1. Leave your lights on (you should do this every night).
2. Partial taxi strike on Halloween (so plan wisely).
3. There is always Sober Ride at 1-800-200-TAXI. There is always a decent wait for these guys, and be prepared for them to be especially busy with the cab strike. Your fare must be under $50. A few other rules (from the Post site):
You must be 21 to use SoberRide.
You can't reserve a taxi for a future time -- you have to call when you need one. You should probably allow at least 30-60 minutes for it to arrive, sometimes more. But no matter how long the wait, it's better (and safer) than getting arrested or being in an accident.
SoberRide will not pick you up at your house and take you to a bar or a party. They will, however, drive you home.
All calls must originate in one of the following jurisdictions:
Maryland: Montgomery and Prince George's counties, including the cities of Rockville, Bowie, College Park, Gaithersburg, Greenbelt and Takoma Park.
Virginia: Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William and eastern Loudoun counties, as well as the cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Fairfax, Manassas and Manassas Park.
Washington: Anywhere in the city.
So your best bet is to either to walk, bus, metro, cab, or designate a driver.
4. Drive carefully, Halloween mean lots of kids out, lots of inebriated adults out, lots of people dressed in dark clothing (and jay walking), lots of vision impaired by masks, and lots of drunk drivers.
1 comment:
Nice of the taxi drivers to plan a strike on a holiday where people drink a lot and having a safe ride home is a must.
If they were looking to alienate the few people that still support their stupid zone system then this is sure to do the trick.
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