AAA Hawaii is offering its free Tipsy Tow service during the New Year’s holiday, the company said in a news release.

The service is available from 6 p.m. Thursday, New Year’s Eve, until 11:59 p.m. Friday, Jan. 1, 2010.
Tipsy Tow is available in the areas served by AAA Hawaii.
Motorists, bartenders, restaurant managers, party hosts or passengers of a drinking driver may call 1-800-222-4357 for a free tow home of up to seven miles. A regular AAA Hawaii-contracted emergency road service truck will be dispatched.
The service excludes rides for passengers, is restricted to a one-way, one-time ride for the driver and the destination is limited to the driver’s residence. Reservations are not accepted.
Drivers can expect to pay the rate charged by the tow truck contractor for rides farther than seven miles.
“We want motorists to be aware of the high crash risk from drinking and driving associated with holiday and encourage them to think twice about getting behind the wheel if they have been drinking,” AAA Hawaii’s Acting Branch Manager Chris Olvera said in a news release.
AAA Hawaii offers the following safe-driving tips for the holidays:
• Designate non-drinking drivers who can get everyone home safely.
• Call a friend or family member for a ride if you have been drinking.
• Keep a cab company telephone number in your wallet.
• As a party host, offer plenty of food, and non-alcoholic drink alternatives, and provide a gift to guests who volunteer to be designated drivers.
• Take the car keys away from friends and relatives who have had too much to drink.