AAA Texas Offers Tipsy Tow for Christmas - New Year's Holiday; A Safe Alternative to Drinking and Driving.Business Editors/Travel Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 12, 2002 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 Christmas - New Year's holiday. The Tipsy Tow program, now in its 16th year, is designed to provide drivers with a way to get home safely if they have been drinking. 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) "Be a responsible host this holiday and take note of who is drinking to make sure that they do not drive," says Rose Rougeau, spokesperson for AAA Texas. "If there is no 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 recommend our Tipsy Tow service as a responsible option," added Rougeau. Tipsy Tow gets underway at 6 p.m., Friday, Dec. 20, and wraps up at midnight Wednesday, New Year's Day New Year's Day, among ancient peoples the first day of the year frequently corresponded to the vernal or autumnal equinox, or to the summer or winter solstice. In the Middle Ages it was celebrated among Christians usually on Mar. 25. (Jan. 1, 2003). 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 or 1-800-222-4357. The service is available in Austin, Beaumont, 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, Galveston and San Antonio. AAA Texas, an affiliate of AAA, 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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