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http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/04/25/life.gas.reut/index.html Drivers run out of gas to save money Tuesday, April 25, 2006; Posted: 9:42 p.m. EDT (01:42 GMT) LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- Some California drivers are resorting to desperate measures to beat the surge in gas prices at the pump -- deliberately running dry on the state's freeways and simply waiting for rescue. "Every time fuel goes up, we start noticing it. But right now we are noticing it a lot more," Andy Lujan, owner of California Coach Towing in Orange County, said Tuesday. Lujan's 20 trucks roam the busy freeways of Orange and Los Angeles counties as part of a publicly funded patrol that gives a free gallon of gas to drivers who have run out of fuel. It also offers other basic assistance to drivers whose vehicles have broken down. "You say to some of them 'hey, you've run out of gas' and they say 'yeah, it's too expensive.' I think the percentage is going to increase," Lujan said. Gas prices in California, where the car is king, are some of the highest in the nation at more than $3 a gallon and rising. Moshe Ben Dayan, whose TipTopTow company performs a similar service in Los Angeles' affluent west side, said some people were taking advantage of the freeway service patrol. "There was one guy a while back who was stopping every morning and trying to get his one free gallon," said Dayan. "I think it is going to be more drastic when the price of gas is closer to $4 a gallon." ---------------------------- If they're driving an SUV, the vehicle should be impounded for 60 days at owner expense. > http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/04/25/life.gas.reut/index.html > If they're driving an SUV, the vehicle should be impounded for 60 days > at owner expense. Phooey, they ought to do that to any driver who runs out of gas. I mean, it's one thing to run out of gas in a very remote area with no services for tens or hundreds of miles on a road you've never traveled before, but to run out of gas in a large suburban or urban area with numerous gas stations, etc. is absurd. If one is too stupid to realize they need to put gas in the car, or can't afford it, they don't need to be operating a motor vehicle. It may cost more initially to tow and impound every one of the people that run out of gas, but eventually, people will learn their lesson. In the areas that still don't require pre-payment look for a BIG increase in the number of drive-away thefts of gasoline. Also look for gas thefts by siphoning and breaking into private and government garages with pump facilities. > http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/04/25/life.gas.reut/index.html > [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > If they're driving an SUV, the vehicle should be impounded for 60 days > at owner expense. > In the areas that still don't require pre-payment look for a BIG > increase in the number of drive-away thefts of gasoline. Also look for > gas thefts by siphoning and breaking into private and government > garages with pump facilities. ARe there any that don't require pre-payment?. A year ago i knew a bunch of them but now it's none. > > In the areas that still don't require pre-payment look for a BIG > > increase in the number of drive-away thefts of gasoline. Also look for [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > ARe there any that don't require pre-payment?. A year ago i knew a > bunch of them but now it's none. Outside of metro areas you can still find them. In this day and age I don't know why...it's almost un-american to be able to pay other than with a credit card. BTW, it is hard to imagine drivers actually deliberately running out of gas just to get a free gallon. Makes for a grabber of a story for KTLA though. laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE wrote: <brevity snip> > http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/04/25/life.gas.reut/index.html > > Drivers run out of gas to save money help please can't breathe ----- - gpsman How long does it take to get your free gallon of gas? An hour? A half an hour? I find it hard to believe people think their time is only worth $3 - 6 an hour. > http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/04/25/life.gas.reut/index.html > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > pump -- deliberately running dry on the state's freeways and simply > waiting for rescue. So they blow an hours worth of work making at LEAST $5.75 to save $3? Yeah, sounds like clear headed Californians to me. Maybe they should give up their $5 morning latte's first. Ha! New Jersey ESP's free roadside assistance gives 3 gallons worth of gas! The program works well. The two times I was on the side of the road they were there quickly. The first time, I was hit from behind. I pulled to the shoulder. I was still on the phone with the cops when they pulled up. The 2nd time was when I had a flat and pulled into a rest area. The truck happened to be pulling up for a rest break, but they came over and gave me a hand (ok...mostly watched, but I already had the car up with a 2 ton jack). > Ha! New Jersey ESP's free roadside assistance gives 3 gallons worth of > gas! 3 gallons!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's nine bucks and that is way out of line. SUV welfare, i call it. > > Ha! New Jersey ESP's free roadside assistance gives 3 gallons worth of > > gas! > > 3 gallons!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's nine bucks and that is way out of line. > SUV welfare, i call it. You should know all about welfare, EPL. Last time I checked, compacts, sedans, and pickups all have the ability to run out of gas. And they do. they should not let their tanks run low on gas, they should be shooting oil company executives and republicans instead > http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/04/25/life.gas.reut/index.html > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- Some California drivers are <snip> It's a blue state, what do you expect? > http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/04/25/life.gas.reut/index.html > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- Some California drivers are <snip> It's a blue state, what do you expect? >> http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/04/25/life.gas.reut/index.html >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >It's a blue state, what do you expect? Sorry but the state with all the loons is now texas. > >It's a blue state, what do you expect? > > Sorry but the state with all the loons is now texas. Are the texans running out of gas so they can get "free" gas from the road patrols? Didn't think so......... > http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/04/25/life.gas.reut/index.html > [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > If they're driving an SUV, the vehicle should be impounded for 60 days > at owner expense. Should pass a federal law that it's illegal to run out of gas on Interstates just like Germany's "no speed limit in rural areas" Autobahn (that the Laura Bush hater seem to dislike high speed). http://www.armygermany.com/travel/travel_2001_aug.html Fines for running out of gas should be like $25.  SignatureAndy P. Jung Metairie, Louisiana U.S.A. (on the Western side of the 17th Street Canal) http://www.JungWorld.com/ To reply via e-mail, please visit my web site. Site state law which prohibits motorists from running out of gas. > Site state law which prohibits motorists from running out of gas. There isn't one, currently. Mr. Jung was arguing for the creation of one at the federal level. SignatureLarry Harvilla e-mail: roads AT phatpage DOT org blog-aliciousness: http://www.phatpage.org/news/ also visit: http://www.phatpage.org/highways.html (in progress) That's called capitalizing your labor. If you're willing to sit in a dead car on the side of a freeway for an indeterminate amount of time, they'll give you three dollars worth of gasoline. SignatureCiao, Paul D. DeRocco Paul mailto:pderocco@ix.netcom.com > That's called capitalizing your labor. If you're willing to sit in a dead > car on the side of a freeway for an indeterminate amount of time, they'll > give you three dollars worth of gasoline. After the driver is recorded in the CHP database a few times, the officer will probably not provide any gas. The officer will arrest the person in the car for fraud or some other law that will cost the driver a lot of money in court. There is also the problem of a high probability of death from someone running into you as stop on the freeway or even get to the shoulder. What a stupid article; I'm sure this is probably limited to a handful of drivers. Maybe 50 at the MOST? |
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