Desi Lydic Targets Illegally Idling Vehicles | The Daily Show

in New York you've got to have a side hustle whether it's being a naked cowgirl or being an older naked cowgirl but I recently learned about a new hustle that's actually helping the planet the way to make some easy money gets some video of a trucker idling in New York City there are Hefty fines for dirtying the air and so-called Idol Warriors get a share to learn more I met up with the idle Warriors a group of Citizen Vigilantes who are cashing in on this green gig they say Idle Hands are the devil's work shop what made you decide to use your Idle Hands to stop idling over 7 million people die every year uh on this planet due to air pollution and we could change this if we just turned our engines off the anti-idling law was created in 1971 by city of New York but it wasn't being enforced at all huh so it's kind of like when white people do drugs I thought that if citizens got an opportunity they would do it as an environmental attorney Samara Swanson wrote a law allowing any Nar Yorker to report an idling vehicle and collect 25% of the city fine that's almost 88 bucks a pop but what if I don't want a Ken on my Amazon driver the companies are the ones who pay the fine the drivers themselves do not pay the fine it's the owner of the commercial vehicle so you're actually snitching on the companies what we're actually doing is holding big companies like Amazon ConEd and Verizon accountable for polluting our air and literally killing people in New York that is so cool see in elementary school I was always known as a cattl tail but now I'm saying that that was just good training to be an environmentalist okay so we're taking down the man not my actual mailman clearly this isn't about the money but we're all friends here how much how much do you make I know gentlemen that have made over $100,000 a year what wow I'm not a mathematician but if I take the sum of my credit card debt add it to the cost of being a woman in America multiply by 84% of what a man makes and subtract the earnings from reporting on a dozen idling Vehicles I'm rich how many people know about this am I getting in on the ground floor or is this like Bitcoin where I'm going to have to cut my losses by selling my beanie babies it's only about uh maybe 20 to 30 of us uh who are submitting the bulk of the complaints I think we should just keep it between us it's like an orgy you don't want to advertise it to everybody you want a small dedicated group and hopefully Jake gyen Hall W with an ory you would think the more the mar and you know we hope that everybody um participates our ultimate goal is for idling to end the best payment we can get is clean air money clean air actually clean there there's so much iding going on that as long as you're in the right place you can really get one after another let's snitch we are a group of vigilant New York ERS looking out for the best interest of our neighbors I wrote this bill because I wanted to see a change in the future I have a Nordstrom credit card that hasn't been paid off in 7 years are they even in business anymore what do I do I'm ready to make some money a difference make a difference you have to keep your ears tuned to the sound of engines listening ears listening ears yep then you use your iPhone to capture the headquarters address and the license plate see these blinking lights here on this truck van yes that's a good signal that they're idling though you're so when I see these blinking lights there's a good opportunity to be just like that so and then how long do we do this for for 3 minutes and 10 seconds yeah it's a long period of time but it's I got to do this for 3 minutes if you want to get paid you have to do it right turns out activism is really boring and dehydrating I'm just going to pop in for a quick mark you want a mark That's fine confronting truckers takes balls luckily George and I I have those balls I'm going to go and tell that driver that he's breaking the law George yes I just want you to know yes I'm right here with you I am right behind you I got your back thank you do you know why why cuz we're partners for life love it I'm right behind you can you shut the engine off so you compliant with the law I'm not with him what a great team so you think you've learned enough to go out on your own H totally all right I'm going to welcome you to become an idol Warrior George you can count on me after a full day of saving the Earth it was time to celebrate with my fellow Warriors this round's on me cheers to the real superheroes protecting this planet woo Vala so when do we get paid it takes about 2 years okay I'm out [Music]

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Length: 5min 8sec (308 seconds)

Published: Wed May 08 2024