Saturday, July 4, 2009 12:34 p.m.
The Washington Regional Alcohol Program is offering free cab rides home tonight in the D.C. area as part of its SoberRide program. To use the service, the caller must be 21 years or older and be going home.
The program will be in service today from 4 p.m. to 4 a.m. Fares up to $50 will be free, but callers are responsible for the cost if the ride exceeds the limit. SoberRide can be reached at (800) 200-TAXI or AT&T Wireless users can call #TAXI.
SoberRide offers free rides during major holidays, including St. Patrick’s Day, Halloween and the December holiday season. According to the program’s Web site, the company has provided more than 43,000 rides home to would-be impaired drivers since it began operating in 1993.
Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008 3:56 p.m.
This from Washington radio station WTOP’s Web site:
“It’s about to get a little cheaper to ride a cab in the District.
Fairfax and Montgomery counties had already lifted fuel surcharges for cab riders, but WTOP reported on Monday that D.C. cabbies were still charging riders a $1 extra for gasoline.
Starting Thursday, D.C. cab riders will no longer be charged the extra cash.
Leon Swain, chairman of the D.C. Taxi Cab Commission, says low gas prices will eliminate the additional fee at 12:01 a.m. Thursday because gas prices have fallen.”
Riders will still pay the $3 rate for the first 1/6 mile of travel, but shouldn’t see the $1 fuel charge pop up on the other side of the meter starting tomorrow.
