14-03-2025
PBOT offering ride discounts to curb impaired driving on St. Patrick's Day weekend
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Portland Bureau of Transportation wants to help you celebrate St. Patrick's Day safely this weekend by offering discounted taxi, Lyft and Uber rides.
As part of its Safe Ride Home initiative, PBOT is giving out coupons for $20 off taxi rides and $10 off rides purchased on Uber or Lyft. They are valid daily starting Friday, March 14 and through Monday, March 17 from 6 p.m. to 2:30 a.m.
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A limited number of taxi coupons will be will be available at Kells Portland Irish Festival on March 14-16 and at Paddy's St. Patrick's Day Festival on March 17.
Discounted Uber rides are available online and while Lyft coupons can be found .
Since its launch in 2017, PBOT says the Safe Ride Home initiative has helped over 3,300 Portlanders celebrate various events and get home safely.
But ultimately, it serves as a tool to avoid traffic deaths, as 69% of fatal crashes that occurred from 2017 to 2021 were related to alcohol impairment, drug impairment or both, according to PBOT.
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Further, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that St. Patrick's Day is for drivers and pedestrians in the U.S.
Given these statistics, law enforcement agencies throughout Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington counties are planning to conduct a traffic safety mission all weekend long.
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