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Summer Months Usher in Deadliest Period for Teen Drivers Greater Washington Nonprofit Urges Parental Involvement to Prevent Underage Drinking Tysons, VA, May 9 -- Citing the fact that the summer months usher in that contiguous period (May-August) when the greaterst number of U.S. teen traffic deaths occur [i], a Washington-metropolitan 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 [...]

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 21 -- Preparing to combat that time of year when, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, over a 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 during next month’s Cinco de Mayo celebrations. Offered [...]

Over 700 Use Local SoberRide Program on St. Patrick's Day Weekend DC AREA’S DUI PREVENTION EFFORT REMOVES POTENTIAL DRUNK DRIVER FROM AREA ROADWAYS EVERY THREE MINUTES Tysons VA, March 21 ‒ 733 persons in the Washington-metropolitan area used the free safe ride service, SoberRide® on St. Patrick’s Day weekend (March 15-17) as opposed to possibly driving home drunk. “For its hours of operation this St. Patrick’s Day weekend, this level of ridership translates into SoberRide removing a potential drunk driver from Greater Washington’s roadways every three-minutes,” said WRAP President Kurt [...]

Free St. Patrick's Day Weekend Lyft Rides Offered Throughout Greater Washington to Prevent Drunk Driving NEARLY HALF  OF U.S. TRAFFIC DEATHS ON PATRICK’S DAY INVOLVE DRUNK DRIVERS Tysons. VA, March 3 -- Preparing to combat that time of the year when, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly half (45%) 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 during this month’s St. Patrick’s Day weekend. Offered by the [...]

230 Use Inaugural Super Bowl SoberRide® Campaign DC AREA'S NEWEST DUI PREVENTION EFFORT REMOVES POTENTIAL DRUNK DRIVER FROM AREA ROADWAYS NEARLY EVERY TWO-MINUTRES DURING THIS MONTH'S NFL FINALE Tysons, VA, February 24-- 230 persons in the Washington-metropolitan area used the free safe ride service, SoberRide®-- offered for the first time ever during this year's NFL Super Bowl (February 9-10) as opposed to possibly driving home drunk. Offered by the nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP), the inaugural 2025 Super Bowl SoberRide® program was in operation beginning at 8:00 p.m. on [...]