Concern for Safety

Step 1: Assess

Ask the person who you are concerned about how they are doing and if they are with the people they would like to be with.

• If the rider states that they are okay, believe them, and continue with the ride as normal.

• If they are not, drop off the other riders first and the person you are concerned about last.

Do not ask the person you are concerned with where they would like to go until the vehicle is empty of all other riders.

Step 2: Support

This is an exception we will make to our pick up/drop off policy. In this situation, the safety of the rider is more important than following the order of your itinerary.

If, for whatever reason, a verbal confrontation occurs, assert that this is the new plan for the night.

If, for whatever reason, a physical confrontation occurs, pull over to a safe location, remove the keys/Nav iPad/Radio and exit the vehicle. Encourage any other riders to leave the vehicle as well and then call CPD/DPS for assistance.

Step 3: Radio the Leader

As soon as you are able to, radio the Nightly Operations Leader to notify them of what has happened.

If 911 was called, inform the Leader of that, and that you what the status is of the situation.

Step 4: Incident Report

The last step is either the Driver or the Navigator needs to complete an incident report form. The link is below.

If there are so many details that it would be difficult to write the report on the iPad, report back to the SafeRide office to write the IR on the computer.