From now through New Year’s Day, holiday parties can present the temptation to drive after you’ve done too much celebrating. Again this year, the Wisconsin State Patrol is running its “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. Law-enforcement presence will be beefed up from now through New Year’s Day, with an emphasis on peak bar hours from 6 P-M to 3 A-M. Randy Romanski of the state Transportation Department says they work with various organizations to try to make sure drivers have an alternate way of getting home from a holiday party. The app, which is offered free of charge, is available for both Android and Apple phones. You can get the download at ‘witrafficsafety.org.’ According to Romanski, 73-thousand people already have downloaded the new app. It can hook you up with alternate transportation if you’ve had too much to drink to be behind the wheel. Romanski says the main goal of the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign is not to write more tickets, but to keep impaired drivers off the road. The numbers are grim. Romanski says with the number of options available this holiday season, there’s no excuse for driving after you’ve done too much partying.
