Please help us in our mission to help save lives due to drunk driving. By providing FREE rides to those who have been drinking.
You Drink
We Drive.
We are a local taxi company YO TAXI located in a small city, Port Jervis Ny and have been operating for 3yrs. We are bordered by two adjoining states PA and NJ that we provide transportation as well.
Our mission is to offer free transportation services during the hours of operation to all intoxicated patrons from bars and establishments that serves alcohol in our area and surrounding areas as well.
We have approximately 5 bars in our town and several restaurants that serve alcohol. There are also a few bars and establishments in PA and NJ that we have provided transportation too as well.
We are working on flyers to be distributed to all bars and establishments to let their customers know that all transportation will be provided for free from YO TAXI year round.
But we can not do this alone. As people need to be educated on the dangers of drinking and driving and to let them know they can make the right decision and call a cab.
Just one $5 donation could save a life!
All donations received will go to the advertising and transportation cost You Drink We drive, this is not for profit. 
Thank you
YO TAXI
Stats
Drunk drivers cause more than 17,000 deaths annually. This equates to 310 funerals each week or one death every 30 minutes.
In New York State slightly more than 30% of the fatal crashes are alcohol related.
There is also an injury every 2 minutes associate with drunk driving. A driver suspected of impaired driving may be asked to submit to a blood, breath, urine or saliva test to determine the presence of alcohol or drugs in the body.
About three in every ten Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related crash at some time in their lives.
In New York State, a driver's ability to operate a motor vehicle may be considered legally impaired if their Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) exceeds 0.05% A driver is legally intoxicated if their BAC is 0.08% or greater.
In a recent study, NHTSA found that 16% of weekend nighttime drivers (roughly one in six) tested positive for illicit drugs.
Drivers on New York's highways are deemed to have given their consent to a test of their blood, breath, urine or saliva for the purpose of determining the presence of alcohol and or other drugs. A refusal to submit to a chemical test will result in automatic license suspension, even if found not guilty of impaired driving. This entire set of guidelines is called the Implied Consent Law.
Cost of Drunk Driving
Drivers under the age of 21 comprise just 5% of licensed drivers in New York State, but are involved in 14% of the alcohol related crashes.
New York has instituted new laws and programs in an effort to prevent these tragedies.
• It is unlawful for persons under the age of 21 to purchase, possess or consume alcoholic beverages (except in religious services)
• It is unlawful for anyone under the age of 21 to drive with a BAC of 0.02% or more, the equivalent of a single alcoholic beverage in most people.
If you are found in violation of driving with a prohibited BAC can be fined, required to do community service, and lose their driving privileges for 1 year or until age 21, whichever is longer.
Towing / Car Storage
$100.00
Bail
$250.00
DWI Fine
$500.00
Attorney's Fees
$1,500.00
Court Fees
$200.00
Loss of Two Days of Work
$250.00
Alcohol Evaluation
$90.00
Crime Victims Fund
$10.00
Victim Impact Panel
$20.00
Probation Fee
$30.00
Drinking Driver Program
$175.00
Conditional License
$75.00
License Reinstatement Fee
$50.00
Increased Insurance Rates for 3 Years
$5,000.00
Total
$8,250.00
