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9May, 2025

Nearly 200 Use Local SoberRide® Progam on Cinco de Mayo

May 9th, 2025|

Nearly 200 Use Local SoberRide® Program on Cinco de Mayo Tysons, VA, May 9 –  Nearly 200 (188) persons in the Washington-metropolitan area used the free safe ride service, SoberRide® on a rainy Cinco de Mayo (May 5) as a 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 nearly every four minutes,” said Kurt Erickson, President of the nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP), the organization conducting [...]

21Apr, 2025

Free Cinco de Mayo Lyft Rides Offered Throughout Greater Washington to Prevent Drunk Driving

April 21st, 2025|

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 [...]

21Mar, 2025

Over 700 Use Local SoberRide Program on St. Patrick’s Day Weekend

March 21st, 2025|

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 [...]

3Mar, 2025

Free St. Patrick’s Day Weekend Lyft Rides Offered Throughout Greater Washington to Prevent Drunk Driving

March 3rd, 2025|

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 [...]

24Feb, 2025

230 Use Inaugural Super Bowl SoberRide Campaign

February 24th, 2025|

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 [...]

27Jan, 2025

Inaugural Super Bowl SoberRide Campaign Launched to Prevent DUI in Greater Washington

January 27th, 2025|

Inaugural Super Bowl SoberRide® Campaign Launched to Prevent DUI in Greater Washington MORE THAN ONE-THIRD OF U.S. TRAFFIC DEATHS DURING SUPER BOWL INVOLVE DRUNK DRIVERS  Tysons, VA, January 27-- Preparing to combat that time of year when, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration figures, more than one-third (39%) 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 Super Bowl LIX. Offered by the nonprofit Washington Regional [...]

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