dharmagrl
| exactly how are people going to know when a car's been there for 6 minutes? Are there going to be tow trucks roaming around constantly, looking for broken down vehicles? Are the towers going to stand there with a stopwatch, timing the poor drivers who are trying to change a tire or fix the problem? What happens if all but one lug nut is in place when the six minutes is up? |
The tow truck drivers have "patrols" assigned to them. The sections of highway they won in the auction are their "patrolling" sectors... Guess these guys will make a point to be by the same place every six minutes or so. I suppose we should all make sure our lug nuts are nice and oiled before driving to work each day. Of course some tire changing practice will have to commence on the weekends.
| Good to see you back, btw! |
Thanks. I hope to be back into the regular blogging and commenting routine soon. It is good to see you. I have been reading all your blogs, but just haven't had time to comment on them. I will catch up on all the latest articles very soon, now that things have returned to some semblance of normal around here, i.e. relatives done visiting, children back in school.
Dr. Guy
| What a crock! This is the worst kind of tax. If they want to kill the city, I think they just figured out a way to do it! |
Well, the city is certainly in an uproar. Since the legislation went into effect on Saturday, over 400 vehicles have been towed, and one lady was arrested. Her van broke down. Her husband left her to guard the van while he retrieved the tire that spun off into the grass. The tire shop down the street didn't open for another 30 minutes, where the man planned to get buy a new tire. Mind you, their car was on the shoulder of the highway in no way creating a traffic jam. Well, when the wrecker came, she refused to let them tow it. The police were called and the woman was arrested and the van towed by the time he returned with the new tire....
island gurl
| Time to consider public transports... |
Unfortunately, in Houston, public transports are worse.
Danny
| Why not turn every road in the city into a toll road as well? Then they could charge you for the honor of driving anywhere in the city, even more money for them. |
Because there are not roads left to toll. Almost every major highway is already a toll road in Houston. We have the Sam Houston Tollway, The Belt Way, etc. all toll roads.
Texas Wahine
| I caught this on the news when I was in Houston . . . yikes. Crazy |
Yep, careful when you finally do move down here. I will try to get to you in 6 min or less if you do break down.
dynamaso
| This is on of the finest examples of the inanities of legislation I've ever seen. If I were writing a book of ridiculous legislations, this one would be in the top 5, for sure. |
I agree, maso. Zombie and I were laughing and ranting at the same time. It is almost too insane to believe. It sounds more like some crazy ramblings from a greedy CEO than actual legislation. Of course, our mayor is a former CEO...
Zombie said he wouldn't be surprised if late at night, the patrolling tow truck drivers decided to drum up a little more business by sprinkling the highway with nails or something.
