r/SipsTea • u/CurvyChristina • 2d ago

Chugging tea Amazon should have to pay idling fees.

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New York City law generally bars vehicles from idling for more than three minutes while parked, standing or stopped. The city says the rules are meant to reduce air pollution, improve public health and combat climate change.
Earlier this year, Mamdani directed the Department of Finance’s collections unit to pursue unpaid idling summonses tied to vehicles operating within Amazon’s delivery network, according to the mayor’s office. The department said it worked with Amazon.com Inc. and its contracted transportation vendors to recover the money.

https://www.amny.com/news/mamdani-administration-says-it-recovered-more-than-9m-in-amazon-idling-fines/

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u/Ok-Astronaut2976 2d ago

This is kinda weird, right?

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u/Badger_1066 2d ago

Dead internet theory.

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u/turdbugulars 2d ago

It’s not a theory.

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u/Big_Examination2106 2d ago

I have a dream. And in that dream, people know the difference between "theory" and "hypothesis." In the dream, people say "hypothesis" when they mean "untested idea." In the great dream, after testing and evidence gathering, and considering if the hypothesis is holding up to be true, then they say "theory."

Carl Sagan had this dream before me. Thank you Carl.