Stay alive and out of jail? There's an app for that

(But are those Designated Drivers going to be a NON-Attacker before you get Home or will they even put you to Bed? But maybe the Driver Less cars are not approved of by Law Enforcement!)

Stay alive and out of jail? There's an app for that

Designated-driver plan looks to keep drunk drivers away from wheel

Published: 16 hours ago

How about those apps these days?

They can do anything, from monitoring your home-security system to finding the closest restaurant. Probably set you up with a date, and much more.
And now there’s one that potentially could keep you out of jail.
It’s called the BeMyDD app and it is being promoted through a 24-city tour of a program to set up and provide designated drivers.
That’s those who don’t drink during a night on the town, and are safe to drive those who do drink, back home.
Be My Designated Driver is the nation’s largest designated-driver service, and said its 12-month, nationwide effort will provide free designated drivers cities across the U.S. in coming weeks and months.
It’s intended to change the statistics that “every 52 minutes, someone in the U.S. is killed at the hands of a drunk driver.”
It has partnered with industry sponsors for the program, which is described online:
“Over the next year, the tour will bring free designated drivers to a new city every other Saturday, providing car pickup services within 50 miles of the city center. From 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. on the specified date in each location, customers who have driven somewhere and do not want to drive home can request a car pickup at no charge by using the BeMyDD smartphone app, available for iOS and Android devices. A team of drivers will arrive at the customer’s location, one to drive the customer and their car home safely, and the other to retrieve the driver afterwards.”
“Social responsibility is a huge priority for us,” said Arthur Simanovsky, BeMyDD president.
“We’re always looking for ways to make finding a designated driver easier than getting behind the wheel. The 24-City Designated Driver Tour is our biggest opportunity yet to positively impact communities all over the United States.”
He notes the reality – that drunk driving accidents regularly involve significant costs, or even fatalities and resulting charges and convictions for the driver.
It’s set up specifically for suburban residents for whom taxi services quickly can get expensive.
“In addition to the potential lives saved through the use of designated drivers, services like BeMyDD also help avoid the expense of getting a DUI, which can cost around $16,000, according to AAA,” the company announced.
“The 24-City Designated Driver Tour is an excellent opportunity to promote responsible consumer enjoyment, which is one of our core brand values,” said Rob Frederick, director of corporate responsibility at Brown-Forman, the parent company of Jack Daniel’s, one of the sponsors.
Details about the 24-city tour are online, but it starts Sept. 26, in Los Angeles, and continues through August 2016.
Cities or areas included are Miami, Orange County, Tampa, Cleveland, Charlotte, Indianapolis, Atlanta, Phoenix, Denver, Minneapolis, Chicago, Orlando, Dallas, Seattle, San Diego, Washington, San Francisco, Raleigh, Boston, Las Vegas, Houston, San Antonio, and New York.
The company now operates in 76 markets in 31 states.

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