SoberRide Program Offers Free Rides To Cinco de Mayo Partiers

Bowie MD

03 May, 2022

12:57 PM

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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — Some people love to celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a few margaritas or other alcoholic beverages, which has prompted the nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol Program to offer the 2022 Cinco de Mayo SoberRide starting at 4 p.m. Thursday. It will operate through Friday 4 a.m. During this 12-hour period, area residents age 21 and older celebrating with alcohol can download the Lyft app to their phones, then enter the SoberRide code in the app's "Payment" tab located under the "Add Lyft Pass" option to receive their no-cost (up to $15) safe transportation home. WRAP's 2022 Cinco de Mayo SoberRide promo code will be posted at 3 p.m. Thursday on www.SoberRide.com. "Over a third of U.S. traffic deaths during Cinco de Mayo involve drunk drivers according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration," WRAP President Kurt Erickson said. In 2019, nearly 800 people in the Washington-metropolitan area used WRAP's SoberRide program on and the day after Cinco de Mayo rather than possibly driving home impaired. The charity also offers its SoberRide program on St. Patrick's Day, Independence Day, Halloween and the winter holidays. "Lyft is dedicated to providing access to reliable and responsible rides, and we're proud to partner with programs like WRAP to offer Lyft as an alternative to impaired driving," Kamillah Wood, director of public policy for community safety at Lyft, said. "Through our Roadway Safety Program and our partnerships with the public, we hope to empower our community with the tools to protect themselves and those around them this holiday season."