South Jersey Uber Free Ride Program Expanding To Second Town

VOORHEES, N.J. (CBS) --  A program that provides free Uber rides from Evesham restaurants and bars to the homes of people who live there is expanding to a neighboring community.

Add Voorhees to the program. Why? Because it works, says Mayor Michael Mignogna, who says the last 4 months in Evesham won him over.

"Their arrests for drunk driving are down about 66%," Mignogna told KYW Newsradio. "So we talked about it as a township committee and we decided to become part of the program on a pilot basis."

Voorhees's program starts this weekend and lasts for 30 days.

It works the same way as Evesham's.

Residents download an app for their smart phone, use it if they have to and the ride home is free. In fact, they can party in either town, but they have to go straight home.

Both towns are using private donations to pay for the program.