Mayor Touts Safe Clear As Success
Critics Say 2 Months Is Not Enough Time to Study Plan's Effects
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HPD Capt. Lori Bender said officers and wrecker drivers are clearing more than half of the accident scenes in less than 10 minutes.But not everyone agrees that Safe Clear is a success. Wrecker companies that are not part of the program and at least one city council member question the cost and benefits to the city."We just need to have the whole picture before us, before we can get real answers. I really think this is half of the picture," Houston City Council member Shelley Sekula Gibbs said.The mayor said he is convinced that the statistics released Tuesday show the entire picture, but also said that Safe Clear is still a work in progress.- March 7, 2005: Houston Towing Policy Again Being Questioned
- February 18, 2005: It's Official: Safe Clear, MAP Join Forces
- February 16, 2005: Safe Clear Saved By Mayor's Secret Meeting
- February 15, 2005: Senate May Put Brakes On Houston's Safe Clear Plan
- February 11, 2005: Mayor May Compromise To Save Safe Clear
- February 10, 2005: Committee Approves Bill To End Safe Clear Towing Law
- February 8, 2005: Mayor Responds To Safe Clear Drivers' Criminal Records
- February 8, 2005: One-Third Of Safe Clear Drivers Have Criminal Record
- February 3, 2005: Senator Seeks To End Non-Consent Tows In Houston
- February 2, 2005: Free Tows Get Green Light For Safe Clear
- February 1, 2005: Man's Death May Be First Safe Clear Fatality
- January 25, 2005: Background Checks Find Tow Truck Drivers With Criminal Records
- January 24, 2005: Mayor Defends Towing Program In State Of City Address
- January 19, 2005: Council Delays Vote On Changes To Towing Ordinance
- January 18, 2005: City Council Hears Drivers' Towing Concerns
- January 13, 2005: Council Member Asks For Moratorium On Towing Ordinance
- January 12, 2005: Mayor Overhauls Towing Ordinance
- January 10, 2005: HPD, Towing Companies Meet Over New Law
- January 7, 2005: Mayor Makes Changes To City's Towing Law
- January 6, 2005: Mayor, HPD Chief Evaluate Safe Clear Program From Air
- January 5, 2005: State Senator Calls For Moratorium On New Wrecker Law
- January 5, 2005: White To Ride With Wrecker
- January 4, 2005: Hundreds Of Vehicles Towed In New Program
- November 24, 2004: Drivers To Follow New Rules For Towing
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