Opération Nez rouge (literally, "Operation Red Nose"), founded in 1984, is an escorting service offered in Quebec and several francophone countries, including Switzerland,[1] as well as other places in Canada using both the French name and Operation Red Nose during the Christmas holiday season.
The escorting service is offered to anyone who does not feel capable of driving due to alcohol consumption, fatigue, or any reason.
Operation Nez Rouge was started in 1984 in Quebec City by Jean-Marie De Koninck, who had two goals.
He knew that drivers leaving bars refused taxis to bring them home when intoxicated, not because of the cost, but because they wanted to have their own cars the next day.
[3] The service was the setting of the 2003 romantic comedy film Red Nose (Nez rouge).