AAA Texas Offers Tipsy Tow, A Safe Alternative to Drinking and Driving.City Desk/Travel Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 21, 2000 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 a safe alternative to drinking and driving during the Christmas - New Year's holiday through its Tipsy Tow program. The Tipsy Tow program is designed to provide holiday hosts, bartenders, and drivers an additional option to get intoxicated in·tox·i·cate v. in·tox·i·cat·ed, in·tox·i·cat·ing, in·tox·i·cates v.tr. 1. To stupefy or excite by the action of a chemical substance such as alcohol. 2. drivers off of the roads and home safely. By dialing AAA's toll free number, 1-800-AAA-HELP, holiday revelers can have a tow truck dispatched to take them and their vehicle home at little or no cost, depending on the towing distance. "For those who have had one too many drinks and do not 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. , we offer Tipsy Tow as a responsible option," says Rose Rougeau, a spokesperson for AAA Texas. "We prefer the Tipsy Tow option to one where we tow a wrecked vehicle to the impound impound v. 1) to collect funds, in addition to installment payments, from a person who owes a debt secured by property, and place them in a special account to pay property taxes and insurance when due. lot following a tragic collision." Tipsy Tow gets underway at 5 PM, Friday, Dec. 22, and lasts until noon on Monday, Jan. 1, 2001. The first 10 miles are free to members and the general public, and up to two people can ride with the towed vehicle. To arrange a ride, call AAA Texas at 1-800-AAA-HELP. The service is available in Austin, 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. , Houston, and San Antonio. AAA Texas, an affiliate of the American Automobile Association American Automobile Association (AAA), federation of American automobile clubs, est. 1902. AAA provides a number of benefits to its members, including emergency road service; national and international travel assistance, e.g. , has been serving Texans since 1905. Today, AAA Texas offers its more than 850,000 members emergency road service, a full-service travel agency, financial services, and public safety programs. |
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