Dramatic drop in use and issues maintaining call boxes cited for system's end. Call box system cost $350,000 to $400,000 a year. Funds will be used for other programs like free roadside assistance and ...
When a tire blows out or the engine overheats, fewer than one person a day in the last year has gotten out of their car on the side of the freeway and trudged to a call box. Most people whip out their ...