As the year winds down, auto group AAA will provide free rides and tows through its Tow-to-Go program in Georgia as a special holiday service.
The purpose of the program – keep impaired drivers off the roads.
“At the moment when you’re tempted to get behind the wheel while impaired, think again and allow wisdom to guide you. Set aside those keys and let your fingers dial Tow-to-Go,” AAA spokesperson Montrae Waiters said. “AAA will then send a truck to take you and your vehicle to a safe location within a 10-mile radius.”
The program should be treated as a “last resort,” according to Waiters, as AAA service technicians expect to receive calls from more than 860,000 drivers throughout the upcoming holidays. For this reason, Waiters urges the public to “identify a designated driver or ride-sharing service” and to plan for a safe ride home.
The service is available to both members and non members, Waiters said, though it may not be available in rural areas or during severe weather conditions.
- Tow to Go is active from 6 p.m. Tuesday, December 24th to 6 a.m. Thursday, January 2nd.
- For service, call (855) 2-TOW-2-GO or (855) 286-9246.
- Available in Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, North Dakota, Nebraska, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Colorado (Denver), North Carolina (Charlotte), Indiana (Fort Wayne/South Bend).
In the 25 years since it was started, Waiters said the Tow-to-Go program has “removed more than 30,000 impaired drivers from the roadway.”
