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Newsroom
3/17/2008
Those who choose to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with alcohol are being urged to designate a driver or call soberRide at 657-2999.
The soberRide program will operate during the hours of 10:00 pm to 3:00 a.m. on Monday, March 17th, as a way to keep Austinites safe from impaired drivers during this traditionally high-risk, holiday period. Area residents age 21 and older celebrating with alcohol may call soberRide at 657-2999 and receive a free cab ride home (up to a $30 fare.)
Since the launch of the Austin soberRide coalition, more than 2300 FREE cab rides home have been provided to would be drunk drivers during the New Year’s Eve, Halloween, Super bowl and Mardi Gras programs.
This is the first year soberRide has been offered for St. Patrick’s Day. “We want people to rely on more than the luck of the Irish on St. Patty’s Day,” said Diann Hodges, president of soberRide. “That’s why we want them to plan ahead, designate a driver, or call soberRide if they don’t have a safe way home.”
SoberRide is funded by a donation from Budweiser. Other Austin soberRide partners include Yellow Cab, Austin Police Department, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC), Travis County Underage Drinking Prevention Program, Texas Department of Public Safety and MADD.
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