Don’t Drink and Drive this Thanksgiving Eve
by: Karol Smith on
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 11/17/17
CONTACT: Karol Smith, CDS
BarOle Trucking,
Inc
Phone:
651-366-6019
Email:
ksmith@baroletrucking.com
Make It to the Table:
Don’t Drink and Drive this Thanksgiving Eve
BarOle Trucking, Inc urges consumers to plan a sober ride
St Paul, MN – As millions of Americans get on the roads to
travel home and spend the Thanksgiving holiday reconnecting with friends and
loved ones, BarOle Trucking is serving them a reminder: “Make It to the Table:
Don’t Drink and Drive this Thanksgiving Eve.”
The Wednesday night before Thanksgiving is a cultural
phenomenon called “Thanksgiving Eve,” an evening associated with drinking and a
big night for bars. From 2012 to 2016, more than 800 people died in
alcohol-impaired-driving crashes during the Thanksgiving holiday period (6:00
p.m. Wednesday to 5:59 a.m. Monday), making it the deadliest holiday on our
roads.
BarOle Trucking and the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration will be running a blitz social media campaign, “Make It to the
Table: Don’t Drink and Drive this Thanksgiving Eve.” On Nov. 22, the day before
Thanksgiving, all of [organization’s] social media channels will be exclusively
sharing content on the importance of not drinking and driving, and planning
ahead for a sober ride home – a true takeover. Social posts, Instagram images,
and tweets with hashtags #buzzeddriving and #designateddriver will be available
for organizations to participate and help distribute this critical message.
BarOle Trucking is urging the public and the media to help
spread the word, and to take precautions, so everyone can make it to the table
this Thanksgiving by:
Planning ahead and designating a sober driver before the
first drink.
Using public transportation, a taxi, ride share service, or
your community’s sober ride program to get home safely.
Be prepared. Register and reserve a ride thru DDI. They drive
you and your car home. Safe. Reserve your ride at https://youdrinkwedrive.org/
If you see a drunk
driver on the road, contact the MN State Patrol by dialing 911. Whether riding
or driving, always wear your seat belt.