Keep It Moving: MA Town Will Fine Drivers For Idling

WELLESLEY, MA — Drivers now face a $15 fine for idling more than 5 minutes in Wellesley. The Select Board passed the new traffic regulation last year.

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."

He said idling cars contribute greenhouse gases, and encouraged people sitting in the car talking on the phone or waiting to pick up their kids to just turn the car off.