Seasonal & Holidays
Uber, MADD Offering Free Rides In Boston Wednesday Night
More than 800 people died in drunken crashes over the Thanksgiving weekend between 2012 and 2016, according to MADD.
BOSTON, MA —Between 2012 and 201 more than 800 people were killed during the holiday weekend on the roads. In response, Mothers Against Drunk Driving declared Thanksgiving "the deadliest holiday on our roads."
Now the group is parnering with Uber to offer free rides Wednesday night in Boston 58 Massachusetts communities, including Boston.
"We want to make it easy for riders to make Uber their designated driver, get home safely, and keep everyone else on the roads safe as well," Persis Elavia, Uber's general manager for New England, said in a statement.
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Under the promotion, residents in the designated towns can enter the code "SAFERIDEMA18" "Add Promo/Gift Code" tab on the Uber app to unlock a free ride up to $15. The promotion runs from 9 p.m. Wednesday to 6 a.m. Thursday, and the number of rides available is limited.
- Avon
- Bedford
- Belmont
- Beverly
- Braintree
- Burlington
- Boston
- Brookline
- Canton
- Cambridge
- Cohasset
- Chelsea
- Concord
- Danvers
- Dedham
- Everett
- Hingham
- Holbrook
- Hull
- Lexington
- Lincoln
- Lynn
- Lynnfield
- Malden
- Marblehead
- Medfield
- Medford
- Melrose
- Middleton
- Milton
- Needham
- Newton
- Norwood
- Peabody
- Quincy
- Randolph
- Reading
- Revere
- Salem
- Saugus
- Sharon
- Somerville
- Stoneham
- Swampscott
- Topsfield
- Wakefield
- Walpole
- Watertown
- Waltham
- Wenham
- Weston
- Westwood
- Weymouth
- Wilmington
- Winchester
- Winthrop
- Woburn
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- Reporting by Dave Copeland
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