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Join us for a wacky night in the loving care of a Saferide driver
CRUISE
daily kansan
the university
story by sarah hale ● photos by kate levenson
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11:25 p.m. We're still waiting at the
union for an assignment, but I am passing the
uion to talking to Eugene and Brian Long,
another driver. They told me that some pass-
engers like to offer them tips. There is no
policy against tipping your taxi driver,
but money can be solicited.
11:45 p.m. Can it be taken into prison?
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Safride is suppose to be only for KU students. Eugene makes the exception, not wanting to leave the woman out alone at night.
every night. Whether students are inexposed and stuck to a party or
around about a group of students 'running
hare around at Corbin Hall. Safekind drivers
often warn other drivers about areas
around town that cause road hazards
I guess naked people qualify as a road haz-
ard
- 11.145.mm Please sit at the Union, Puguee and
   marry your passengers.
intoxicated and stuck to the party or skin pity sticking somewhere until the new month comes. Shrub there is to take him home. Oct. 3, Sarthu Hule, Kansan reporter, took to the streets with Shrubie driver Eugene Breeks to see what Laurence is on a Friday night behind the wheel with a safe and sober driver.
12:14 a.m. 'Tommy" in the car, that
sneeling at people in the street. He told me
that he uses Safariide because he already has two
DUIs.
"to trot out and not p."
Brian try to classify their passengers. They count the estimates that more than 50 percent of the calls are for people who are somewhere studying and need a ride home. That may be true for weekdays, but I learned weekends are a different story.
*I drinks out and not drink so much, but
didn't happen, he said.*
12. **154** I'm in a tired to soble stops at Kwik Shop, I get hard Drive, so I can get a drink. This is not a normal Safari procedure. The driver is instructed to student home, with no stops for food or beverages.
179. I go out and talk to him so much, but
didn't happen," he said.
12:20 a.m. Weddrop off Tommy, and he
speaks inside.
■ 11:50 pm. Finale, aute plate realit,
when a Chevy Tahoe, Wichita plate, pulls in front of our parked car. At least 10 men were piloted in the car, eating beef and drinkin' beer.
■ 11:53 p.m. Three minutes later, a call ■ 11:53 p.m. Three minutes later, a call comes across the scanner, and we are on our way to pick up two students from a party on Tennessee Street.
12:36 a.m. Car 21 is dispatched to Cook Woods to pick up one person, Emily. She v friendly and said that she often uses Salteridge.
Mary said she doesn't think MU has anything like Sahleride on its campus. Mike says there are Sahleride other university-financed programs like Sahleride in the United States. **1:30 am.** We drop off the girls and head back to the Union to wait for more calls. **1:19 am.** Eugene is driving us back toward Tennessee Street, this time to pick up two people, Amber and Travis.
**1103 am.** We're on the road again, in-
neding for the Stigma Pihe Erian flightritery
house to pick up two people, Mary, a Uni-
nite city of Missouri student; and Rachel get in
the car and ask for a ride to Vaismith Hall
we are am. We're still driving
Emily when across
the scanner,
we
a 123 a.m. Amber and Travis get the car and are heading to Oliver Hall. Both said that this was their first time using Sateride, ask them questions, and Travis sees eager to answer, however, Amber keeps indented and him to quiet. Both appear interested and unable, may be they thought be.
I pick up the scall
radio the police
either the driver or Lawrence police officers. **130 a.m** The two are dropped off safely. Eugene tells me a little more about Safety He said campus crime has decreased in the last five years since the program began. He also said if a driver sees someone walking at him, the driver will stop to ask if he or she can drive him or her home.
1. **1:38 a.m.** On Burgess's s service, I decided to try this. We're back at the Union, and see a young man stumbling along Jay Hawk Boulevard. I down the window, told him it was Sferidia and asked him if he would like aide home. He declined.
1.43 am. We've sent the Union to pick up one person. Tiffany, who had been at an SIA film, gets in the car. She tells me she uses Safaride about three times a week.
1.59 am. Sigma Phi Epsilon must have had a party because we're heading back to pick up two more.
**202 a.m. Mora and Melanie come skip to the car, holding hands. Both immediately start pressing Saféide." Love Saféide? it's wonderful?" and "This is so responsible."
**208 a.m. First, we took Mora home. She told me that she was her birthday she ciebraed with a pub crawl) from bar to bar.
**310 am. After Mora is dropped off to bar.**
A good thing she missed the car, or
Bugene would have had to drive us to the car
wash. He said that since the beginning of the
year, only one student had thrown up in a
car. He called one the student was sick.
not drunk.
We can go to Bookwinkle
**2.12 a.m.** We arrive at a sorority house to drop off Melanie, who had been hanging out the window asking Buggie to hurry. She takes two steps from the car and pulses. She continues throwing up as she heads to the front door, leaving a trail behind her.
Melanie beams in the back seat. Engage pulls to an intersection, and she mumbles. "Every time you stop like that mumbles. Every time you stop like that makes me nauseous can I roll down the whip?
**2.25 am**. We leave the Hall, avail, who needs a ride to McCollum Hall. He was walking home from Coo Loo, 930 Massachusetts St., when he decided that he didn't want to go the rest of the way.
222 am. We can ean route to Breakend
apartments to pick up one person. Cri-
After we take him home, the bus Eugene $1
We head back to the Union to wait.
2. **422 a.m.** We're en route to two people at the Sigma Delta Tau sorority house when we are detoured by two women walking on Sunnyside Avenue. One starts chasing after us, so Eugene turns around.
Jeni and Crystal, who are heading to 15th and Kesall, said they have used Salerine in the past. "Salerie is my second home." Jen said. "Salerie is our friend." "Crystal added Both were extremely happy they didn't have to walk an more.
**SHOW ME**
We pick up our last three passengers, Claudia, Chijusa and Julia and drive them to McCollin. I'm too tired to ask them any questions. Driving all night has driven me a headache
251 aum I'm tired, feeling car sick and
I'm ready to go home. The car also smells of
that party go odor.
`3398 aam`. After we wrap on tp table, the dispatcher tells Eugene that he's done for the night. He takes me home.
`3333 aam`. My head hits the pillow.