AAA Texas Offers Tipsy Tow for 4th of July Holiday; A Safe Alternative to Drinking and Driving.Business Editors & Automotive/Travel Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 29, 2001 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 Tipsy Tow as a safe alternative to drinking and driving for 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. The Tipsy Tow program is designed to provide holiday hosts, bartenders and motorists another option to get home safely if drivers have been drinking. 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. "Texas leads the nation in the number of people who die in alcohol related crashes," says Rose Rougeau, a spokesperson for AAA Texas. "For drivers who have been drinking 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." Tipsy Tow gets underway at 6 PM, Tuesday, July 3rd and lasts until midnight July 4th . 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 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 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 1902. 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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