The agency’s transit systems will be free after 8 p.m. Saturday. If a price surge is in effect, check back later.
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Chef Brian Jupiter serves up a smoked-animal feast at Frontier on New Year’s Eve.
Metro says the system will remain open until 3 a.m. Sunday, and all rides after midnight will be free.
At Lil’ D NYE, the large party at the Patterson-Appleton Arts Center, there are codes for $50 in credits. Once the App is download the rider will be credited with $20. This year should be a little different, mostly because Uber now shows you what the total cost of the ride will be up front.
There are preconceived notions, built up in our collective heads over the course of time, that this year’s New Year’s Eve party won’t be as boring and lame as last year’s. Depending where the client is, it will take 7 to 17 minutes to get to the client.
Uber displays fares up-front so passengers won’t be surprised by a hefty bill later, the company said in an email.
So for years, local AAA clubs around the country have offered some version of the Holiday Safe Ride Program, in which people who have had too much to drink can call for safe, free rides home-and get their cars towed home as well.
Surge pricing, or Heat Maps for Lyft, have increased fares in certain high demand areas, during specific times of day. Ride into the New Year with four rooms of New Year’s fun, including two rooms of music and entertainment by DJ Jiffy.
With streets so busy, each user should confirm the driver’s name, make and model of the auto before getting in.
“Most people don’t want to be the bad cop, but you could potentially be saving not only your friend’s life, but you could be saving the lives of others”, Rillera said.
Selassie Okelola, a Denton resident since 2002 and founder of the company, stresses the safety of his app. “Make sure you use one of them”, says North Carolina State Trooper John Bergin.
Make a list of goals that you see for yourself in 2017 and hold yourself accountable to reaching them in 2017. A lot of money will be spent on food, alcohol, and getting a ride home.
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Using only electric cars, Watt A Ride is now booking trips in advance for the weekend, said owner Don Marki.
