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Nearly 800 Use Local SoberRide Program On Halloween® Weekend
Nearly 800 Use Local SoberRide® Program On Halloween Weekend DC AREA’S DUI PREVENTION EFFORT REMOVES POTENTIAL DRUNK DRIVER FROM AREA ROADWAYS EVERY 27-SECONDS LAST WEEKEND Washington, D.C., November, 5 – A whopping 777 persons in the Washington-metropolitan area used the free safe ride service, SoberRide®, this Halloween (Saturday, October 30) as opposed to possibly driving home drunk – the second highest level of ridership for that holiday in SoberRide’s 30-year history. “For its hours of operation this Halloween, this level of ridership translates into SoberRide removing a potential drunk driver [...]
Select a Sober Ride Home
(The following is an Arlington County Police Department news release published on October 22, 2021.) TRAFFIC ALERT: Select a Sober Ride Home Community Outreach Event ARLINGTON, Va. – Halloween is meant to be scary, but not when it comes to driving. To help spread the message that Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving, the Arlington County Police Department, in partnership with the Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP), is hosting a Halloween anti-drunk driving event to highlight the impact alcohol has on motor skills. This free event is open to the public [...]
WRAP Commemorates 39th Year in Fighting Drunk Driving and Underage Drinking
Greater Washington Individuals and Organizations Lauded for Service […]
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 [...]
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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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