Pressure grows for revising policies on towing unlicensed drivers' cars - Los Angeles Times

Towing unlicensed drivers' cars

Los Angeles is just the latest city to alter policies on impounding cars in response to complaints from immigrant rights advocates, who are now pressing the state and L.A. County to do the same.

March 13, 2011By Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles police last week joined a growing list of law enforcement agencies across the state in changing policies for impounding vehicles of unlicensed drivers, a shift prompted by complaints that illegal immigrants were being unfairly targeted at DUI checkpoints.


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Interesting tip on towing electric cars versus gasoline

Think electric cars charging in ÆrøskøbingImage via WikipediaFabulous creations that electric cars are, they're still machines designed by mere mortals and as a result, they may occasionally go wrong.

As they're operated by mere mortals too, you may find one time that you're unable to reach your destination on a charge thanks to a miscalculation, or you've parked somewhere you probably shouldn't have. In such scenarios, you'll need to have your car towed to somewhere more appropriate.

Only sometimes, you shouldn't have it towed.

Some electric cars, unlike their gasoline or diesel counterparts, don't have a neutral position in the transmission. They can go forwards or backwards, but when they're not doing either the motor is still connected to the wheels - it just doesn't have any power driving it.

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