Know The Facts About AAA's 'Tipsy Tow' Program

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Misleading rumors that AAA offers free towing for individuals who are drunk on New Year’s Eve have been circulating around social media portals since December of 2011.

While it is true that AAA offers this service, free of charge to members and non-members, it is not available nationwide.

Examples of this rumor are popping up all over on Facebook and Twitter that are similar to the one noted here:

I posted this the other day and I am going to post it again. Getting a ride from AAA is free while getting caught drunk or hurting someone while DUI costs more than you are willing to pay.

A list of participating AAA locations is available, below, from the American Automobile Association website. Alternative sober/safe ride programs in other parts of the country are also provided, below, courtesy of AAA.

Holiday Safe Ride Program

Availability for New Year’s Eve 2013

While not a nationwide program, a number of AAA clubs offer safe ride services on select dates for members and nonmembers. This service is not available everywhere. AAA strongly encourages motorists to pick a designated driver before they head out for any holiday celebrations.

*Please note availability is subject to change without notice.

AAA Clubs Currently Offering a Safe Ride Program for New Year’s Eve

The Auto Club Group (Statewide in Florida, Georgia and Tennessee. Program is called “Tow-to-Go”)
AAA Arizona (statewide)
AAA South Dakota (Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Mitchell and Yankton
AAA Oklahoma (Metro Tulsa, Metro Oklahoma City, Shawnee, Bartlesville, Enid, Muskogee, Tahlequah, Ardmore and Lawton)
AAA Northern California (in all club territories)
AAA Nevada ( Statewide)
AAA Utah (Statewide)
AAA Tidewater (Greater Hampton Roads area : Cities of Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Newport News, Hampton, Poquoson, Yorktown and Williamsburg, VA) – program runs through January 1
AAA Northwest Ohio ( available in Lucas, Fulton, Wood, Henry, Williams, Defiance, Paulding and Ottawa counties)
AAA MountainWest (Helena, East Helena, Montana City, Belgrade, Bozeman, Billings and Missoula and Anchorage, Alaska)
Automobile Club of Southern California (in all club territories)
AAA Texas (statewide)
AAA New Mexico (statewide)
AAA Hawaii
AAA Alabama – (Program is called Tow-For-Life)

Taxi programs:

Ohio (Cincinnati only) Program is called Care Cab 381-FREE (3733) (AAA has no call center involvement)
AAA Allied Group in Ohio has a program called “ArriveSafe”. It provides cab rides for Montgomery County residents only. AAA has no call center involvement- local motorists must dial 937-449-9999. ( Program runs Dec. 31 at 6 p.m. through 6 a.m. January 2)
Kansas (Topeka area only) Care Cab 785-357-4444 (AAA has no call center involvement)
Kansas (Wichita only) Care Cab requests accepted through AAA call center will provide call rides home within city limits of Wichita, KS.
Kansas (Lawrence) program called Tipsy Taxi 785-842-TAXI (8294) (AAA has no call center involvement). It provides cab rides in Douglas County only.

For a comprehensive list of other community programs listed state by state, please visit AAA’s DUI Justice Link Website.

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Know The Facts About AAA’s ‘Tipsy Tow’ Program Before Drinking On New Year’s Eve

Holiday Safe Ride Program

Availability for New Year’s Eve 2013