[memen]

Modern ICE cars have auto start/stop systems, so on a traffic light it has as much exhaust as an EV.

[adev_]

> auto start/stop systems

Most start stop systems will disable themselves when the heater of the car is turned ON and the car engine not hot enough yet.

As a cyclist (or motorbike owner), it is pretty usual in city to have >50% cars with engines ON at traffic light in cities when temperature are low.

[lukan]

Also when the temperature is really low? Does not seem like it.

Also at some point they will start their engines again. Guess who will inhale that?

[scott_w]

Ironically though, cyclists inhale less pollution than drivers (who inhale the most)!

Sources: https://usa.streetsblog.org/2019/10/08/report-drivers-arent-... which references the BBC

[amrocha]

But not every car on the road is modern, and it smells like crap as a result