3/20/2026 16:00:28 Gretchen Knapp contacted John Connell
Can you please take a look at this and let me know if there is a response we can post on your behalf? Thanks, Gretchen
Other: Apparently the diesel - electric buses enter into a "regeneration" cycle under idle to somehow clean out the soot particulates in the diesel exhaust system. Hot exhaust burns out the soot, right? It stinks all to high hel** and fills the cabin with what smells like CO - filled exhaust. I fear being asphixiated while waiting for the warm bus to begin it's route. I open a couple of windows everytime I board. Is this an exhaust leak, or is pumping hot regenerative soot exhaust gases including CO into the cabin, er.. normal? This smells awful and scares me everytime I ride a bus in these conditions. Please provide proof this is not a danger or remedy this nasty smelling problem.
Can you please take a look at this and let me know if there is a response we can post on your behalf? Thanks, Gretchen
| City | Bloomington |
|---|---|
| State | IN |
| Zip | 47403 |
| Latitude | 39.164161682129 |
| Longitude | -86.533256530762 |
| Township | Perry |
| Status | Case Date | Category | |
|---|---|---|---|
| closed | 5/20/1999 | Excessive Growth | |
| closed | 5/20/1999 | Excessive Growth |