Holiday partiers: Don’t take a chance and drive after drinking -- call AAA's Tipsy Tow

NEWS from AAA Oklahoma, Dec. 12, 2011 – Free AAA Tipsy Tow services will once again be offered over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays this year to AAA members and nonmembers alike. The auto club will give you, your car, and up to one more person a free ride home if you feel unsafe behind the wheel after drinking.

“It's never a good idea to drive after drinking,” said Chuck Mai, spokesman for AAA Oklahoma. “You’re really rolling the dice. Not only do you put yourself and others in jeopardy, but now with Oklahoma’s tough new DUI law, the Erin Swezey Act, even first-time offenders with a blood alcohol level of 0.15 percent or higher face up to six months administrative license suspension along with 18 months of having a mandatory ignition interlock device attached to their car after driving privileges are reinstated. The penalties for repeat offenders are even stiffer.”

AAA is offering Tipsy Tow in metropolitan Tulsa and Oklahoma City as well as in Shawnee, Muskogee, Enid, Bartlesville and Lawton. The free service starts at 6 p.m. this Friday, Dec. 16, and runs until 2 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 2, 2012.

“We’re always hopeful that more and more Oklahomans will call us for a Tipsy Tow,” said Mai. “Because we know many holiday partiers go ahead and take that chance behind the wheel when they really know they shouldn’t.”

To call for Tipsy Tow, dial (800) 222-4357 (AAA-HELP) and ask for Tipsy Tow. AAA will take you and your vehicle home – up to 15 miles from point of pick-up. 

A not-for-profit organization, AAA Oklahoma serves its 357,000 members across Oklahoma with emergency help on the road, auto travel assistance and a wide range of personal insurance, travel, financial and automotive services through its 43 retail branches, regional operations center and the Internet at www.AAA.com.