AAA Texas Offers Extended Tipsy Tow Service for Christmas-New Year's Holidays; Free Anti-Drinking & Driving Community Service.News Editors/Travel Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 22, 2003 AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. Texas is offering its free Tipsy Tow service to drivers who drink during the Christmas-New Year's holidays. The service is available from 5 p.m. Wednesday Wednesday: see week. , Dec. 24 until midnight Thursday Thursday: see week. , Jan. 1, 2004. The Tipsy Tow program, now in its 17th year, is designed to provide drivers with a way to get home safely if they have been drinking. The first ten miles are free. Here is how it works: -- Drivers, holiday hosts and bartenders simply dial AAA Texas' toll free number at 1-800-AAA-HELP or 1-800-222-4357 to request Tipsy Tow service. -- AAA Texas dispatches a tow truck and; -- The driver is driven -- and the vehicle towed -- home for free up to 10 miles. (up to 2 people can ride in the tow truck) "If you are hosting a holiday event, take note of who drinks and who drives -- and have the Tipsy Tow number available as a responsible option," says Rose Rougeau, with AAA Texas. Callers need to keep in mind that the service is restricted to a one-way, one-time ride for the driver and the destination is limited to the driver's residence. Reservations are not accepted. Drivers can expect to pay the rate charged by the tow truck contractor for rides farther than ten miles. The Tipsy Tow service is available in Austin, Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, in Christianity Corpus Christi [Lat.,=body of Christ], feast of the Western Church, observed on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday (or on the following Sunday). , Dallas/Fort Worth, El Paso El Paso (ĕl pă`sō), city (1990 pop. 515,342), seat of El Paso co., extreme W Tex., on the Rio Grande opposite Juárez, Mex.; inc. 1873. , the Greater Houston Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown is a 10-county metropolitan area defined by the Office of Management and Budget. It is located along the Gulf Coast region in the U.S. state of Texas. area and San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. . AAA Texas, an affiliate of AAA National, has been serving Texans since 1902. Today, more than a million AAA Texas members benefit from the organization's roadside assistance service, travel agency, financial products, insurance products and services, automotive pricing, buying and financing, trip planning services, and traffic safety programs. Information about these products and services is available on AAA Texas' Web site at www.aaa-texas.com. |
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