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Group Offers A Safe Way Home For Intoxicated Revelers

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AAA wants to make sure people who go out to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day get home safe.

Spokesman Chuck Mai says AAA created the service known as Tipsy Tow about 25 years ago after a survey discovered the main reason intoxicated people got behind the wheel.

"Simply because they didn't want to have to come back and get their car the next morning. So, we thought, well, if we could tow their car home and give them a ride as well that very evening, then everyone is safer as a result."

Mai says it doesn’t take much to reach Oklahoma’s illegal blood alcohol level of .08%.

"You could reach that .08 Blood Alcohol Content level in no time at all. And, impaired driving is also a very real danger, especially for those who aren't used to drinking."

If you call 1-800-AAA-HELP, AAA will give you and a friend a free ride as well as a tow to your home. The service will run ntil 4 a.m. on Friday, March 18 in metro Tulsa, metro Oklahoma City, Ardmore, Lawton, Shawnee, Muskogee, Enid, Tahlequah and Bartlesville.

More information can be found here.

Michael Cross is the host of KOSU's Morning Edition.
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