Sacramento takes steps to repeal 'crash tax'

[Newsjock]

Source: Sacramento Bee

Sacramento's "crash tax" appears headed for the breakdown lane.

The City Council voted 5-4 Tuesday night to place an item on a future agenda that would repeal the program, which would slap charges on out-of-town drivers who cause auto wrecks in the city requiring a response from the Fire Department.

... The fee was scheduled to go into effect last week, but a procedural hiccup delayed the program's start and brought it to the council on Tuesday.

City staffers had asked the council to suspend competitive bidding and settle on Roseville-based Fire Recovery USA as the city's billing agent for the fee. Under a proposed contract, Fire Recovery USA would have taken 17 percent of the fees collected.

But suspending competitive bidding requires a two-thirds vote from the council – or six of nine votes.

Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/03/02/3442136/sacramento-takes-step-to-repeal.html

[Le Taz Hot]

1. Are you kidding me?

"Crash tax?" Well that should be GREAT for tourism. Besides, I defy ANYONE to maneuver that Interstates 5, 80, 50, 99 . . . clusterfuck interchange without at least one :wtf: moment. And I learned to drive in Los Angeles.

[FreakinDJ]

2. Modeled after Roseville TeaFarty Haven

do I need to explain any more

[baldguy]

3. Sacramento has tourists?

[Le Taz Hot]

4. It's on the way to Fresno.

:evilgrin: