Press Releases - Department of Transportation

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, March 13, 2019

St. Patrick’s Day, now only days away, is one of the deadliest holidays on our nation’s roads. This year the Montgomery County Department of Transportation and the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) urge drivers to designate a sober driver before heading out for the evening. If you plan on drinking, plan on not driving.

Party with a Plan

SoberRide, a free ride home program of the Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP) in partnership with Lyft, will be in effect from 4:00 p.m. Sunday, March 17, to 4:00 a.m. Monday, March 18. To use this service, download the Lyft app to your phone and enter the applicable code in the app’s ‘Promo’ section. Valid for up to $15 off one ride home taken in Lyft’s Washington, D.C. coverage area.

Download NHTSA's SaferRide mobile app, available on Google Play for Android devices and Apple’s iTunes Store for iOS devices. SaferRide allows users to call a taxi or a predetermined friend and identifies the user’s location so he or she can be picked up.

Have a friend who is about to drive after drinking? Take the keys away and make arrangements to get your friend home safely.

Remember that it is never okay to drink and drive. Even if you’ve had only one alcoholic beverage, designate a sober driver or plan to use public transportation or a ride service to get home safely.

Release ID: 19-036
Media Contact: Maureen McNulty 240-777-7199