Keep It Moving, Wellesley: Town Imposes $15 Fine for Car Idling
Reply Repeat offenders can see charges of up to $500. (Shutterstock) WELLESLEY, MA — Drivers can now face a $15 fine for idling more than five minutes in Wellesley. The Select Board passed the new traffic regulation last year, but now you can receive a ticket. Drivers can also face a $100 citation for a second offense and a $500 citation for a third offense, according to Massachusetts law. "Look this isn't about the money," Chief of Police Jack Pilecki said in a video. "It's about saving our planet and clean air." Subscribe He said idling cars contribute greenhouse gases, and encouraged ...
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