How to plan ahead if you're going to drink on New Year's Eve

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EXPECTED TO STOP SELLING JANUARY 1ST. NOW, NEW YEAR’S EVE IS ALSO KNOWN AS ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS DAYS TO BE ON THE ROAD, AND WVTM 13 MYA CALEB IS LIVE IN LOCAL FOR US THIS MORNING. MYA. THE CONCERN IS DRUNK DRIVERS, SO HOW CAN YOU PLAN AHEAD? GOOD MORNING MAGDALA AND SCOTT. SO THE BEST WAY TO PLAN BEFORE GOING OUT TONIGHT IS TO ASK YOURSELF THESE TWO QUESTIONS. AM I GOING TO BE DRINKING TONIGHT? AND IF SO, HOW AM I GETTING HOME? ACCORDING TO TRIPLE A ALABAMA, WAITING UNTIL YOU GO OUT IS TOO LATE TO KNOW YOUR GAME PLAN FOR THE NIGHT. PLANNING AHEAD CAN NOT ONLY SAVE YOUR LIFE, BUT THE LIVES OF OTHERS ON THE ROAD WITH YOU. TRIPLE A NO LONGER OFFERS A TIPSY TOW FOR NEW YEAR’S EVE, BUT OTHER MODES OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE FOR A SAFE ARRIVAL HOME. MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR A DESIGNATED DRIVER OR TO GET AN UBER RIDE OR LYFT RIDE HOME OR TAXI CAB, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. OR MAYBE EVEN MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO TO SPEND THE NIGHT WHEREVER YOU’RE GOING, OR AT LEAST WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE, SO THAT YOU DON’T HAVE TO GET IN A VEHICLE AT ALL. AND AS OF LAST WEEK, THERE WERE 40 FATAL TRAFFIC CRASHES REPORTED IN THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM THIS YEAR. AND WHILE ALL OF THESE CRASHES WERE NOT RELATED TO DRUNK DRIVING, IT’S DEFINITELY SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND BEFORE YOU MAKE PLANS TO GO OUT FOR TONIGHT. LI

New Year's Eve is one of the most dangerous days to be on the road due to the high risk of drunk driving accidents.Before you make your plans to go out and celebrate, the questions to ask yourself are, am I drinking? And if I am, how am I getting home?>> YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD: Community coverage from WVTM 13Waiting until you go out is too late to know your game plan for the night, according to AAA Alabama.Planning ahead can not only save your life, but the lives of others on the road with you.AAA no longer offers a Tipsy Tow for New Year's Eve, but other modes of transportation are available for a safe arrival home. "Make arrangements for a designated driver or, to get an Uber ride or Lyft ride home or taxicab, something like that, or maybe even make arrangements to…to spend the night wherever you're going, or at least within walking distance, so that you don't have to get in a vehicle at all," said Clay Ingram of AAA Alabama.As of last week, 40 fatal traffic accidents were reported in Birmingham for this year.Every crash isn't related to drunk driving, but it's something to keep in mind before you go out tonight.

New Year's Eve is one of the most dangerous days to be on the road due to the high risk of drunk driving accidents.

Before you make your plans to go out and celebrate, the questions to ask yourself are, am I drinking? And if I am, how am I getting home?

>> YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD: Community coverage from WVTM 13

Waiting until you go out is too late to know your game plan for the night, according to AAA Alabama.

Planning ahead can not only save your life, but the lives of others on the road with you.

AAA no longer offers a Tipsy Tow for New Year's Eve, but other modes of transportation are available for a safe arrival home.

"Make arrangements for a designated driver or, to get an Uber ride or Lyft ride home or taxicab, something like that, or maybe even make arrangements to…to spend the night wherever you're going, or at least within walking distance, so that you don't have to get in a vehicle at all," said Clay Ingram of AAA Alabama.

As of last week, 40 fatal traffic accidents were reported in Birmingham for this year.

Every crash isn't related to drunk driving, but it's something to keep in mind before you go out tonight.

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