If you’re going to a New Year Party, or even hosting one yourself, here are some simple steps worth considering to help keep you safe from harms way as we celebrate the start of 2011.
- If you’re using a car to get to your New Year’s Party make sure the driver is sober, Police are extra vigilant at New Year and even 1 Beer or drink may be enough to fail a Drink Driving test.
- Take extra care if you’re out using the roads during the New Year period, drunk driving accidents are still significantly higher than the rest of the year. Watch out for drunk pedestrians straying on to the road as well.
- If you’re staying away over the New Year period, leave your contact details with a trusted neighbour – ask them, if they could, to pop in and open/close the blinds/curtains to give the impression that someone is still at home.
- Make sure you eat a hearty meal before you start to indulge in the merriment, don’t drink on an empty stomach – it could lead you to getting drunk faster and losing your bearings. This is the biggest danger for a drunk person – they could get themselves in to harms way or even become the person doing the harming – all because they had too much to drink.
- Try to become aware of your surroundings – if you’re going to larger New Year parties make sure you know the locations of the exits … be aware of pickpockets, keep valuables and money in a safe place. That goes for alcoholic drinks as well, never leave your drink unattended because it can be easily spiked – if you do start to feel uneasy, make sure you inform someone in your group or an authority figure at the party.
No one wants to be a party pooper, especially at New Year, but accidents and crime does happen – Fact! If you think ahead and plan accordingly you’ll likely never run in to any bother but if you do, at least you’ll be prepared.
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