Have you ever thought how nice it would be to have a driver – maybe a lift home after an outpatient procedure or someone to drive you since night vision has become a problem? SafeRide America is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that provides affordable driver services for a myriad of community needs. A professional and reliable chauffeur drives you safely, in your car, from one place to another.
SafeRide America began offering it’s driver-for-hire services way back in 2000. The drivers work in teams of two. A chase driver drives the lead driver to a pickup site. The lead driver then drives home that person who maybe imbibed too much in that individual’s personal car. The chase driver will pick up the lead driver once the SafeRide is completed. SafeRide provides this service throughout the metro Atlanta area and will drive you any where you wish to go. It’s like having your own private chauffeur. This service is available every day, on demand, or you cancall them ahead of time to make a reservation.
“Our mission is to prevent all types of impaired driving,” says Executive Director Michael Rhyne. “We provide a no excuses approach to solving the impaired driving issues that we all face. The fact is, none of us want to leave our car behind and we will risk everything just to have our car at home when we wake up the next morning.” As a nonprofit, SafeRide will drive you and your car for free if you find yourself in a dire circumstance with no money to pay for the ride. “Our goal is to get you home safe,” says Rhyne. “We try to eliminate any excuse one might have to drive impaired. Let us drive you home.
You’re life is priceless,” he continues. “As an East Cobber, keeping our community streets safe is dear to my heart,” Rhyne exclaims.
You can summon a SafeRide in a number of ways. You can call them via phone, sign up for a ride on their website, or summon a SafeRide via their SafeRideNOW app found in app stores. Your driver will arrive in a well-marked vehicle or totally discreet if you prefer. Once you request a SafeRide, it takes about 20 minutes for your driver team to arrive. Via texts, you receive alerts as to the time of your driver’s estimated arrival. While continuing the mission to get people home safely when alcohol is an issue, SafeRide America offers driving services for many different scenarios. For example, drivers are available for someone who can’t drive following an outpatient procedure, for an older person who can no longer drive his or her car, or for someone who needs an extra driver to deliver a car for repair. Going to a concert or show?
Yep, they provide services for that too. The cost is $2 a minute (wheels turning) for transportation with no mileage or pickup fees. Or you can schedule a driver for an event, such as a UGA football game, for $250 flat price.
“You won’t find another nonprofit like SafeRide America,” says Rhyne. “We are a pure social enterprise in that we are self-sustaining and receive no government or outside funding. Our business is based on sound free market principals. If it’s important to our community, then the community will support it and I can’t think of a better cause than keeping our community safe from impaired driving. East Cobb is my home. I think we all want to keep it safe.”
To schedule a SafeRide America driver, please contact Michael Rhyne at 404-888-0887 or check out their website, www.saferideamerica.org.
