Free Holiday Lyft Rides To Prevent DUI In Oakton

OAKTON, VA—While many people are excited to celebrate the holidays with eggnog and peppermint schnapps, don't risk your life or others when drinking around Oakton. The nonprofit organization Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP) has partnered with Lyft to provide a SoberRide service throughout Fairfax County and the DC area Friday, Dec. 15 to Monday, Jan. 1.

Oakton residents age 21 or older celebrating with alcohol can download Lyft to their phones, enter a promo code in the app's 'Promo' section and receive their no cost (up to $15 fare) safe transportation home.
"Last December, nearly a thousand (911) Greater Washington residents did the right thing and availed themselves of this lifesaving service rather than possibly driving home impaired," Kurt Gregory Erickson, WRAP's President, said in a statement.

WRAP's weekly Holiday SoberRide promo codes will be posted at 2 p.m. Dec. 15, Dec. 23 and Dec. 31 on www.SoberRide.com.

While SoberRide provides a free cab ride home up to a $15 fare, callers must pay for any fare over $15.

SoberRide is offered throughout Lyft's Washington, D.C. coverage area which includes all or parts of: the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William, the cities of Alexandria and Falls Church, the District of Columbia and the Maryland counties of Montgomery and Prince George's. WRAP has provided over 68,000 safe rides home in the Washington area since 1993.

By Patch editor Cameron Luttrell

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