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Safety Tips: New Year's Eve

If you are hosting a New Year's Eve party, following a few simple rules could prevent a tragedy:

Plan ahead by naming a "designated driver." Make this your responsibility as the host.

Contact a local cab company to provide rides for your guests.
Serve non-alcoholic beverages as an option to your guests.
Stop serving alcohol to your guests several hours before the party ends.

Provide your guests with a place to stay overnight in your home.

If you are attending New Year's Eve parties and celebrations:

If you drink, don't drive.

Plan ahead and always designate a sober driver before the party or celebration begins.

If you are impaired, call a taxi, use mass transit, or get a sober friend or family member to come pick you up.
Or, stay where you are until you are sober.

Take the keys from someone if you think he/she is too impaired to drive.