4 Phone Numbers to Add Before Going Out for New Year's Eve

Whether you’re going to a New Year’s Eve party or hanging with friends at a local bar, many will partake of libations and some may think of mixing alcohol with driving-- a BIG no-no!

According to the National Safety Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), New Year Eve has one of the highest rates of impaired driving fatalities.

“Of the 9,967 people who died in alcohol-impaired-driving crashes in 2014, there were 6,391 drivers (64%) with BACs of .08 g/dL or higher. The remaining fatalities consisted of 2,752 motor vehicle occupants (28%) and 824 nonoccupants (8%).”

These fatalities are 100 percent preventable by planning ahead for a safe ride home. Plan ahead by downloading the Uber app to your Smart Phone or call a cab.

The following are the top local taxi services in the area, according to Yelp reviewers:

• A Cab Company - (203) 792-8294
• 3V Services, LLC - (203) 300-7898
• N M TAXI COMPANY- (203) 797-1111
• Maffei’s Taxi Service- (203) 792-0029

Program the numbers to your phone before you go out and make sure to give plenty of time for pickup as the taxi services are typically very busy on New Year’s Eve.

Remember to report anyone you see that is driving while intoxicated by calling 9-1-1 immediately.

Have a happy and safe holiday!

Photo by Hugo Seri via Flickr Creative Commons