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Summer Months Usher in Deadliest Period for Teen Drivers Greater Washington Nonprofit Urgers Parental Involvement to Prevent Underage Drinking Tysons, VA, May 19 — Citing the fact that the summer months usher in the contiguous period (June-September) when the greatest number of U.S. teen traffic deaths occur [i], a Washington-area alcohol education group is urging parental involvement to combat both underage drinking and drunk driving this summer. The Tysons-based nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP) is providing area parents of teens with Ten tips for Parents to Prevent Underage Drinking  (which [...]

Nearly 900 Use Local SoberRide® Program on Cinco de Mayo DC AREA'S DUI PREVENTION EFFORT REMOVED POTENTIAL DRUNK DRIVER FROM AREA ROADWAYS EVERY 49-SECONDS Tysons, VA, May 11 – Nearly 900 (881) persons in the Washington-metropolitan area used the free safe ride service, SoberRide® on Cinco de Mayo (May 5th) as opposed to possibly driving home drunk. "For its hours of operation this Cinco de Mayo, this level of ridership translates into SoberRide removing a potential drunk driver from Greater Washington's roadways every 49-seconds," said Kurt Erickson, President of the nonprofit [...]

Free Cinco de Mayo Lyft Rides Offered Throughout Greater Washington to Prevent Drunk Driving OVER A THIRD OF U.S. TRAFFIC DEATHS ON CINCO DE MAYO INVOLVE DRUNK DRIVERS Tysons, VA, April 20 – Preparing to combat that time of year when, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration figures, more than one-third (36%) of U.S. traffic deaths involve drunk drivers,* a local nonprofit organization announced today that free safe rides will be offered to would-be drunk drivers throughout the Washington-metropolitan area on Cinco de Mayo. Offered by the nonprofit [...]

Nearly 600 Use Local SoberRide® Program on St. Patrick's Day DC AREA’S DUI PREVENTION EFFORT REMOVES POTENTIAL DRUNK DRIVER FROM AREA ROADWAYS NEARLY EVERY 73-SECONDS Tysons VA, March 23 – Nearly 600 (591) persons in the Washington-metropolitan area used the free safe ride service, SoberRide®, on St. Patrick’s Day (March 17th) as opposed to possibly driving home drunk. “For its hours of operation on St. Patrick’s Day, this level of ridership translates into SoberRide removing a potential drunk driver from Greater Washington’s roadways nearly every 73-seconds,” said WRAP President Kurt [...]

Free St. Patrick's Day Lyft Rides Throughout Greater Washington to Prevent Drunk Driving OVER ONE-THIRD OF U.S. TRAFFIC DEATHS ONPATRICK’S DAY INVOLVE DRUNK DRIVERS Tysons, VA, Mar. 2 — Preparing to combat that time of the year when, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration figures, more than one-third (34%) of U.S. traffic deaths involve drunk drivers,* a local nonprofit organization announced today that free safe rides will be offered to would-be drunk drivers throughout the Washington-metropolitan area on St. Patrick’s Day. Offered by the nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol [...]

Over 1,200 Use Local SoberRide® Program during the Super Bowl Tysons VA, February 12 – Over 1,200 (1,228) persons in the Washington-metropolitan area used the free safe ride service, SoberRide® during last weekend’s Super Bowl game as opposed to possibly driving home drunk. “For its hours of operation during the Super Bowl, this level of ridership translates into SoberRide removing a potential drunk driver from Greater Washington’s roadways nearly every 23-seconds,” said Kurt Erickson, President of the nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP), the organization conducting the region’s SoberRide® effort. [...]