in a car with the AC off in a hot summer day? You expect us to sleep in that?

[@__shifty]

how to make money being a professional snitch

Aye we all gota make a hustle somehow

[@waynestewart51]

On god😂

[@ImAManMann]

Seems ripe for an idle interrupt device which will automatically shut off and restart the truck after 2.75 minutes. Have the device log each time with time date gps etc... boom.... no more risk of fines. (edited because I got the time wrong)

[@charga90]

“And I have 12 people under me” sounds like a pyramid scheme to me.....

[@4bullionboy]

Next on Vice, "How a idling snitch was beaten to death"

[@seancokes3026]

Lol

[@Chiwyn4st]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@jbiz1234]

There's going to be at least 50 people who will start doing it. Since they get paid, maybe this cause will actually gain traction

[@JoNnYScHiZo1006]

I really hope it doesn't I get it air pollution bad but i highly doubt its worst then the toxic sludge they dump in our water which gets re used when it gets humid and flies into our clouds not to mention some gas, steam and etc factories they use which emits hella bad air pollution instead of our tiny cars that barely pollute not to mention they know bout other cheap healthier alternatives for fuel did they use them nope. So this little thing vice doing to get people to snitch on each other is disgusting and so is this old man yeah lemme make a poor person pay for being idle for a few no thanks on doing that I aint that desperate to take food out of another persons mouth for being idle this what the world comes down to

[@punkybrewstar83]

jbiz I think that is the point. The guy is passionate about the air pollution in New York. He wants as many people as possible. I highly doubt that $9000 begins to compensate him, for the amount of time he used or the money he spent trying to catch them. It is funny how human instinct is that whenever we are doing something shitty that we don't want to stop doing, we often react the same. We try to minimise it, we try to undermine the person correcting us, and then we point out other people doing bad or worse things, as if that somehow justifies us being a selfish asshole lol. I should know- I've done it plenty, and I worked as an animal management officer. Doesn't matter your age, race, nation, gender, sexuality, religion, class or education; we all do it.

[@themissinglightninglink]

@@JoNnYScHiZo1006 it's not a "poor person" - the law states it must be a commercial vehicle, therefore it is a company that gets fined, not a "poor person" as you put it. did you even watch the video?

[@JoNnYScHiZo1006]

Yeah I did but yeah that bus driver is poor especially compared to a banker go look up what a bus driver for school makes its barely enough to survive so yes he is less fortunate and not all jobs that require commercial vehicles pay alot so I don't know why you tried to "correct" what I said by trying to establish he not a poor person if he aint making more then 25k a year yes he less fortunate and still doesn't change the fact his workplace won't get fined he will so taking food from peoples mouths ok

[@JoNnYScHiZo1006]

See I like this comment but regardless the bus driver did not do none wrong how come we don't get mad at NASA nd other space agencies nd other government administrations nd military complex that use the same fuel 10x more then we do lets not forget nukes missiles etc those must be good for our air cause i have yet to see people bring that up small polluters ain't as bad as the big polluters I mean lets not forget same people that pass this retarded law also the people to make garbage islands with all those trash boats in our waters lemme agree with those idiots that definitely care bout us people lmfao

[@g1mmedatdome284]

Hey last guy I was surprised by. Idk if he realized he could get fined, or caught himself about to get pissed off, but good for him either way. If only road rage ended like that all the time.

[@HurayraG]

He is the type of guy who would attempt to make a citizen arrest 😂😂

[@daddylongleg6128]

David was 38/297 on submissions which meant he only made $2850 somehow this other guy is 120/120?? And made $9,000. I think he lied just to get other snitches on the movement.

[@daddylongleg6128]

An2nio Productions yup. I know damn well if he lets them know what he’s about to do and they’ll get fined . They’ll cut the trucks off asap

[@lapideous]

He says he earns about $88 for each successful report, so he's not 120/120, more like 100/120. But his reaction to David's recordkeeping makes me think he's just ballparking numbers.

[@WhuDhat]

@kc ken NY

[@Ettannis]

I would imagine that multiple reports would be approved at the same time and sent out on a single cheque.

[@stewg4661]

or he only submits what he knows will result in a fine where the other guy tries to get more people with less damning evidence.

[@KennyMcCormick99]

Oh he was def a proud hall monitor in his younger days!

[@deaf2819]

They didn’t have halls when he was younger they were strictly known as guardians of the corridor. 😅

[@Electric_Snap]

Or... He has grandkids that he cares about. Idk. Maybe he even thinks about other people and not only himself. Probably just a miserable guy trying to screw everyone. Just making BANK. Yep. He’s the selfish one for sure.

[@fireworkstarter]

@@Electric_Snap bank in 5 years a whole 9000. Like someone else said thats less thab 2000 a year. And you honnestly think that an ideling car in a bussy town the the reason for pollution? What avout the tons of cars activly driving? Planes going into the air. A product making 7 trips acros the sea just go get to the final factory. And we whine about a trick driver leaving his car running for 5 minutes. How about you americans start producing your own products again then we can start about other forms of pollution

[@Electric_Snap]

@@fireworkstarter Hi, I’m sure the sarcasm about him ‘making BANK’ blew right over your head. You’re obviously missing the entire point of his intentions. This was specifically about local pollution control in a very dense city. With buildings trapping the idling truck emissions, it is a problem when they idle for hours. Exactly why there is a fine for idling over 5 minutes...in many areas of the USA. It’s also something anyone one individual can control in an effort to reduce pollution. Whether it’s law, company policy, or truck drivers themselves. You can talk about airplanes and ships all day long but that’s a totally different story. You can go write to your mayor about that one. I’m sure they will stop immediately! Lmao. What country are you so incredibly proud of that you’d like to start discussion on other forms of pollution?... Asserting blame directly on America right?

[@chrisr4482]

I want you to start a 30 y/o bus in sub zero temps. There's a reason diesels idle. It's not conservation of fuel, it's keeping them running.

[@igkry913]

Yea surprised no one backed over him when he is getting that plate picture yet

[@kimmosanky7353]

Yea surprised nobody committed murder for having his vehicle filmed in the public

[@dynamiteeinaa879]

That would be real smart to catch an attempted murder or even a murder charge over doing something that's illegal and unhealthy for the environment anyways.

[@Ryokohbi]

I DON'T LIKE THE AIR POLLUTION *LIVES IN NEW YORK*

[@majorevangelism]

@Patti - Cake I don't think moving helps fix overpopulation.

[@keriezy]

That's a bandaid on a bullet hole. How about people don't idle their vehicles?

[@themcfaceman]

@@majorevangelism it's the cities that are overcrowded. Plenty of space elsewhere

[@pauly260]

Indian Point nuclear power plant is being shut down so that it can be replaced with a natural gas plant. If he cares so much about clean air, why doesn’t he get his electric shut off?

[@boxlessthinking]

sounds like you need to start New York Lives matter 2. LOL

[@johnnysmith8854]

Snitches get Stitches. Vice: Hold my beer. *Snitches get Riches

[@meciasrivera4769]

johnny smith is it really snitching if it’s for health reasons

[@nimascolari1508]

Wow. $9000? He can buy a private jet on GTA V. 🤦🏻 This is a way government sets citizens against one another. Disgusting.

[@GEAUXFRUGAL]

I was a trucker and I would not leave my vehicle to idle for the same reason they are doing this. But a lot of trucker are basically homeless needing to idle for heat and power.

[@lydiaanderson4020]

@Hello GEAUX FRUGAL, How are you doing?

[@thomasosullivan470]

"Modern problems require modern solutions" -This guy in a nutshell 😂

[@Drew_Tries]

Global warming has entered the chat

[@wesleyhempoli5548]

It's called climate change, not global warming (hasnt been since the 80's). Its not just about hot summers! The winters are feeling colder from the higher levels of humidity in the air caused by greater evaporation from the simultaneously warmer summers occuring on the opposing hemisphere along the equator. I.E., when it's winter here in the north, it's summer in the south and because of rising global temperature averages there is always more humidity in troposphere, which means "heavier air" that feels colder than the actual ambient air temperature in the winter months. Greater evaporation also means more clouds, obviously, leading to more precipitation; bigger winter blizzards and bigger late summer and fall hurricanes along the coasts.

[@Drew_Tries]

@@wesleyhempoli5548 Thanks for the lesson guy

[@Omg_im_scared]

*snowman has left the chat room*

[@eve36368]

@@wesleyhempoli5548 well, the name comes from the effects of global warming at the poles. personally i prefer to call it "climate whiplash" but it still has yet to catch on

[@joshuahawkins5731]

Zeek the Geek oh shit hold my beer

[@clubbsl5403]

Seems pretty avoidable if people just follow the law..

[@jayhan5185]

Surprised they haven't had a pissed off driver wrap their mouths around a exhaust pipe yet.

[@coryyoung8289]

I like the reason. But do the math: 290 submissions and 35 cheques..... Time, equipment and effort equals minimum wage.... No ones getting rich except government saving wages

[@Loathomar]

Right? The title suggests these people makes a ton of easy money by doing this, but no math or data to back that up. It is was 5 mins recording the evidence and you might get an $87.50 check, it is rather impressive at ~$125 per hour, but they mention the paper work, and any state paperwork is likely going to be an hour plus per filing. Now you go from 5 mins of work to 65 mins and the pay drops from $9.75 per hour, below NYC min wage.

[@bolshak34]

@@Loathomar If you work 65 minutes or roughly an hour and make $87.50 then you are making $87.50 an hour...

[@Loathomar]

@@bolshak34 Incorrect, because the guy who is featured in this video, who seems very good at this, only get 35 check of 290 submissions, you don't get a check for every submissions, it is really 1 in 8, which is to say 1 $87.50 check per 8 hour day.

[@earlspencer7863]

Some of the submissions are probably pending and haven't been paid yet. The success rate is probably better than what's stated here.

[@ImAGoodBoy69]

"But do the math" - Does no math.

[@jrbalbin]

of course he's a senior. If it were younger lads doing this they'd get their wigs split

[@BlenderBug]

Thats our retarded culture of force over reason

[@vitolucci636]

Elmer Balbin shoutout to big herc

[@agahajak]

and their cheeks clapped

[@BlakeBigfoot]

Yeah, no, they wouldn't, and if you tried, I'd drop your polluting ass faster than you can say greenhouse gases.

[@Mike-wc3jo]

BlakeBigfoot this really riled you up? 😂

[@kikoplaysgames]

This guy is the super hero we didn't know we needed!!! Thank you for saving the world Supe-Douche!!!

[@gottyboy33]

This dude been snitching since grade school. He’s a professional snitch now!

[@Wapow27]

the guy in the vest at the end LMAO

[@taha8798]

LOLOLOLOLOLO

[@dontcare3430]

Good kid, hope I didn't kill anybody!

[@TheIslingtongirl]

That was hilarious, but he was nice enough to comply with some random dude's request lol

[@bmw3909]

Meanwhile somewhere in America a US government owned USPS trucks are idling af but Uncle Sam doesn’t want to fine it’s own ass for idling

[@gmunkable]

postal workers are required to turn off their engines whenever they exit a usps vehicle

[@TheBUGZNTA]

There is no federal law against idling. The law only exists in liberal strongholds like nyc so of course the USPS (A federal organization) doesn't care about some random law in a place that 99% of their staff are not servicing.

[@768lbman]

USPS is not government owned.

[@huntzkush]

@@768lbman lol

[@Xotics]

If only people could be nice and just ask them to shut off the engine instead of trying to profit off of someone that likely didn’t realize they were doing something wrong.

[@Dr.McJuul]

I think all of these people have no lives and should actually go spend there time doing something else

[@TheLubys]

I would love to do this but I’m too afraid to get my ass kick, especially here in nyc, lmao!!!

[@saucydip2466]

Lulu R you don’t have to engage with the drivers, just take the evidence

[@qnsmom5203]

@@saucydip2466 in NYC, you will still get confronted.

[@prunehead]

Well then you sue them and get even more cash

[@Thatsinteresting12]

don't do it... this guy is going to get knocked out one day

[@prunehead]

@Zeksteve haha okey tough guy

[@GMSpkilla]

You can idle all you want in an electric vehicle.

[@brucebanner3969]

And what do you think mostly runs electric power plants?....

[@GMSpkilla]

@@brucebanner3969 clearly you don't own an electric car so you don't know how it works lol. Electric cars are always idling.

[@IntelTV]

@@brucebanner3969 Well most electric manufacturers including Tesla are running they're charging stations off solar OR separate electric sources like windmill farms. They are separate from normal grids.

[@starshipdriver8536]

The electric green mix charging an ev in the US averages out to an 80mpg equivalent gas car. Emissions is much lower than any gasoline-only car available. And no toxic fumes to harm anybody's health.

[@isaacnaim7206]

@@IntelTV I dont think that's true I'm pretty sure most electricity still comes from oil coal and gas

[@petern7550]

You don’t care of the environment you just want the money! If there no money in it you wouldn’t be doing it!

[@brynmcdougald2418]

Good thing there’s money then, since the result is the same

[@LiamLeknuk]

It can take more than 3 minutes to shut down or start up a bus, SAFELY. Personally, idle time for me is about passenger safety and nothing less. Airing up the brakes, lights, belts, etc are way more important for the children on board than these angry cell phone people or the NYC govt/police who seem to want to bring harm upon people rather than safety.

[@fbspin]

9000$?! Okayyy maybe I should start doing this

[@Justin-je7yy]

$9,000 for 120 reports. Sounds better than it really is. It will take hours of time to do..

[@gherasimtibi]

maybe u shouldnt

[@adamkimmV]

@@Justin-je7yy well, $70 per reported case. If you worked normal 9-5 hours. Only found one every other hour, and worked 5 days a week, that's still a $70,000 annual wage. If you found one every hour, that goes up to $140,000. It seems like good money to me.

[@Justin-je7yy]

@@adamkimmV It's not $70 per reported case. You receive 25% of what someone pays towards a fine which varies between $50 and $2,000. People fight tickets and get them reduced drastically. That $9,000 variable must be heavily influenced by a repeat offender who got stuck with a very large fine.

[@vitekprchal8608]

Its your shame then...

[@davezedman]

" I don't really appreciate breathing in toxic air and exhaust fumes"... says the guy who chooses to live in the largest city in the United States. 🤦‍♂️

[@isoccerpluse]

Largest doesn't have to mean toxic ...

[@davezedman]

@@isoccerpluse lol 😂 that's a good one. Go to the largest cities in the world then get back to me on that. I have and I felt like I was going to die.

[@kchilz32]

D C have you seen the rats and roaches? Also on trash days the trash is stacked up high.

[@panwerv7618]

@@davezedman That's the point. It doesn't have to be that way. People stop doing destructive things if there is punishment involved. Smell the air in NYC then smell the air in Alaska or Maine and the difference is apparent. Through technology, community involvement, infrastructure, etc people can achieve what we thought was impossible. Since monitoring began a decade ago NYC has decreased pollutant levels in the air by 35% according to the NYC community air survey partly due to regulations like no idling.

[@davezedman]

@@panwerv7618 population of Alaska - 737,438 (2018) Population of Maine - 1.338 million (2018) Population of New York - 19.54 million (2018) I'm sorry but massively populated cities and areas are going to have issues. Of course Alaska and Maine have fresh air. No one lives there (comparatively). It's one of the reasons I live in Idaho and love it. I just got back from India and felt like I was going to die from their air quality. Which is another issue when it comes to pollution and that issue, I mean really what can we do when most of the world (which is in Asia) does nothing but increases air pollution a thousand times worse than Americans ever will)? But anyways, don't complain about air quality if you choose to live in a massively populated area. That was my main point.

[@Spiritfba]

I’m not sure why everyone is so upset. 99% of these people probably work for a company who just pays the fine and tells them to stop idling. Companies are forced to be more responsible and the air on the sidewalk is a bit cleaner. Win win.

[@Knoxerboy101]

Title should be "How To Get Rich Being a Snitch"

[@DrAdnan]

“How to make everyone hate you in NYC”

[@phillysupra]

I present to you : the 90 year old virgin.... People have too much time on their hands to sit and worry about everyone else. These people need real hobbies

[@realcade]

Fr on god

[@Flooding474]

They found a hobby and it pays.

[@julyfishy392]

phillysupra exactly! This guys is a looser! I hate people that bother others

[@surfingtothestars]

Crown Baker that is not good money for NYC prices

[@yep2464]

I'd much rather take picture of a car and get paid 350$ a day for that. You'd only have to work 3 minutes a day! Guys smart for understanding simple laws that others have no idea about.

[@wadeguidry6675]

Idly screwing around with a cell phone should be a crime.

[@bradleyselk9642]

Video should be called old man cruising for a bruising.

[@bobsaget8282]

if you weren't profiting from this I doubt you would be so passionate for the environment

[@nodusound]

he was an activist before this

[@kutie216]

Odiingrad guess activism isn't that profitable, huh?

[@lets7121]

making assumptions about people you don't know. a sign of no wisdom.

[@bobsaget8282]

You just did what you are accusing me of..@@lets7121

[@lets7121]

@@bobsaget8282 no, how?

[@faelanman901]

"I don't appreciate breathing in exhaust fumes" then proceeds to stand behind an idling truck for 4 minutes. Intelligence 100.

[@never2late454]

I'm guessing in his youth he was the kid that always got beat up. He sure needs a good lesson in mind your own damned business now.

[@danyrodriguez4912]

You triggered kid?

[@Biru_to]

And all of those trucks shouldn't be idling for more than 4 minutes.

[@augustthemexican7068]

This has got to be the dumbest thing ever. I understand being wasteful is bad. But the fumes.....bad for the environment? I'm a Diesel Technician, went to school for this stuff and been in the field for a year now. These trucks have a ridiculous amount of emissions systems in place so that the air isnt polluted. EGR, DPF, DEF, SCR. Look those up and look at the on highway emissions standards for trucks from the EPA. If these standards aren't met, it's not allowed to be on the road. Looks like it's just a bunch of bitter folks ruining other peoples day.

[@MrBNARick]

“I’ve submitted 120 times and I got paid nine thousand dollars, cash in the bank” I am proudly serving my community as a full time snitch with pride because it pays to turn in your neighbors. That's how it worked with the Gestapo as well... some things never change. Particularly greed.

[@blazegang4208]

Nice, a Gestapo reference on an issue concerning the environment. I love the internet!

[@jasoncentore1830]

I Wud beat this guy's ass if he came up to me... Then I'll sit and idle all day, maybe even put it in my daily schedule. Snitches get stitches

[@benedikta.9121]

Godwin's law

[@blazegang4208]

@@benedikta.9121 Oh what, there's a name for that?

[@IntensePeppers]

"I'd rather idle and give people cancer than turn my key 45 degrees to shut off my engine"

[@poopbuDDiesfan]

Thanks for the idea. As a student in nyc I could use the cash and it’s a good way to crack down on pollution.

[@ydschools9745]

A good way to get your head cracked open

[@planecrashcorner7283]

You aint gona make a dent in climate change doing shit like this. You just putting fines on normal ppl.

[@zik7724]

You will get in hospital after few days for sure :D

[@ohyeahh4369]

@@planecrashcorner7283 its funny that when people talk about time travelling to the past, they're afraid to make small mistake becoz they might ruin the present. but in real life people ignores and some hates small step to change the future..

[@Idontcommentonvideos]

J C maybe not global climate change but definitely local air quality. South Bronx has the highest rate of childhood asthma in the US

[@Dudleymiddleton]

Idling a vehicle with headlights on full, and aircon, even in winter puking out sulforous diesel fumes. I absolutely HATE it. I see it all the time and if I complain about it to a driver sitting there texting to pass the time away I get aggression as a response. The human race is bloody doomed. I am from the UK.

[@kevinaulet8511]

mans getting money for being a snitch🤦🏻‍♂️

[@flintlights]

I don’t understand why people are butt hurt about this. He’s making people aware of trying not to pollute our air. That’s considered a good thing. Plus, I’m pretty sure many of you aren’t truck drivers anyways, so why are you mad?

[@damianp5684]

Ur gonna sit here and ask a over worked sanitation worker that picks up our most disgusting trash (because nyc trash is probably one of the worst) in the harshest of outdoor conditions by idling his engine to stay warm for the few minutes he gets to sit in it?

[@InsertFlashyName]

I honestly hope some new Yorker curb stomps him and puts him in the trash compactor

[@saiyamang5397]

Most people don't understand that every time you start and turn off your car you put wear on the engine so constantly stopping and starting your car is actually a bad thing for the vehicle! Unless someone is going to pay for the maintenance costs to my car I don't give a shit if they have a problem with me idling.

[@lovepcgaming2335]

Harshest outdoor conditions... Haha. The only harsh conditions you have in NY is heavy snow. Go to the southern states for average of 90 degree heat and head to Wisconsin, or the dakotas for some extreme cold. North Dakota is a nice day at 15 degrees and southern to mid Texas, Arizona, Nevada, California people wear winter coats when it's 55 to 60 degrees outside.

[@joesanders8089]

Yeah these vehicles need the engine to be on to power the compactor anyway

[@babaocabulla5831]

The last part with the trucker got me Rowling lol ,, This person was running low on patient but he handle it well “a concern citizen “ 😂

[@darrylpowell8247]

This is part reason non New York truckdriver hate coming to New York. But... what they don't tell you is that if you have a pet in your truck you can idle to keep the pet warm. It's an EPA thing. The Police understand. I've talked to one upstate New York. He said it's an EPA thing and we don't expect you guys to freeze or fry. We're not gonna be ticketing you.

[@graysonwolf9925]

He does this to make up for all his stolen lunch money 😂 #snitch

[@Sasquatch304]

Hes got a very punchable face. You know the type you just wanna punch without cause

[@theeraphatsunthornwit6266]

I feel it. I was idling all day and my brother told my mom.

[@mandimystic4437]

Good, because that is selfish and stupid

[@rehashbiskatalone8715]

Nobody in the comment section got the point of this video: We ARE ALL breathing toxic air for numerous reason, and some reasons are more preventable than others. Here we see people taking action to Inform drivers and prevent needless pollution. and all the comment section here can say is “is 9000 dollars really rich?” (yes. it is certainly a significant amount of money. You clearly live in the west) or “what a snitch” some other insult rather than actually face the fact your life is completely founded on convenience and human society has created a way of life that leaves the word selfishness Ill defined to describe the situation at hand. Yes they are pedantic. But I see this every day and never have the urge to say anything and potentially cause a conflict. This is actually heroic considering, like others commenters have pointed out, the police in charge of enforcing these laws actually some of the worst offenders

[@itsmikewatts]

It also makes financial sense for the companies to not want their trucks idling and wasting fuel for long periods of time.

[@Danfunnyman1234]

Most of these trucks would be better off idling. Big diesels stopping constantly and having to turn their engines off so often; with people like these guys hasseling the drivers the engines might nkt be sufficiently cooled when they get turned off. Just creates more pollution and shortens the life of the vehicle (which isn't exactly enviornmentally responsible either, or good for local small businesses)

[@NicholasLittlejohn]

@@Danfunnyman1234 Myth from old trucks.

[@NiteshKumar-tn8xt]

Imagine being a professional snitch

[@insomthegreat]

Law enforcement can be a noble profession.

[@NiteshKumar-tn8xt]

@@insomthegreat These are ridiculous laws

[@insomthegreat]

@@NiteshKumar-tn8xt Just doing their job.

[@insomthegreat]

@@MPStahley He seemed pretty happy about that $9,000

[@AKIsAClown]

$9,000 isn’t remotely rich 😂