{"id":97097,"date":"2025-12-27T16:05:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T16:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/97097\/"},"modified":"2025-12-27T16:05:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T16:05:15","slug":"free-ride-options-to-help-keep-roadways-safe-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/97097\/","title":{"rendered":"Free ride options to help keep roadways safe"},"content":{"rendered":"

With plenty of beverages of choice flowing during Christmas and New Year\u2019s celebrations across Southwest Florida, there are a few ways to get home safe following the festivities.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Chuck and Eddie Farah, senior partners at Farah & Farah, are bringing their\u00a0Safe Ride Home Program\u00a0back to Fort Myers for its third consecutive year, offering residents\u00a0$50 Uber credits\u00a0to ensure everyone gets home safely.<\/p>\n

Farah & Farah states that the New Year\u2019s Eve historically sees higher crash rates than any other holiday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Farahs are putting resources into prevention, having already provided nearly 17,000 safe rides across the region.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving spent over four decades championing the cause of accident victims, we understand the profound, life-altering consequences a crash can bring,\u201d stated Chuck Farah, senior managing partner at Farah & Farah. \u201cBy offering our annual New Year\u2019s Eve Safe Ride Home Program, we\u2019re providing a concrete way for thousands to celebrate responsibly, avoid becoming a statistic, and ensure they return home safe.\u201d<\/p>\n

Credits are available to use from 6 p.m. on Dec. 31, until 6 a.m. on New Year\u2019s Day. To claim the credit, visit\u00a0farahandfarah.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

AAA is once again offering its \u201cTow\u00a0to\u00a0Go\u201d program\u00a0to\u00a0help keep impaired drivers off the road this holiday season. The service will be\u00a0active from 6 p.m. on Dec. 24, through 6 a.m. on Jan. 2 across select states, including Florida.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018Tow\u00a0to\u00a0Go\u2019 provides a free, confidential ride and\u00a0tow\u00a0for impaired drivers and their vehicles\u00a0to\u00a0a safe location within a 10-mile radius. Open\u00a0to\u00a0both AAA members and non-members, the program is designed as a last-resort safety net when other options, like a designated driver or rideshare, fall through.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe holiday season is a time for joy and celebration, but it also carries a greater risk of impaired driving,\u201d stated Molly Hart, spokesperson for AAA \u2013 The Auto Club Group. To use Tow to Go, call 855 2-TOW-2-GO.<\/p>\n

According to AAA, alcohol-impaired driving\u00a0is involved in nearly\u00a0one-third of all U.S. traffic deaths. AAA officials stated that In 2023 alone, over\u00a012,000\u00a0lives were lost in alcohol-related crashes \u2013\u00a0one every 42 minutes.<\/p>\n

Roadways will be busy this holiday season. According to projections from AAA, 122.4 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home over the 13-day, year-end holiday period that began Dec. 20 and ends Jan. 1. This year\u2019s AAA estimation is a 2.2% increase over 2024, surpassing last year\u2019s record of 119.7 million travelers.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s predicted to be a busy travel time as AAA projects 109.5 million Americans will travel by car for their year-end trips, an increase of 2% compared to last year. Experts state driving is the most popular mode of transportation, largely due to its convenience and low cost. This year, 89% of holiday travelers will take road trips.<\/p>\n

To reach CJ HADDAD, please email cjhaddad@breezenewspapers.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With plenty of beverages of choice flowing during Christmas and New Year\u2019s celebrations across Southwest Florida, there are…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":97098,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":{"0":"post-97097","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cape-coral","8":"tag-cape-coral","9":"tag-cape-coral-headlines","10":"tag-cape-coral-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97097"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97097\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}