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Labor Day and the unofficial end of summer will take place on September 7, Monday, and will include the usual three-day weekend crowds; and the closure of governments, schools, and banks. AAA's Tow to Go Program can help alcohol drinkers get home safely after consuming beer, wine and hard liquor at parties, cookouts, and beach vacations. This program will help reduce the risk of drunk driving while under the influence or intoxicated, and thus also lower the chance of vehicular accidents.
The AAA program provides a hotline to call if people have drunk one too many brews up to 6:00 a.m. on September 8, Tuesday, to avail of no-charge tows and rides home. The phone number is: (855) 286-9246.
AAA will provide gratis tows and rides based on the current call volume and availability of trucks. The limit is two passengers and a 10-mile (16-kilometer) radius, according to KeysInfoNet.
It is critical for alcoholic beverage drinkers to know when they have had one too many. There are now several pocket breathalyzers on the market that give precise blood alcohol level readings and can function with or without a smartphone app.
AAA has guaranteed that it will follow a no-questions-asked policy. Since it launched the program in 1998 it has transported over 23,000 drunk drivers through its free towing and ride services, according to WJBF.
The United States' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported that around 2 percent of American adults admitted that they drove while intoxicated during the previous month. A person is injured in a drunk driving automobile accident every two minutes.
