Results: No Heat For You!
1.
1.
Do you live an area with cold winters? Yes
74%
•
1302 votes
No
19%
•
337 votes
Undecided
4%
•
74 votes
Not Applicable
3%
•
53 votes
2.
2.
If so, do you customarily start your car and leave it running prior to going out on a cold day? All the time!
18%
•
322 votes
Most of the time.
12%
•
219 votes
Some of the time.
17%
•
297 votes
Rarely.
14%
•
252 votes
Never.
14%
•
242 votes
I'm not sure.
1%
•
15 votes
n/a
23%
•
413 votes
Other (please specify)
0%
•
6 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| Only when I'm sitting in it! | 0.06% | 1 |
| Have a heated garage | 0.06% | 1 |
| Don't own a car | 0.06% | 1 |
| Don't own the car, but my dad does this | 0.06% | 1 |
| NO MINE IS IN A GARAGE | 0.06% | 1 |
| only if I'm in it | 0.06% | 1 |
3.
3.
Do you use remote start? Yes.
14%
•
244 votes
No, I just leave the keys in the ignition.
39%
•
680 votes
I alternate.
3%
•
53 votes
I'm not sure.
2%
•
36 votes
n/a
42%
•
739 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
•
14 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| no | 0.17% | 3 |
| No I don't use a remote starter | 0.06% | 1 |
| I do not start the car ahead of getting in | 0.06% | 1 |
| I am in the car while it is running | 0.06% | 1 |
| Car is in garage. | 0.06% | 1 |
| I have a keyless ignition | 0.06% | 1 |
| stay in the car to warm it up | 0.06% | 1 |
| just go out and start 10 minutes before leaving | 0.06% | 1 |
| I keep my car in the garage no need to heat up before leaving | 0.06% | 1 |
| No. | 0.06% | 1 |
| 0.06% | 1 | |
| I clean the snow off my car while it is warming up! :) | 0.06% | 1 |
4.
4.
Did you know that in some states it is illegal to leave your car running, warming up, if the keys are in the ignition? Yes
31%
•
556 votes
No
49%
•
868 votes
Undecided
5%
•
92 votes
Not Applicable
14%
•
250 votes
5.
5.
For instance, in Kansas you can be fined $125 for this transgression. Police routinely patrol neighborhoods, looking for running vehicles, then checking to see if the keys are in the ignition or not. Their reasoning is that if the vehicle is stolen, that's more work for law enforcement. Do you think this is a fair law? Yes
29%
•
520 votes
No
35%
•
625 votes
Undecided
23%
•
400 votes
Not Applicable
13%
•
221 votes
6.
6.
Have you ever known anyone who had their car stolen while warming it up? Yes
12%
•
210 votes
No
73%
•
1285 votes
Undecided
5%
•
80 votes
Not Applicable
11%
•
191 votes
7.
7.
If you don't use remote start, why is that? My vehicle does not come with this feature.
48%
•
852 votes
I can't figure out how to use it
4%
•
65 votes
It's broken.
3%
•
47 votes
It shuts off before I'm ready to get into my car.
2%
•
36 votes
N/A
41%
•
726 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
•
40 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.23% | 4 | |
| no car | 0.17% | 3 |
| In-Garage | 0.06% | 1 |
| I use remote start but my car is locked. | 0.06% | 1 |
| I think it's retarded. Don't worry. The retarded people don't care. | 0.06% | 1 |
| CAR IS IN GARAGE | 0.06% | 1 |
| expensive | 0.06% | 1 |
| I need the exercise | 0.06% | 1 |
| not worth it | 0.06% | 1 |
| not really necessary. | 0.06% | 1 |
| I park my car in my garage | 0.06% | 1 |
| Don't know because my dad takes care of that stuff | 0.06% | 1 |
| its not worth the extra money to start up the vehicle | 0.06% | 1 |
| It's a stupid waste of gas. | 0.06% | 1 |
| If you can't stand the cold, move to a warmer climate all you pussies!!! | 0.06% | 1 |
| don't drive | 0.06% | 1 |
| Idling engines to warm up is bad for them | 0.06% | 1 |
| It doesn't get that cold in Florida | 0.06% | 1 |
| I don't have a car. | 0.06% | 1 |
| I park in a heated garage | 0.06% | 1 |
| Ihave an extra set of keys always in mypocket on cold days | 0.06% | 1 |
| waste of gas and polutes more | 0.06% | 1 |
| don't have a car | 0.06% | 1 |
| Depends on the temperature | 0.06% | 1 |
| underground parking | 0.06% | 1 |
| not necessary | 0.06% | 1 |
| Parked in our garage. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Added expense | 0.06% | 1 |
| My car is in a heated garage. | 0.06% | 1 |
| I live in florida now left the cold behind in NY | 0.06% | 1 |
| Don't own a car | 0.06% | 1 |
| Where I live it is illegal to leave your car running without someone in the car. | 0.06% | 1 |
| i keep my car in the garage | 0.06% | 1 |
| stupid waste | 0.06% | 1 |
| I don't want to use a remote starter | 0.06% | 1 |
8.
8.
Are you now going to check your state laws to make sure you're not violating them? Yes
13%
•
229 votes
No
51%
•
892 votes
Undecided
7%
•
117 votes
Not Applicable
30%
•
528 votes
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