Uber offering discounted rides in EDC, Placer

El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office is partnering with Uber to encourage local residents to use safe rides to reduce impaired driving.

This comes on the heels of a similar partnership with Lyft.

The program with Uber offers a $10 discount to any new Uber rider whose origin or destination is in El Dorado, Sacramento, Yolo, or Placer counties. The offer is valid through Jan. 7 using the code SAFERIDE2018. There will also be $2 off up to 2 discounted rides for existing Uber users available through Jan. 2 using the code SAFEUBER2018.