Arrive Alive Chesterfield: Sober Rides Program
To help keep our community safe, SAFE’s “Arrive Alive Chesterfield” program provides free or reduced-cost rides to prevent impaired driving during high-risk holidays.
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Arrive Alive Chesterfield is tentatively scheduled to operate on:
Cinco de Mayo
Memorial Day
July 4th holiday
Labor Day
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The program is available as long as your trip starts, ends, or stays within Chesterfield County. (For example: starting in Richmond and heading to Chesterfield is covered.)
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SAFE partners with Lyft and/or Uber to offer rides, modeled after nationally recognized programs such as the Washington Regional Alcohol Program’s SoberRide® and Drive Safe Hampton Roads’ 757 Sober Ride. Funding support is provided by the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
Click on the following link to get a code: https://chesterfield.projectplanahead.com/
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Alcohol-impaired driving continues to be a serious concern in Chesterfield County:
Crashes: 332 in 2021, 329 in 2022, and 356 in 2023 (DMV data)
Arrests: 1,338 in 2022, 1,085 in 2023, and 850 in 2024 (CCPD data)
Nationwide, drunk driving claims 34 lives every day—that’s one person every 42 minutes (NHTSA).
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SAFE reminds everyone to:
Plan ahead and designate a sober driver.
Never drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Protect your friends—if you’re the designated driver, stick to it.
Intervene if someone you know is about to drive impaired—take their keys.
Report dangerous drivers to law enforcement immediately.