Clark talked recently about tow truck drivers who were camping out on private property, waiting for illegally parked cars to tow away. A number of court rulings had also given tow truck drivers free reign to do that. But the U.S. Congress is now reauthorizing states to set up rules that would allow private property owners to decide who can come on their property. Granted, most tow truck drivers are decent people who work within the law. But there is a rogue element out there. Let’s hope that’s history with the new law.

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In other car news, the state of Virginia allows hybrid car owners to ride in carpool lanes even if there is only one person in the car. California is about to pass a similar law. And the same law that Congress is working on regarding tow truck practices will also make it legal for single hybrid drivers to ride in the HOV lane everywhere in the country. People sitting in regular traffic lanes get furious about it, but it is a great incentive to get people to buy hybrid cars.