Car Idling

I was out of town for a few days in Kingston and noticed something that was much more obvious than in Toronto. A large percentage of people would get out of there car to pick something up and would leave the car running. I was a little bit shocked. It is not winter and it doesn't take much to stop and start a car. The idling for 5 minutes or more not only creates pollution to the air but is also noisy and takes from the serenity of the surroundings. There must be a way to reduce or change this habit. What a positive impact this would have on the environment we live in.

What is it that motivates people to save their money and the environment at the same time. Perhaps we need to start looking at these motives and then we can make the changes we need. Do people just not care? Are people really that caught up in convenience and their own lives? Are people that lazy? What will it take to ask the people in our globe to change their habits. Anyone?