Fireworks over the Susquehanna River. File photo.
A local program will help get people home safely during the coming holiday.
Tri-County Regional Planning Commission’s Sober Ride Home initiative will offer free Uber vouchers for the July 4th weekend in hopes of preventing intoxicated driving.
“Forty percent of the fatal crashes in our region involve impaired drivers,” TCRPC Executive Director Andrew Bomberger said. “So do 30% of serious injury crashes. The goal of Sober Ride Home is to prevent these tragedies over the holiday weekend when folks might be out celebrating.”
People who have consumed alcohol at local bars and restaurants can redeem a $20 voucher from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. from Thursday, July 3, through Saturday, July 5.
In Dauphin, Cumberland and Perry counties, people can redeem the voucher by visiting the Sober Ride Home website and scanning a QR code for a one-time voucher. Users must have an active Uber account with a credit card on file and vouchers will be available while supplies last.
The promotion is offered by TCRPC in partnership with Uber and Commute PA and funded through a grant from the Federal Highway Administration and the Safe Streets and Roads for All program.
Visit the Sober Ride Home website for more information.
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