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Super Bowl Lyft rides
The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) and the Governor’s Highway Safety Association (GHSA) are pleased to partner with Lyft to offer safe rides in New Mexico now through Super Bowl weekend, Feb. 8, 2021, to combat drunk driving.
Participants will receive a $20 Lyft credit to be used up to two times per Lyft account.
Rides are offered anywhere statewide where Lyft is available. Participants may access the credit through the Lyft app using the code: NMSuper21.
Tips are not included, and refunds are not provided for trips costing less than the $20 credit.
NMDOT Promotes Safe Rides Through Super Bowl Weekend
NMDOT News:
SANTA FE The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) and the Governor’s Highway Safety Association (GHSA) have partnered with Lyft to offer safe rides in New Mexico now through Super Bowl weekend, Feb. 8, 2021, to combat drunk driving.
Participants will receive a $20 Lyft credit to be used up to two times per Lyft account.
Rides are offered anywhere statewide where Lyft is
available. Participants may access the credit through the Lyft app using the code:
NMSuper21.
Tips are not included, and refunds are not provided for trips costing less than the $20 credit.
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Fatal crashes increased on N.J. highways in 2020, despite drop in traffic
Updated Jan 11, 2021;
Posted Jan 11, 2021
Motor vehicle accident on Route 130 north bound lanes near the intersection of S. River Road in Cranbury Township. Wednesday, November 11, 2020.
Patti Sapone | NJ Advance Media
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New Jersey finished 2020 with a five percent increase in traffic fatalities compared to 2019, despite a drop in people driving when coronavirus travel restrictions were in place last spring, foreshadowing what might happen nationally.
The grim statistic, which safety experts blamed on bad driver behavior, saw 27 more people killed in 548 traffic crashes and collisions for a total of 585 deaths, according to State Police statistics.
The Colorado Department of Transportation is giving out 200 Lyft ride credits worth $10 each to Colorado Springs residents for New Year s Eve, the agency announced in a news release.
The freebies are an incentive for residents to drive sober or use alternative means to get home, such as ride sharing.
In order to receive a $10 credit, residents must sign an online pledge at GiftofLyft.com to never drive impaired. Residents who claim a Lyft code have until Jan. 4 to redeem their ride credit. CDOT is offering the Lyft credits thanks to a grant from the Governor’s Highway Safety Association and Lyft to help reduce impaired driving across the state.