House Votes to Eliminate Courtesy Patrol

The West Virginia House of Delegates has voted to eliminate the state highways Courtesy Patrol. The measure now goes to the Senate after ethe House passed the bill by a vote of 58-41 vote Tuesday. A $5 million appropriation from the Division of Highways budget would go away, along with service for stranded drivers on 25 routes around the state between 3 and 7pm. The Gazette-Mail reports that some delegates who objected said the bill would put people out of work and would inconvenience travelers. Courtesy Patrol was started in 1979.