RIDE BOARDS

Ride boards offer students convenient and cheap transportation, but they also bring strangers together. Be careful before you accept or offer rides. Follow these suggestions:

• Provide only your first name and phone number when you post information on a board.Prior to the trip, meet your potential rider or driver in a public place.
• Determine that he or she is a student.
• Do not accept rides from, or offer rides to, non-students.
• Trust your instincts. If you feel uncomfortable with the individual, don’t get into the car.
• Ask for references you can contact before you travel.
• Ask to see identification. Make a note of the name, address, and social security number. Leave this information and a description of the individual with a friend.
• If you are to be a passenger, find out if others will be riding with you. Meet them in advance in a public place. Don’t ride with them if you don’t feel safe.
• Telephone ahead to family or friends at your destination so they will know when to expect you.