THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL VOTES IN FAVOR OF THE COST RECOVERING ORDINANCE THAT’LL HAVE YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY PAYING IF YOU’RE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THAT ENDS OF COSTING THE CITY MORE THAN 15-HUNDRED DOLLARS. THE PROPOSAL WAS DRAFTED BECAUSE OF CLEAN UP COSTS LINKED TO CRASHES INVOLVING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES AND FUEL TANKERS THAT REQUIRE USING FIREFIGHTERS AND USING HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS TO CLEAN THE CRASH SCENE.
A FIRE CHIEF WILL HAVE THE CHOICE OF EITHER WAIVING OR REDUCING THE COST OF A CRASH BECAUSE OF A DRIVERS’ FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.
