AAA Texas Offers Tipsy Tow for 13th Consecutive Year; Program Offers Safe Alternative to Driving While Drunk.Travel & Assignment Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 21, 1999 Tipsy Tow, a free tow and ride home for 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. individuals, will be provided by 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 during the New Year's holiday for the 13th consecutive year. The Tipsy Tow program is designed to provide restaurants, bars and others an additional option that can be used to get drinking drivers off the street and home safely. The program is part of AAA Texas' effort to make Texas roads safer for all motorists. By using AAA's toll free number, 800/AAA-HELP or by dialing the pound sign plus RIDE from a Southwestern Bell
Southwestern Bell Telephone, L.P. wireless phone, holiday hosts, bartenders, drivers or passengers can have a tow truck dispatched to take the holiday reveler and their vehicle home at little or no cost, depending on distance towed. "Drinking drivers frequently don't plan for other ways to get home, because they are concerned about retrieving their vehicle," said Patrick O'Reilly Patrick O'Reilly may refer to:
"People may think they know how much to drink and still stay in control, but it only takes a drink or two to slow physical and mental skills and affect vision, steering, braking, judgement and reaction time," added O'Reilly. Tipsy Tow is available now through midnight, Monday, Jan. 3, 2000. Tows are available to anybody in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. The first 15 miles of a Tipsy Tow are free, and up to two people can ride with the towed vehicle. To arrange for a ride, call AAA Texas at 800/AAA-HELP or pound sign plus RIDE and follow the prompts for "Tipsy Tow." 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 members a full service travel agency, financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , public safety programs and auto-related services. AAA Texas' Fuel Gauge Report is based on data gathered by the Oil Price Information Service -- the nation's most comprehensive source of petroleum pricing information. |
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