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Berg Injury Lawyers Safe AND Sober Program

All too often, Alameda-based injury lawyer William Berg witnesses firsthand the pain and heartache suffered by those who have lost a loved one in an alcohol-related crash. To assist in the fight against drunk driving, Berg Injury Lawyers designed and implemented the law firm's Safe and Sober Free Cab Ride Home program. 
 

New Year’s Eve 2009
The Safe and Sober Free Ride Home Program ran New Year’s Eve from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. in Alameda, Oakland, Berkeley, and San Francisco. Berg Injury Lawyers covered the cost for 487 safe rides home.

Halloween 2009
Halloween is becoming one of the most dangerous nights of the year to be on the road because of drunk drivers. To help reduce these accidents, Berg Injury Lawyers covered the cost for 290 cab rides for those who couldn’t drive or didn’t have a safe way home on Halloween.

Cinco de Mayo 2009
Berg Injury Lawyers paid for more than 200 safe rides home for the Cinco de Mayo program. To date, the program has provided more than 2,700 safe rides to local patrons. The next Safe and Sober program will be held on Halloween on Saturday, October 31, 2009.

St. Patrick’s Day 2009
The St. Patrick’s Day Safe and Sober Free Ride Home Program provided 480 free cab rides for those who didn’t have safe ways home. The program—which has provided a total of 2,554 rides in five years—ran on March 17 from 3 p.m. to 3 a.m.

Click here to view information from previous Safe and Sober Programs

Program Background
Launched in the city of Alameda on St. Patrick's Day 2004 and expanded to include Oakland over Memorial Day weekend and subsequent holidays, Berg Injury Lawyers Safe and Sober Free Cab Ride Home program seeks to raise community awareness of the dangers of drunk driving and to encourage individuals to make responsible choices by providing a safe transportation alternative on many of the traditionally high alcohol consumption holidays. Cab rides are made available within the cities of Alameda and Oakland to area residents who otherwise might attempt to drive home after drinking. Rides are provided to an individual's residence, not other drinking locations. On New Year's weekend 2004/05 in addition to Alameda and Oakland, the program was offered for the first time in Berkeley.