Work in a building that is a long haul to your parking spot? The free ride service is offered to IU students, faculty and staff between 8 p. Drivers will pick up and drop off passengers anywhere within the city limits of Bloomington, with a few exceptions: Safety Escort will not drop riders off on Kirkwood or service athletic events. Passengers have a ride limit per semester to ensure more members of the IU community can use the service.
Up to four Safety Escort vans are in circulation during hours of operation, and each van holds two employees β a driver and a navigator β for an added sense of safety and comfort. Drivers complete about 60 rides per day on average, and Safety Escort transported nearly 30, passengers from July to June The drivers, navigators, managers and all of the other 40 or so employees are students, and the organization operates with counsel from Fleet Services manager Amanda Wilson on issues like budget and university policy compliance.
Other perks of riding with Safety Escort include the fact that students are more familiar with campus and can get you to your destination more quickly. Riders can also rest assured that the vehicles themselves are up to IU standards and insured by the university. In , Safety Escort switched its service to an app-based system powered by TapRide β an update that enabled drivers to double the amount of rides they were able to provide.
Wilson said the organization is always tweaking technology and updating systems to be more efficient and keep wait times under 20 minutes. Visit the Safety Escort website to learn more about requesting a ride through the TapRide app, email iusase indiana.
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