Let Uber+MADD Take The Wheel This NYE
Written byThe holiday season is well underway, and with it comes family, friends, and festivities. But it can also be a dangerous time of the year, with people toasting and celebrating, and then getting behind the wheel.
In fact, according to the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission, in Louisiana, during the 2014 Christmas and New Year’s holiday periods, there were 671 fatal and injury crashes – 99 involving alcohol. In all there were 21 people killed and 1,038 injured on Louisiana roadways. Alcohol use was a factor in more than half of the fatalities.
That’s why we’re teaming up with Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) to encourage people in New Orleans to use a safe, reliable alternative to getting behind the wheel. And we find our driver-partners share the same commitment of helping to keep drunk driver off the road.
MEET DRIVER-PARTNER KAROL WEBSTER
New Orleans native, Karol Webster, was personally affected by the dangers of drinking and driving after a friend was killed in a car crash due to a drunk driver.
Karol joined the Uber platform in June to increase safety on the road for riders, drivers, and pedestrians.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Keep the car at home. Do your part this NYE by choosing not to drink and drive. Take a safe ride home this NYE and we’ll make a donation to the local Louisiana MADD chapter*. Because when you choose to Uber home at the end of a night, you’re doing your part to keep the roads safe.
Happy New Year!
Team Uber NOLA
P.S. UberEVENTS and MADD are also teaming up nationwide to ensure there’s a safe way home for partygoers. Learn more about how you can offer safe rides to your guests this NYE.