Central Ohio Safe Ride

“Preventing impaired driving &
promoting responsible serving in Central Ohio.”

 
Sponsors
Finest Call Mixers, Guinness, Hill Distributing Co.,
Superior Beverage, Columbus Distributing, & The City of Dublin
                 
                  

     

Central Ohio Safe Ride taxi voucher program

Impaired driving is one of America’s deadliest crimes. It’s not just a problem nationally; it is also a great concern here in Central Ohio.

Statistics show that most fatal and injury traffic related crashes in our community occur during the evening, on weekends and around holidays. This is directly related to more impaired drivers on the road. The decision to operate a vehicle when impaired can quickly turn a fun outing or special celebration into a time of tragedy. During 2008, 40 people died and 825 were injured in Franklin County in alcohol-related crashes. 47% of those deaths were alcohol related and occurred between the hours of 8pm and 4am. (Ohio Department of Public Safety Crash Statistics)

To address this problem the Central Ohio Safe Ride Advisory Council partnered with local pubs and restaurants to create the Safe Ride taxi voucher program – keeping impaired drivers off the road by providing them with a safe ride home.

How It Works

Safe Ride vouchers are worth $10.00 toward a taxi ride home. Establishments purchase vouchers and distribute them to their patrons who have been drinking and should not get behind the wheel. Patrons can then use the vouchers as cash with any Taxi Company Participating in the Safe Ride program. Establishments can distribute vouchers all year-round or reserve them for special occasions.

Benefits of Participating in the Program

 

  • Opportunity to help protect the safety of the Central Ohio community by ensuring patrons do not leave your establishment impaired.
  • Community recognition as responsible server
  • Vouchers provide a polite way to refuse the sale of alcohol to visually intoxicated persons, as required by Ohio Revised Code. ORC 4301.22(B) 

How to Enroll

Establishments can enroll in the program for a $50.00 fee and order vouchers at a price of $10 each. Because of the support of our sponsors, we can offer the vouchers at a price of Buy One Get One Free! (i.e. order 10 vouchers and get 10 more for free)
Vouchers can be distributed and more can be ordered anytime throughout the year.

Registration: $50

Vouchers: $10 each (BUY ONE GET ONE FREE)

Redeeming: For every 10 vouchers that are redeemed, Safe Ride will donate 1 free voucher back to the establishment!

Interested in joining Central Ohio Safe Ride? There are 2 easy ways to sign up:

  • Contact Karisa Harvey, who can answer your questions and send you the enrollment packet.
  • Download the enrollment packet, complete the information and submit via fax. (Click here for enrollment packet PDF and submission instructions)

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