AAA Texas Offers Free Tipsy Tow Service for Fourth of July Weekend; Anti-Drinking and Driving Statewide Campaign.HOUSTON -- 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 the public during the Fourth of July Fourth of July, Independence Day, or July Fourth, U.S. holiday, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Celebration of it began during the American Revolution. holiday weekend. The service is available from 6 p.m. on Friday, July 2nd until midnight Monday, July 5th throughout Texas. The Tipsy Tow program, now in its 19th 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 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. --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) Callers need to keep in mind that 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. "Independence Day is a traditional time for parties, trips to the beach, and backyard picnics which are activities that contribute to a more relaxed atmosphere and more drinking," according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Carol Thorp, spokesperson for AAA Texas. "If motorists plan on drinking, we encourage them to have a designated driver designated driver Public health A person at a social function who volunteers, or is 'volunteered' to chauffeur inebriated revellers chez elles at festivity's end. Cf Squash it. or to use our Tipsy Tow service." Tipsy Tow is a statewide service that is being offered 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, 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. , Fort Worth, Galveston, 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. 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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