The Dallas City Council has voted to implement an addition to the city's towing policy. Currently, any uninsured vehicle involved in an accident is towed. The addition expands that policy to uninsured vehicles stopped for traffic violations. Texas state law requires every motorist to be insured.
Immediately we hear the outcry, "But that's not fair!" Dallas Councilwoman Elba Garcia says the ordinance will create a "government-inflicted burden" on Dallas' poorest residents who will be forced to choose between food, shelter, and auto insurance. Texas state law already requires them to have insurance. The Dallas ordinance is merely a means of enforcing that law. The poor do not get a free pass! The law applies to everyone! If they are so poor as to have to make the choice between food and insurance, I'm sure they qualify for at least one of the myriad welfare programs our federal and state taxes fund. They can go grocery shopping on that.
And let's think about this: the ordinance applies only to vehicles involved in accidents and traffic violations. Aren't people who are involved in accidents and who are committing traffic violations the very ones who should have insurance? What about the "deadbeat-inflicted burden" on the victims of these scofflaws? Driving a car on public thoroughfares is not a right. Before one is accorded the privilege, there are conditions that must be met -- a valid drivers license, vehicle registration and inspection, obeying the traffic laws, and BUYING INSURANCE! If you can't afford it, you can't drive!
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