[B’ Spokes: Under the theory that cars do/should pay their own way, this is a great idea, In Maryland there’s around 100,000 crashes a year, that averages to one every 5 minutes, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. It takes a lot of personnel to handle this kind of demand.]
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December 30, 2010|By Marc Lifsher, Los Angeles Times
Reporting from Sacramento — One more good reason to drive safely in California: If you cause an accident, you may be on the hook to pay the police and firefighters who show up to help.
At least 50 cities in the state have adopted so-called crash-tax laws allowing local governments to seek reimbursement from insurance companies for the costs of sending public emergency crews to accident scenes. The fees can amount to hundreds or even thousands of dollars. If insurers don’t pay, cities can hire collection agents to seek payment from the motorists involved
https://articles.latimes.com/2010/dec/30/business/la-fi-crash-tax-20101231oldId.20110104063015120
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