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Maryland General Assembly Applauded for Passing Bill to Close Loophole in Drunk Driving Prevention Ignition Interlock Law (Noah’s Law)
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Over 500 Use Local SoberRide Program on St. Patrick’s Day
Over 500 Use Local SoberRide Program on St. Patrick's Day DC AREA’S DUI PREVENTION EFFORT REMOVES POTENTIAL DRUNK DRIVER FROM AREA ROADWAYS EVERY 85-SECONDS ON ST. PAT’S Tysons VA, March 22 – Over 500 (503) persons in the Washington-metropolitan area used the free safe ride service, SoberRide®, on St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) as opposed to possibly driving home drunk. “For its hours of operation this St. Patrick’s Day, this level of ridership translates into SoberRide removing a potential drunk driver from Greater Washington’s roadways every 85-seconds,” said Kurt Erickson, [...]
Free St. Patrick’s Day Lyft Rides Offered Throughout Greater Washington to Prevent Drunk Driving
Free St. Patrick's Day Lyft Rides Offered Throughout Greater Washington to Prevent Drunk Driving NEARLY HALF OF U.S. TRAFFIC DEATHS ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY INVOLVE DRUNK DRIVERS Tysons, VA, February 26-- Preparing to combat that time of the year when according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) , nearly half (44%) 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 St. Patrick's Day celebrations. [...]
Greater Washington Anti-DUI Group Urges Safety on Super Bowl Sunday
Greater Washington Anti-DUI Group Urges Safety on Super Bowl Sunday NEARLY HALF OF ALL U.S. TRAFFIC DEATHS ON GAME DAY INVOLVE DRUNK DRIVERS Tysons, VA, Jan. 31 – While the teams, site and time have been finalized, a local anti-drunk driving organization is urging the public to also develop a game plan to prevent drunk driving during this year’s “Super Bowl Sunday.” During Super Bowl Sunday 2021, nearly half (47%) of all U.S. traffic fatalities involved alcohol-impaired drivers according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System [...]
Metropolitan Washington Experiences Rise in Alcohol and Drug-Related Traffic Fatalities, Injuries, and Crashes
Metropolitan Washington Experiences Rise in Alcohol and Drug-Related Traffic Fatalities, Injuries, and Crashes Alcohol and/or drug-impaired traffic fatalities increased by nearly 13 percent between 2021 and 2022 Washington, D.C. (January 18, 2024) – The number of alcohol and/or drug-related traffic fatalities increased nearly 13 percent in the metropolitan Washington area between 2021 and 2022, according to the annual “How Safe Are Our Roads?” Report prepared by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) for the nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP). “This report shows a troubling trend in impaired driving [...]
Over 1,000 Use Local SoberRide Program Over Winter Holidays
Over 1,000 Use Local SoberRide® Program Over Winter Holidays DC AREA DUI PREVENTION REMOVES POTENTIAL DRUNK DRIVER FROM AREA ROADWAYS EVERY 26-SECONDS ON NEW YEAR’S, ALONE Tysons, VA, Jan. 5 -- Over 1,000 (1,096) persons in the Washington-metropolitan area used the free safe ride service, SoberRide®, during the recent winter holidays (December 15, 2023 through January 1, 2024) as opposed to possibly driving home drunk. “For its hours of operation this New Year’s alone, this level of ridership translates into SoberRide® removing a potential drunk driver from Greater Washington’s roadways [...]
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