GOSHEN – If you are out at your local pub in Orange, Sullivan or Rockland counties to welcome in the new year tonight and you’ve had a little too much to drink, Dana Distributors and Budweiser Beer are once again conducting the free get home safely program.
What has been called the Alert Program is now dubbed Decide to Ride. Until last year, only participating taxicab companies with transport revelers home, but now Uber is part of the mix, giving $15 vouchers to get home safely.
Law enforcement and public officials gathered at Dana’s offices in Goshen on Friday to get the message across. Among those were Orange County Police Chiefs Association President Dominic Blasko, Crawford Town Police Chief.
“We don’t get a bonus for writing tickets or arresting you so make sure you use the products and programs in place to protect you,” he said.
The program, since 1985, is aimed at drinking responsibly and having fun.
