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An initiative is under way to amend a city ordinance that would give Tulsa police the discretion to tow un-insured vehicles that are involved in collisions or traffic violations, Mayor Dewey Bartlett announced Wednesday.
"There's nothing more frustrating than a person who is involved as an innocent victim in an automobile accident to learn that the person responsible doesn't have insurance and it's especially irritating when they drive away," Bartlett said at a news conference.
The ordinance amendment is subject to City Council approval.
"The point of the ordinance is not to tow vehicles," Bartlett said. "That's not our business. But our business is to protect citizens who are abiding by the law and to hopefully get the people who do drive in the city to have proof of insurance."
Police Chief Chuck Jordan said it is "overwhelmingly mind-boggling" that 20 percent of motorists don't have vehicle insurance.
The Tulsa World reported Wednesday that another recent national study put the figure at 23.9 percent of Oklahoma drivers without insurance in 2009.
Jordan said the goal is "to get compliance," noting that officers will not stop vehicles specifically to check for proof of insurance.
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