CHP Reminder: Be Safe, Menlo Park; Take Advantage of These Free Rides Home

The following information was submitted for publication on behalf of the CHP Golden Gate Division:

As you make plans to celebrate tonight’s festivities, ensure that you have designated a sober driver to get you home safely. You don’t want to start 2015 in a jail cell.

If you forget to designate, and find yourself needing a sober ride home, take advantage of the many free ride options listed below. Never get behind the wheel while impaired by drugs and/or alcohol. It’s not just your life that hangs in the balance.

Free Ride Options around the Bay Area:

• San Francisco Muni
  - Free Rides on all routes from 8PM until 5 AM
  - Muni Metro runs late until 2:15 AM

• SamTrans
  - Free Rides on all routes from 8PM until 5AM

• Caltrain
  - Free Rides from 8PM until the end of service
  - Extra trains after midnight, last departure from SF at 2:15 AM

• Santa Clara VTA
  - Free Rides on all routes from 8PM until 5AM

• AC Transit
  - Downtown Oakland B Shuttle
  - Free Rides from 7PM until 1AM

• AAA’s “Tipsy Tow” Program
  - Free tows up to 10 miles, even for non-members.
  - Call 888-222-4357 (888-AAA-HELP)

• Flywheel Taxicab Service
  - Flat Rate $10 rides up to $50 value when using Flywheel app
  
  
• Parking in SF:
  - All metered parking free on New Year’s Day, and all street cleaning will be cancelled!

On behalf of the CHP officers across the Bay Area, we wish our community a Safe and Happy New Year!

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