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"Those drinking on New Year's Eve in Albuquerque now have an easy way to get a safe, free ride home.Between the hours of 10 p.m. and 3 a.m. on New Year's Eve, bar patrons can get a free ride home from any restaurant or bar within Bernalillo County.If you need a ride, call 505-999-1400. While the ride is free, a tip for the driver is recommended.The service will take you home, but not to another bar.\"It's a normal taxi ride home, but the county pays for it,\" said Dion Hindi with the Albuquerque Cab Company.Hindi is the vice president of the company that was selected for the program in its sixthyear. He said there are some downsides to the program.\"When you're dealing with inebriated people, they're more belligerent than others,\" Hindi said.But Hindi said it's worth it to keep drunken drivers off the road.\"We do as much as we can to keep as many drunk drivers off the road,\" he said. \"Hopefully no one is hurt and everyone has a safe new year.\"As a reminder, Tavern Taxi is available every Friday and Saturday and all major holidays. Albuquerque Cab Company said it gives as many as 13,000 rides a year through this county-paid program.\u00A0"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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