MEMPHIS, TN- (WMC-TV) - The City of Memphis has partnered with Zipcar to provide four new cars for residents to use at their discretion.

These cars are permanently parked downtown at two separate locations. All you have to do is become a member, get your Zipcar Card, and drive away.

For a small fee, these Zipcars can be yours for the day or longer.

They operate just like a regular car. If you ride public transportation and do not have a car of your own, you can now have access to a car should you need one.

"I think they'll love the idea. I think it's a great idea," said Johnnie Willis who works downtown.

These Zipcars are, in essence, on demand transportation.

"You don't have to pay for parking, pay to clean the car, pay to fix the car," said Paul Morris with the Downtown Memphis Commission.

To be able to drive these Zipcars, all you have to do is pay a $25 application fee and $60 a year to join.

MEMPHIS, TN- (WMC-TV) - Longtime Memphis civil rights attorney Richard Fields was killed while crossing the street in Midtown Saturday.

According to police, the 65-year-old was walking in the 1200 block of Peabody Avenue when he was struck by a vehicle.

Police said there was no crosswalk or traffic signal where Fields crossed the street.

Fields began practicing law in Memphis in 1976. He worked on cases involving school desegregation, and racial employment discrimination.

Also, he was an outspoken advocate for African-American equality. But in the final chapters of professional life, Fields' candid nature put him in the crosshairs of a political crossfire.

In the early 90s he was a champion for the city's first elected black mayor, Willie Herenton. But in 2008 Fields and Herenton would become enemies.

Herenton accused Fields of concocting a sex scandal to ruin his chances at a fifth term.