[EA]

Originally Posted by ScoopLV

I would rather have genital surgery performed by a meth addict with a weed whacker.

You're less likely to die in meth surgery than on the roads, so I second this.

[Merrily Gather]

Originally Posted by ScoopLV

I would rather have genital surgery performed by a meth addict with a weed whacker.

Ack! I've been binge watching Breaking Bad this past week and I'm on the last season. I've never seen it before. Such a good series but it really gets to you.

Guess we should have done that trip this last weekend instead but we procrastinated it because of Christmas.

[ScoopLV]

Do NOTHING that involves driving any time on Jan. 1.

I would rather be fisted by the Hulk... I would rather share needles with a Haitian hemophiliac homosexual heroin addict....

[countryabc60]

i appreciate everyone advising me not to go to the strip, but i need to experience it at least once and this being our first year here why not now?!
BBMW thanks for actually answering my question!
youre correct, i do have a car, the bf and i just plan on drinking on NYE so we will be using Uber or Cab. Basically i just wanted to make sure the strip was still accessible because everything i am hearing makes it seem like cabs arent even allowed around the strip. i just wanted to be sure we would be able to get TO the strip.

[macgeek]

Talya, Here is my advice. but first WELCOME!!!

Sleep in really late - Get to The strip BEFORE 7PM - that's when everything closes
party, PArty PARTY - then 3-4 AM grab a cab home.. if your too drunk, or tired just find a place
to hang up and people watch, bring a jacket, it will be COLD, wear gloves!
Alcohol will make you feel warmer then you actually are.
Enjoy the crazyness. no matter where you are you will see fireworks, be careful of pick pockets
you will be jostled and shoved by the crowds, protect yourself! wear a tee shirt with a pocket
keep your money/ID/CC's in there clip it so its secure

have fun, and see you Jan 02 or 03 after you wake up!

Jonathan

[PinkString]

Originally Posted by tayla014

this will be my first new years in Vegas
I have heard many things about NYE, including that the strip and all vehicle traffic is closed for the night (approx 5pm on) my question is.. how would a local get to the strip to party? We have tickets for 9pm, we were planning on just getting an Uber, but how will they drop us off and pick us up and bring us home? i live near Decatur & Charleston what time should i call the uber/cab to get us there by 9pm? can they even get us there? i have never taken the bus before so i dont know that option (if at all..) and no we dont have a hotel room either - we just planned to come home afterwards. i guess we didnt know what we were in for!!

any thoughts?

Bus rides are free from 6pm New Years eve to 9 am new years day. Take the bus. Check out where to get on the bus here: RTCSNV - Transit Authority & the Transportation Planning Agency in Southern Nevada
Your location is on the bus line.
You can either take a bus home or grab a cab or uber.

Another bet would be to drive to the strip, park where you need to be several hours ahead of time, getting there by 4pm to be safe enough to get a parking spot and hanging out and doing things there like have dinner before you get to your party destination later. This way you are there and after you sober up, you can drive home. Or take someone with you that doesn't drink, and they can take you home anytime and you all can stay drunk.

[airics]

Originally Posted by tayla014

this will be my first new years in Vegas
I have heard many things about NYE, including that the strip and all vehicle traffic is closed for the night (approx 5pm on) my question is.. how would a local get to the strip to party? We have tickets for 9pm, we were planning on just getting an Uber, but how will they drop us off and pick us up and bring us home? i live near Decatur & Charleston what time should i call the uber/cab to get us there by 9pm? can they even get us there? i have never taken the bus before so i dont know that option (if at all..) and no we dont have a hotel room either - we just planned to come home afterwards. i guess we didnt know what we were in for!!

any thoughts?

Uber will have MASSIVE surge pricing... expect $100 to go down the street

[binionrat]

They start blocking off the sidewalks around 6 pm from what I remember...I'll never go on the Strip again on NYE. Casinos close their doors unless you can show your room key to security. After 9 pm, it can take an hour shoulder to shoulder with drunks and people puking and peeing on the street about 6 inches away from you because there are no bathrooms out there and the hotels won't let you in. Be prepared to be locked into the section of the Strip you are stuck in until the fireworks are over and then things clear out very slowly and by the time you make it to the taxis to the back of the hotels it will be close to 3 or 4 am anyways. Highly recommend waiting until next year and pay the extra to get a strip view room to watch the fireworks and stay off the Strip.

[binionrat]

They start blocking off the sidewalks around 6 pm from what I remember...I'll never go on the Strip again on NYE. Casinos close their doors unless you can show your room key to security. After 9 pm, it can take an hour shoulder to shoulder with drunks and people puking, peeing, and screaming on the street just inches away. There are no bathrooms out there and the hotels won't let you in after a certain time (unless you are one of their guests or hold a ticket to their establishment's NYE event). Be prepared to be locked into the section of the Strip you are stuck in until the fireworks are over and then things clear out very slowly and by the time you make it to the taxis to the back of the hotels it will be close to 3 or 4 am anyways. You cannot just walk away due to the crowds Highly recommend waiting until next year and pay the extra to get a strip view room to watch the fireworks and stay off the Strip.

[irishspy]

Here is the Journal advise

TRANSPORTATION STRATEGIES
But if you're up for the challenge, here are some transportation strategies to make the night bearable — and maybe even fun.
First, remember that the Metropolitan Police Department is going to close several streets when it gets close to party time.
— Major streets that won't be closed are your friends: Sahara Avenue, Mandalay Bay Road, Desert Inn Road, Frank Sinatra Drive, Koval Lane, Russell Road, U.S. Highway 95 and the 215 Beltway. The Beltway will stay open, but some of the ramps leading to the Strip will close.
Harmon Avenue and the bridge leading into CityCenter from the west and Harmon east of Las Vegas Boulevard will be open only to hotel guests of the properties in the area.
— The closure of Las Vegas Boulevard is an inexact exercise, but Metro has a timeline of approximately timed steps toward turning the Strip into a pedestrian mall. Weather and other factors could play a role, so don't view these times as exact.
Around 5 p.m., I-15 ramps to eastbound Tropicana Avenue, Flamingo Road and Spring Mountain Road will start closing.
Around 5:45, closures of other streets, roads and alleys leading west toward the Strip between Sahara and Mandalay Bay Road from Koval Lane will start.
At 6, the barricades blocking vehicular traffic off Las Vegas Boulevard will close, and around 6:15, Metro will start shooing vehicles off the street. That should be wrapped up around 6:30, and that's when Las Vegas Boulevard opens fully to pedestrian traffic. That's also the time when moving walkways, elevators and escalators leading to and crossing Las Vegas Boulevard will be shut off.
From there, it's party time. But remember, hundreds of Metro officers and cameras will be watching your every move.
— At midnight, it's eyes to the sky for the America's Party fireworks show scheduled to run about 15 minutes. About 12:15 a.m., the moving walkways, elevators and escalators will be turned back on.
Most of the celebrations end around 1:30 a.m., and the street sweepers move in from south to north about 2.
By 3:30 a.m., ramps will start reopening, and things will start to return to normal — or at least as normal as one could expect on the Strip.
This is all good information for those who look to drive to the Strip, and it's obvious that if you're planning to be there, you should get near your destination before 4:30 p.m. and plan on being stuck until at least 12:30 a.m.
BUS, LIMO, MONORAIL OPTIONS
If you want to avoid some of the traffic but still get to the Strip as a pedestrian, the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada bus system will be operating free from 6 p.m. Thursday to 9 a.m. Friday. That means you can park at the free park-and-ride sites and take a bus to the action. They leave every 20 minutes from the South Strip Transfer Terminal at 6675 S. Gilespie St. at Sunset Road, the Centennial Hills Transit Center at 7313 Grand Montecito Parkway in northwest Las Vegas, and the Westcliff Transit Center at 25 S. Durango Drive near Summerlin Parkway.
If you want to get up and down the Strip during the run-up to the fireworks, the Las Vegas Monorail is pulling an all-nighter, running continuously from 7 a.m. Thursday through 3 a.m. Saturday. Standard rates apply.
A Los Angeles-based company, BeMyDD — for Be My Designated Driver — has about 25 professional Las Vegas limousine drivers on call to shuttle people who have had too much to drink and their cars to their homes. Rides can be requested through the BeMyDD personal driver app available free through the Apple and Google Play. The service costs up to $19.50 an hour.
The special attraction of the service this year is that $1 from every ride sold Thursday will go to moving a dog to a no-kill animal shelter in the company's first-ever Puppy Lovin' New Year's Eve campaign.
UBER, LYFT OPTIONS
One other New Year's Eve transportation twist is the first availability of ride-hailing companies in Southern Nevada. Rides can be hailed on apps offered by Uber and Lyft in Las Vegas
Both companies have reduced their rates to $1.10 a mile and 20 cents a minute after an initial charge of $2, with $5 being the minimum cost for a ride.
But beware. New Year's Eve will be busy, and for ride-hailing companies, that often means dynamic pricing — critics call it "surge pricing" — when rates can double, triple or quadruple.
Surge pricing occurs based on geographical supply and demand, so it could happen anytime, anywhere.
Lyft promised ahead of New Year's Eve that its dynamic pricing would be capped at twice the normal rate. Uber tap-danced around the question and said that New Year's Eve is likely to be busy and customers should be prepared for the potential of higher prices, but they wouldn't predict how high prices could go.
Uber is partnering with the PT's Entertainment Group, operators of PT's, Sierra Gold and Sean Patrick's locations, to donate a dollar from every pickup from one of those taverns to the Friends of the Metropolitan Police Department to fight drunken driving.
— Questions and comments should be sent to roadwarrior@reviewjournal.com. Please include your phone