AAA Offering "Tow To Go" Over Super Bowl Weekend
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MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Super Bowl weekend and drinking usually go hand in hand but it's important you don't have too much to drink and then try to drive home. That's why the AAA Auto Club has teamed up with Bud Light for their "Tow to Go" program in an effort to keep drunk drivers off the road this weekend.
The "Tow to Go" program offers a confidential ride home and tow – both free of charge.
You don't even have to be a AAA member.
The Tow to Go program will provide safe rides home to intoxicated drivers from Friday, February 5th through Sunday, February 7th.
"Super Bowl weekend can be an exciting time for fans of the game, fans of commercials, or just fans of the show itself. But that doesn't mean you can play a game with your safety or the safety of others," said Amy Stracke, Managing Director, Traffic Safety Advocacy for AAA. "If you're going to be out drinking, please plan ahead to make sure you and your loved ones get home safely."
If you're hosting a Super Bowl party, AAA suggests you have a designated driver to give guests who drink too much a lift home, serve protein-rich, starchy foods throughout the evening and have plenty of non-alcoholic beverages available.
Triple-A says since its inception in 1998, 'Tow to Go' has kept more than 24,000 drunk drivers off the roads and saved twice as many lives since it was designed to protect everyone on the roads, not just the intoxicated driver.
The number to call is (855) 2-TOW-2-GO or (855) 286-9246.
Important Tow To Go Guidelines:
- It's a confidential local ride within a 10-mile radius to a safe location
- You can't make an appointment to use the Tow to Go service, it is designed to be used as a last resort so have a designated driver before you have your first drink.
- If a person is too intoxicated to be safely transported in a tow truck, AAA may need to contact law enforcement to assist with getting the intoxicated individual a safe ride home.
- The AAA tow truck takes the vehicle and the driver home.