The Freeway Service Patrol (FSP) program was designed to alleviate incident related traffic congestion by operating a tow service to aid stranded or disabled vehicles on urban freeways during the morning and afternoon commuter periods. The Metro Freeway Service Patrol (FSP) is an elite team of tow truck drivers patrolling freeways all over Los Angeles County to provide help to stranded motorists and remove traffic accidents to keep traffic going. This service is ABSOLUTELY FREE OF CHARGE! This program funded by Proposition C, passed in 1990 to fund transportation improvements and reduce traffic congestion. Customized patrol vans that drive a continuous loop along their specified routes to provide cost-free assistance to motorists for a wide variety of roadway incidents, including but not limited to: disabled vehicles, accident scenes, lost motorists, sick or injured motorists, pedestrians on the roadway, animals on the roadway, travel lane or shoulder debris, vehicle fires, fuel leaks, and other incidents that can be mitigated by FSP personnel.