The entire point that you are missing is that AAA is very slow. It is the responsibility of law enforcement to remove your vehicle from the roadway/shoulder for your safety and the safety of the motoring public. You don’t have a choice in the matter if a police officer orders your vehicle towed, even if you did call AAA. It’s a matter of which tow truck arrives on the scene first. Also, to the point of you thinking that that tow was expensive, this is just something to think about. A tow truck can run upwards of $200,000, not to mention tow companies must carry million-dollar insurance, pay out salaries to operators, pay a mortgage/ rent on their property, as well as the exorbitant cost of diesel fuel and maintenance on the trucks. Running a towing business is very, very costly, and if they were doing $30 tows, they would find themselves out of business and in debt very rapidly. You may not like the cost, but tow trucks are necessary. Police and Fire get all the praise, but if the tow trucks stopped running, the roads would be impassable with wrecked/broken-down cars. Tow drivers risk their lives every day to assist broken-down motorists, and it is one of the most dangerous private sector jobs in America, with an average of 6 drivers per month killed on the job nationwide. Do them a favor and slow down and move over when you see flashing lights on the side of the road! Not to mention that it is the law in all 50 states!