AAA press launch:
AAA is activating ‘Tow to Go’ for the future St. Patrick’s Day weekend, in hopes that partygoers do not push their luck by driving impaired.
- Tow to Go is active from 6 p.m. Friday, March 15th to 6 a.m. Monday, March 18th.
How does it get the job done? When someone calls Tow to Go, AAA dispatches a tow truck to transport the would-be impaired driver and their car or truck to a harmless locale within just a 10-mile radius. Because its inception, this existence-saving software has eradicated additional than 30,000 impaired drivers from the highway. The services is free for everyone, nonetheless AAA asks that it be treated as a last vacation resort.
“We’re happy to be that last line of protection, holding individuals from driving impaired,” mentioned Mark Jenkins, spokesman, AAA – The Car Club Group. “We also continue to be committed to educating the general public that it is essential to come across a risk-free trip before consuming alcoholic beverages or using medication. This is crucial so motorists are not in the placement of having to decide if they’re sober ample to push.”
Sobering Statistics: According to the Nationwide Highway Targeted traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), St. Patrick’s Working day is one of the deadliest holidays on U.S. roadways. In 2020, far more than 11,000 men and women died in drunk-driving crashes. Individuals fatalities could have been avoided if the impaired drivers uncovered a protected ride dwelling rather of driving drunk. (NHTSA)
Tow to Go Assistance Regions:
FL, GA, IA, MI, ND, NE, TN, WI, CO (Denver), NC (Charlotte), IN (Fort Wayne/South Bend)
Cellular phone variety:
(855) 2-TOW-2-GO or (855) 286-9246
Pointers:
- Furnished from 6 p.m. Friday, March 15th to 6 a.m. Monday, March 18th.
- Free of charge and accessible to AAA customers and non-members.
- Confidential area trip for one person and their vehicle to a harmless location within a 10-mile radius.
- Appointments cannot be scheduled in progress to use Tow to Go. It is developed as a basic safety internet for people that did not program forward. Generally select a selected driver ahead of celebrating.
- In some predicaments, AAA might need to make other arrangements to get an impaired specific a risk-free trip house.
- Tow to Go may possibly not be available in rural areas or throughout serious climate problems.