{"id":9475,"date":"2011-12-26T18:00:53","date_gmt":"2011-12-27T00:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=9475"},"modified":"2011-12-26T16:01:04","modified_gmt":"2011-12-26T22:01:04","slug":"clarksville-transit-system-offers-operation-safe-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2011\/12\/26\/clarksville-transit-system-offers-operation-safe-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Clarksville Transit System offers &#8220;Operation Safe Ride&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-89838 alignleft\" title=\"Clarksville Transit System\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Clarksville-Transit-System.gif\" alt=\"Clarksville Transit System\" width=\"225\" height=\"101\" \/><strong>Clarksville, TN<\/strong> &#8211; The Clarksville Transit System will offer \u201cOperation Safe Ride\u201d on New Year\u2019s Eve again this year.<\/p>\n<p>The free service is open to anyone who is too impaired to drive home. People who live within the city\u2019s limits can call for a ride between the hours of 11:00pm and 4:00am for a ride home.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast year, more than 130 people called for rides,\u201d said Jimmy Smith, Director of the Clarksville Transit System. \u201cWe\u2019ve made sure that more than 450 people got home safely in the past three years. We\u2019re very pleased to be able to offer the program again this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Anyone who cannot, or should not, drive home on New Year\u2019s Eve can call 931.553.2429 to request a ride. Information is also being posted in restaurants, bars and other stores around town with the phone number. CTS emphasizes that this is not a shuttle service. People will be picked up at their location and driven directly home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOperation Safe Ride is another example of Clarksvillians taking care of each other. We all want to have a good time on New Year\u2019s Eve and celebrate the coming prosperous year,\u201d said Mayor Kim McMillan. \u201cWe also want to make sure that everyone is safe. I appreciate the city employees who have agreed to work on \u201cOperation Safe Ride\u201d to help keep everyone on the roads safe on New Year\u2019s Eve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you believe you might need a ride after your New Year\u2019s celebrations, take the number with you and call for a safe ride. 931.553.2429.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clarksville, TN &#8211; The Clarksville Transit System will offer \u201cOperation Safe Ride\u201d on New Year\u2019s Eve again this year. The free service is open to anyone who is too impaired to drive home. 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