"Tow To Go" Offered Over Labor Day Weekend

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MIAMI (CBSMiami) – This Labor Day holiday weekend, more Americans will be traveling than they have any Labor Day weekend since 2008.

To help keep the roads safe, the AAA Auto Club has once again teamed up with Bud Light for their 'Tow to Go' program which offers a confidential ride home and tow – both free of charge over the holiday weekend.

You don't even have to be a AAA member.

Whether you are a AAA member or not, you can call for a Tow to Go ride anytime Friday, September 4th through 6 a.m. on Tuesday, September 8th.

"This weekend is a great time to celebrate the end of summer with friends and family," said Amy Stracke, Executive Director for AAA's Auto Club Group Traffic Safety Foundation. "Please plan ahead to make sure all of your loved ones get home safely."

AAA and Bud Light say anyone celebrating with alcohol should have a designated driver, stay where you are celebrating, or arranged for a sober ride home such as a taxi or a ride-share program.

The 'Tow to Go' service is designed to be used as a last resort and is offered based on the availability of AAA drivers and tow trucks.

Triple-A says since its inception in 1998, 'Tow to Go' has kept more than 24,000 drunk drivers off the roads and saved twice as many lives.

The number to call is (855) 2-TOW-2-GO or (855) 286-9246.

Important Tow To Go Guidelines:

• It's a confidential local ride within a 10-mile radius to a safe location
• You can't make an appointment to use the Tow to Go service, it is designed to be used as a last resort so have a designated driver before you have your first drink.
• If a person is too intoxicated to be safely transported in a tow truck, AAA may need to contact law enforcement to assist with getting the intoxicated individual a safe ride home.
• The AAA tow truck takes the vehicle and the driver home.