MIAMI -- Lawmakers who are trimming the state's budget are considering cutting the Road Rangers program.

Road Rangers provide free highway assistance during accidents and help stranded drivers.

Road Ranger Dave Grimstead said he is worried about what will happen if the program is cut. "I'm a single father raising two daughters. What am I going to do for a living?" he said. "My feeling on it is, if we can save a few lives, what's worth more, money or lives?"

In November 2007, Grimstead was at the scene when officers used a Taser on a man who was standing in the middle of Interstate 95. Grimstead stopped vehicles that were trying to drive around the man.

"I don't know if I saved anybody's life, but I was doing my job," he said.

Cutting the program would save the state about $21 million per year. Grimstead said with the sluggish economy, he understands the reasoning. He added that losing the program would mean less safety on the road.

"There's been enough officers hit and killed in the line of duty, be it police officers, firemen, that unfortunately I believe the statistics will rise again," he said.

South Florida drivers had mixed reactions to the possibility of losing the program.

"Personally, I've never seen them out there, so I really don't know all that much about them, but if somebody really needs help, if you don't already have AAA, then I guess you're kind of asking for trouble," said driver Tim Camas.

"You expect the budget for these type of programs to come from the tolling that you're paying when you're going through those roads, so I felt that it's a program that benefits the people that traffic the roads and they pay the tolls for it. I think it should be maintained for sure," said driver Marcio Fonseca.

Grimstead has a message for lawmakers who want to eliminate Road Rangers.

"How would they like it if their mother, their sister, their daughter, their grandmother or anything else was broken down on the road and nobody there to help them?" he said.

Grimstead said he would stay on the job until the program is eliminated, if that happens. If the cuts are approved, the program could end by July 1.