Tipsy Tow and AWD
12-30-2011, 10:52 PM
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Tipsy Tow and AWD
anyone ever use tispy tow for their subaru? going out nye am thinking of using their service but i'm wondering if they'll send out a flatbed if you tell them you have awd. i can take a cab both ways but it would be cool to use their service granted the can accomodate awd.
12-31-2011, 10:07 AM
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AAA Tipsy Tow Program | AAA Northern California, Nevada and Utah
Don't Drive Drunk - Get a Free Ride Home.
As part of our dedication to making the roads as safe as possible for all motorists, AAA is proud to offer its Tipsy Tow program. On ten different holiday and special events in 2011, we offer a free ten-mile tow home for drinking drivers and their vehicles.
The Tipsy Tow program is open to everyone. You do not need to be an AAA Member to take advantage of this service to the community.
AAA typically offers the service to drinking drivers from 6 p.m. on the holiday to 6 a.m. the following day in Northern California, Nevada and Utah. For specific dates and times, see the list below.
During the period Tipsy Tow is available, drivers, potential passengers, party hosts, bartenders, and restaurant managers can call 800-222-4357 (AAA-HELP) for a free tow home of up to ten miles. Just tell the AAA operator, "I need a Tipsy Tow," and a truck will be on its way.
The service will provide a one-way ride for the driver and vehicle to the driver's home. If there are additional passengers who need a ride, they will be taken to the driver's home as long is there is sufficient room for them to be transported safely in the tow truck. You cannot make a reservation.
AAA provides its Tipsy Tow service for the following holidays in 2011:
Super Bowl: 6:00 p.m. Sunday, February 6th – 6:00 a.m. Monday, February 7th
St. Patrick's Day: 6:00 p.m. Thursday, March 17th – 6:00 a.m. Friday, March 18th
Cinco de Mayo: 6:00 p.m. Thursday, May 5th – 6:00 a.m. Friday, May 6th
Memorial Day: 6:00 p.m. Monday, May 30th – 6:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 31st
Independence Day: 6:00 p.m. Monday, July 4th – 6:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 5th
Labor Day: 6:00 p.m. Monday, September 5th – 6:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 6th
Halloween: 6:00 p.m. Monday, October 31st – 6:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 1st
Thanksgiving: 6:00 p.m. Thursday, November 24th – 6:00 a.m. Friday, November 25th
Christmas Eve: 6:00 p.m. Saturday, December 24th – 6:00 a.m. Sunday, December 25th
New Year’s Eve: 6:00 p.m. Saturday, December 31st – 6:00 a.m. Sunday, January 1st
According to a recent National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study, 20 percent of all motorists in the past year have driven a motor vehicle within two hours of drinking alcohol. About 13% of the total population has done so in the past 30 days. It takes only one or two drinks to impair vision, steering, braking, judgment and reaction time.
AAA estimates that a first time DUI conviction can cost up to $12,000 in fines, penalties, restitution, legal fees, and added insurance expenses. You can't put a price tag on a crash that causes an injury or death.
If you've been celebrating by drinking alcohol, don't get behind the wheel. Give AAA a call and we'll make sure you get home safely.
12-31-2011, 10:41 AM
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AAA Tipsy Tow: $0
It has been going on and advertised on the radio for at least a few years, I think I recall hearing it when I was still down in Monterey ('08 holiday season).
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12-31-2011, 11:22 AM
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I guess all this is cool if you don't mind waiting forever for a tow truck. Think about how many other thrifty bastards are trying to do this too. My bet is that AAA will be overloaded and wait times will be dumb. I myself will be taking a cab home this evening, at which time I'll get in bed and chuckle at all the poor suckers waiting for Tipsy Tow.
12-31-2011, 11:58 AM
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i'll be at a bar that isn't close to bart at all and there aren't many cabs around either like in the city. (not to mention what a **** show bart is on nye!) from what i understand it takes 20-30 minutes, probably around the same time it would to call a cab. i'm not planning on closing the bar down (i have to be somewhere the next morning). i'll probably give them a call right after midnight. i figure i can hang at the bar with a drink or three while i wait.
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