BANNING, CA — People celebrating Independence Day can take a reimbursed cab or Lyft ride throughout parts of the Pass Area thanks to the Walter Clark Legal Group, which is trying to prevent crashes by impaired drivers.
The firm's Safe Ride Home Program will run from 10 p.m. July 4 through 3 a.m. the following day in the Banning area. Other areas include the Coachella Valley, Morongo Valley, Yucca Valley, Victorville and even El Centro.
"I have and just about everybody I know has at some time driven when they shouldn't, and the reason that happens is that after you have a drink, you think you're fine. That's the effect of impairment," Walter Clark, founder of the law firm, said in a statement.
The Walter Clark Legal Group Safe Ride Home Program is intended for people who drive to a local restaurant or bar, have one to several alcoholic drinks, and unexpectedly find themselves over the legal BAC limit.
For over a decade, Walter Clark Legal Group has paid for rides home to keep drivers like these off the road during busy holidays, when accident rates increase.
Participants must be 21 years or older and must have a valid driver's license.
The offer includes a limit of one reimbursement per household per day, valid for a maximum fare of $50. The reimbursement coupon will be valid for a single one-way ride from a bar, restaurant or residence to a safe destination.
A reimbursement coupon can be found online.
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