SafeRides
217.256.7433
What is it?
The purpose of SafeRides is to provide safe transportation to individuals who are generally
traveling alone when no other means of safe transportation are available within the designated
SafeRides boundaries. There is a maximum limit of three (3) persons per pick-up location,
except at the Illini Union, ISR, and the Main Library at Armory and Wright. SafeRides does not
duplicate service already provided by the 22 Illini Route. SafeRides does not provide emergency
transportation services to medical facilities, nor does it provide transportation services to bars.
When is the service available?
SafeRides service is available on the following dates and times during University of Illinois Fall
and Spring Semester days only:
- August 19 to October 28, 2006 from 7:00P until 6:30A
- October 29, 2006 to March 10, 2007 from 5:00P until 6:30A
- March 11, 2007 to May 11, 2007 from 7:00P until 6:30A
How to use it?
This depends on where you are, where you want to go, and the hour. From Dusk (7:00P/5:00P)
until 6:15A you can use SafeRides by calling 265-7433 anywhere within the designated
boundaries (see map on next page), provided there are three (3) persons or less at the
pick-up location and the trip cannot be completed directly on the 22 Illini Route. Provide
the dispatcher answering the following information: your name (first & last), phone number,
pick-up location (street address/landmark), and destination. If your trip is within the SafeRides
boundaries, the dispatcher will then inform you of a scheduled pick-up time.
Expect waiting times of 15 minutes during the week and up to 30 mintues on the weekend
when demand is higher. Upon boarding the SafeRides van, the person who scheduled the
trip will be required to display their valid pass or pay the appropriate fare to the SafeRides
operator. As a courtesy to other SafeRides passengers, please be at the scheduled location
when the operator arrives. Upon arriving at a pick-up location, the SafeRides operator will only
wait 2 minutes for passengers to board before continuing to the next scheduled pick-up/dropoff
location. Calls for SafeRides will be taken until 6:15A for trips to be completed by
6:30A.
From 9:00P to 3:00A you can board a SafeRides vehicle at either Armory & Wright - the Main
Library at (:27 and :57 after the hour), Illinois Residence Halls (:27 and :57 after the hour), or
the Illini Union (:00 and :30 after the hour). When boarding the SafeRides van, the person who
scheduled the trip will be required to display their valid pass or pay the appropriate fare to the
SafeRides operator.
If your pick-up and drop-off locations are both directly on the 22 Illini Route (example: residence
hall to residence hall trips) and/or there are more than three persons traveling together, you will
be required to use the 22 Illini to complete your trip. The 22 Illini Route operates throughout
the campus area every 10 minutes Sunday through Thursday until 3:00A and Friday through
Saturday until 5:00A.
If there are more than three (3) persons traveling together and your trip cannot be completed
on the 22 Illini Route, you will be required to use one of the Evening or Late Night Community
Routes to complete your trip. The 80 Orchard Downs, and 130 Silver Routes operate through
the campus area Monday through Saturday until 12:00A. The 50 Green and 100 Yellow Late
Night Routes operate through the campus area Sunday through Thursday until 3:00A and
Friday through Saturday until 5:00A.
SafeWalks Escort Service is also available for short walking trips on campus by calling
333-1216 or by contacting the University Police via emergency campus phone.