(Sponsored Content) – Ride-hailing services like Uber could be saving lives, according to a new study that found these services have been particularly beneficial when people shouldn't be driving. 

A first-of-its-kind study conducted by the University of Texas Health Science Center discovered that Houston's motor vehicle crash-induced traumas on Friday and Saturday nights have dropped by 24%, according to HealthDay. The number of traumatic accidents for drivers younger than 30 also saw a 40% decrease, the age group most likely to use a ride-hailing service. Harris County also reported a decline in the number of impaired-driving convictions. 

"You know before, in the '80s and '90s, you'd have to pick up the phone to call a car service. Now, you get a car service on your cellphone," Gyula, also known as Julius Moldvan, a part-time Uber driver, said. "So it has advanced so it's not a new idea, just overtook the car service idea to the next level."

Two months ago, Anheuser-Bush and Mothers Against Drunk Driving teamed up for the launch of their "Decide to Ride" campaign. Through the initiative, Uber offered discounted fares to impaired people looking for a ride home. The goal was to help put a stop to intoxicated people getting behind the wheel. 

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention more than a million people were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs in 2016. That number was minuscule compared to the 111 million drivers each year since 1993 that have reported they had, at one point or another, gotten behind the wheel while impaired.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimated that each day 28 people die across the country due to drunk driving. More than 10,000 people lost their lives to impaired driving in 2019, which was the lowest percentage in 37 years.