Saskatchewan city gives out free taxi rides to curb drunk driving [Video]

The Community Alcohol Strategy Steering Committee (CASSC) is offering taxi coupons to lower rates of impaired driving, which has seen a rise in Prince Albert.

CASSC partnered with SGI and local cab companies, Grey Cab and Checker / Family Taxi, to offer $15 coupons as an incentive for people to avoid the dangerous behaviour.

“We just want to make sure that everybody has a really happy holiday season; that there’s no tragedies on the road,” said CASSC coordinator Karen Anthony-Burns.

“We really want to see that people make good choices, and this is an option to help them do that.”

The Prince Albert Police Service said in a news release that two check stops were conducted this month by Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan and MADD, leading to a total eight impaired drivers being removed from public roadways.

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