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Free Halloween Lyft Rides Offered Throughout Greater Washington To Prevent Drunk Driving
Free Halloween Lyft Rides Offered Throughout Greater Washington To Prevent Drunk Driving OVER 40% OF U.S. HIGHWAY DEATHS ON HALLOWEEN INVOLVE DRUNK DRIVERS Washington, DC, October 11 --Preparing to combat that time of year when, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 41-percent of all U.S. traffic deaths involve drunk drivers*, free Halloween Lyft rides will be offered to deter impaired driving throughout the Washington-metropolitan area, beginning Saturday, October 30, 2021. Offered by the nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP), the Halloween SoberRide® program will be in operation [...]
Virginia Launches 20th Annual Checkpoint Strikeforce DUI Enforcement and Public Education Campaign
Virginia Launches 20th Annual Checkpoint Strikeforce DUI Enforcement and Public Education Campaign New data shows that ninety percent of men in Virginia ages 21-35 have driven after having a few drinks or been driven by someone who had a few drinks in the last year. Richmond, Va. – Today marks the launch of Virginia’s 20th annual Checkpoint Strikeforce DUI enforcement and public education campaign. The enforcement aspect of the two-decade old traffic safety campaign will take place from August 20 through Labor Day weekend and resume throughout the 2021 winter [...]
Free Independence Day Lyft Rides Offered Throughout Greater Washington to Prevent Drunk Driving
Free Independence Day Lyft Rides Offered Throughout Greater Washington to Prevent Drunk Driving More Than a Third of U.S. Highway Deaths During Independence Day Involve Drunk Drivers Washington, DC, June 16 - Preparing to combat that time of year when, according to the National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA), over one-third (38%) of all U.S. traffic deaths involve drunk drivers*, free July 4th Lyft rides will be offered to deter impaired driving throughout the Washington-metropolitan area, beginning Sunday, July 4th, 2021. Offered by the nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP), the [...]
Summer Months Usher In Deadliest Period For Teen Drivers
Summer Months Usher In Deadliest Period For Teen Drivers Greater Washington Nonprofit Urges Parental Involvement This Summer In Preventing Teen Drinking Falls Church, VA, May 27 – Citing the fact that summer’s arrival also ushers in that contiguous period (May-August) when the greatest number of U.S. teen traffic deaths occur (with June being the single deadliest month of the year regarding such fatalities)i, a Washington-metropolitan area alcohol education group is urging parental involvement to combat both teen drinking and drunk driving this summer. The Falls Church-based, nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol [...]
Free Cinco De Mayo LYFT Rides Offered Thoughout Greater Washington to Prevent Drunk Driving
Free Cinco De Mayo LYFT Rides Offered Throughout Greater Washington To Prevent Drunk Driving MORE THAN A THIRD OF U.S. HIGHWAY DEATHS DURING CINCO DE MAYO INVOLVE DRUNK DRIVERS Washington, DC, April 27 – While stating unequivocally that “we’re all safer at home” this Cinco de Mayo during the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, a local nonprofit organization today announced that -- as a “necessary safety net” to next month’s high-risk, high-alcohol consumption period -- free safe rides will be offered to would-be drunk drivers throughout the Washington-metropolitan area on Cinco de [...]
Nonprofit Offering Free St. Patricks’s Day Lyft Rides To Prevent Drunk Driving
As A “Safety Net” Needed Even During A Pandemic, Nonprofit Offering Free St. Patricks’s Day Lyft Rides To Prevent Drunk Driving Nearly Half (42%) Of U.S. Highway Deaths During St. Patricks’s Day Involve Drunk Drivers Washington, DC, March 4 – While stating unequivocally that it preferred that people not go out on St. Patrick’s Day during the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, a local nonprofit organization today announced that – as a “necessary safety net” to this month’s high-risk, high-alcohol consumption period -- free safe rides will be offered to would-be drunk [...]
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WRAP is a nonprofit [501(c)(3)], public-private partnership working to prevent drunk driving and underage drinking in the Washington-metropolitan region.
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