The last thing you want to start off 2011 with is ruining your life (or someone else’s) with a drunken car wreck. Nor do you want to shell out $10,000 for a DUI. So be smart as you ring in the new year, because traffic officers will be working extra hard to keep us safe this weekend.

Just about every city will have extra officers on duty to try and crack down on unsafe drivers over the holiday weekend.

No sobriety checkpoints have been announced in Larimer County for the holiday weekend, but local agencies are planning saturation patrols.

Saturation focuses extra patrols in a particular area. CSP hasn't planned extra patrols west of Interstate 25 in Northern Colorado, but the Larimer County Sheriff's Office and Fort Collins police are both increasing their forces through the weekend.

Read more of this story from The Coloraodan.

If you plan in imbibing some adult beverages this weekend make sure you plan ahead. Designated drivers and hotels/motels are easy to set up ahead of time and cab service is also available. According to the Coloradoan Yellow Cab will have a taxi stand set up at the Oak Street Plaza (Oak Street and College Avenue) on New Year's Eve where people can expect walk up cab service.

Need some info on to help you out? Check the links below.

If you need to report drunk drivers dial *CSP from your phone or call 911.

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