There are more than 600,000 safety patrols nationwide, and the mid-Atlantic has more than 90,000, with better than one-third of them in the D.C.-Montgomery County-Prince George's County-Charles County area, said AAA Mid-Atlantic spokesman John Townsend.
School safety patrols: Priority No. 1 →
The current practice of hefty fines after 30 days creates a "Catch-22" for D.C. motorists who can't afford to pay tickets on time, says John Townsend, spokesman for the automobile club AAA Mid-Atlantic.
D.C. considers eliminating late fees for parking, traffic citations →
