On the biggest drinking night of the year when even the light drinkers may tipple in too much champagne, it’s just smart to have a backup to your backup designated driver. Because, come on, it’s the new year and everyone is going to celebrate till they just can’t celebrate no mo. Just make sure you have the following info handy so you can get home safely and live to see 2007. With a selection of offers for free tows and free metro rides as well as an option for your own personal driver, you’ve got no reason to get behind the wheel this NYE.
AAA’s Tipsy Tow Service: Southern California’s AAA is offering a free tow of up to seven miles to drinking drivers on NYE through the end of the day on the 1st. Just call (800) 400-4AAA and tell ’em you need a Tipsy Tow to get the free ride home. This service excludes passengers so your friends can just cab it, and the destination is limited to the driver’s residence.
Free Metro Rides on New Year’s Eve: Party’s on the bus! From 9pm to 2am, you can ride for free on Metro buses and trains as all fares will be waived to safely take your drunken ass home. Just remember to plan your route before you commence with the drinking otherwise you may find yourself wandering unknown territory.
Boost Mobile’s NYE Taxi Deal: Too drunk to wave a taxi down? Don’t want to pay for a 411 to find a cab? Boost Mobile users can simply dial #TAXI to be connected to the first available cab company for free. But if you don’t have Boost Mobile just preprogram some taxi numbers into your phone before you set out this evening.
Home James: If you wanna arrive home safely and in style, set yourself up with Home James where you can call and have a British-accented chauffeur show up on a collapsible scooter to drive you and your car home.
BTW, here’s a helpful chart to show you when you shouldn’t get behind the wheel (the illegal Blood-Alcohol Concentration of 0.08 percent). Find your weight on the left. Basically more than one is one too many.
Percent of Blood Alcohol Concentration within One Hour
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<strong><font size="2">4</font></strong>
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<strong><font size="2">5</font></strong>
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<strong><font size="2">100</font></strong>
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<font size="2">.20</font>
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<font size="2">.25</font>
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<strong><font size="2">120</font></strong>
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<font size="2">.16</font>
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<font size="2">.21</font>
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<strong><font size="2">140</font></strong>
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<font size="2">.18</font>
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<strong><font size="2">160</font></strong>
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<font size="2">.15</font>
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<strong><font size="2">180</font></strong>
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<font size="2">.13</font>
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<strong><font size="2">200</font></strong>
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<font size="2">.12</font>
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*Chart lifted from the LAPD site.
I care about you. Be safe and have a happy new year!