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Virginia Launches Annual DUI Enforcement and Public Education Campaign: Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over
Virginia Launches Annual DUI Enforcement and Public Education Campaign: Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over Richmond, Va. – Today, Virginia launches its 2023 Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over DUI enforcement and public education campaign. Governor Glenn Youngkin kicked off the campaign alongside law enforcement, medical professionals, and EMS responders who work tirelessly day and night to save lives from the dangers of drinking and driving. The campaign is in its 22nd year of reminding Virginians of the consequences of impaired driving. An increased enforcement period for Drive Sober Or [...]
Nearly 450 Use Local SoberRide Program on Independence Day
Nearly 450 Use Local SoberRide Program on Independence Day DC AREA’S DUI PREVENTION EFFORT REMOVES POTENTIAL DRUNK DRIVER FROM AREA ROADWAYS NEARLY EVERY 1.5 MINUTES ON JULY 4TH Tysons, VA, July 7 – Nearly 450 (447) persons in the Washington-metropolitan area used the free safe ride service, SoberRide®, this Independence Day (July 4) as opposed to possibly driving home drunk. “For its hours of operation this Independence Day, this level of ridership translates into SoberRide removing a potential drunk driver from Greater Washington’s roadways nearly every minute-and-a-half (96 seconds),” said [...]
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 OVER A THIRD OF U.S. TRAFFIC DEATHS ON INDEPENDENCE DAY INVOLVE DRUNK DRIVERS Tysons, VA, June 13 — Preparing to combat that time of year when, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, over a third (39%, 2021) 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 Independence Day holiday. Offered by the nonprofit [...]
Nearly 800 Use Local SoberRide Program on Cinco de Mayo
Nearly 800 Use Local SoberRide Program on Cinco de Mayo DC AREA’S DUI PREVENTION EFFORT REMOVES POTENTIAL DRUNK DRIVER FROM AREA ROADWAYS EVERY 55-SECONDS ON CINCO DE MAYO Tysons, VA, May 12 – Nearly 800 (778) persons in the Washington-metropolitan area used the free safe ride service, SoberRide® this Cinco de Mayo (May 5) 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 55-seconds,” said Kurt [...]
Summer Months Usher in Deadliest Period for Teen Drivers
Summer Months Usher in Deadliest Period for Teen Drivers Greater Washington Nonprofit Urges Parental Involvement to Prevent Underage Drinking Falls Church, VA, May 9– Citing the fact that the summer months usher in that contiguous period (May-August) when the greatest 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 and summer. The Tysons-based, nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP) is providing area parents of teens with Ten Tips for Parents to Prevent [...]
Free Cinco de Mayo Lyft Rides Offered Throughout Greater Washington to Prevent Drunk Driving
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 18—Preparing to combat that time of year when, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, over a third (33.9%) 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 by the nonprofit [...]
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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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