Download isu safe ride app

It is critical for everyone to be aware of their surroundings and to take steps to ensure their own safety. Please consider the following:. Crime can occur anywhere, anytime—no one is immune. Knowledge and quick response is vital. Keep emergency numbers in your phone and on your person. If you are injured or seriously ill, your personal contact information will be vital. Crisis situations may include a natural disaster or an attack on campus.

Minimize risk to your home. Staying Safe. Protect Yourself Being vigilant with respect to personal safety is of the utmost importance.

Please consider the following: When possible, change your daily routine and routes to class and activities. Tell others where you are going and when you expect to arrive. Download the ISU Guardian app and have a virtual guardian walk you home.

Stick with friends; walk in pairs or groups. Travel in well-lit areas or call Safe Ride to request a ride during evening and overnight hours. Avoid heavily wooded or secluded areas. Carry your phone and ID. Avoid technology distractions. Consider taking a free self-defense course. As always, if you see something, say something.

Trust your instincts. Never hesitate. There is nothing more important to us than your safety. Other Personal Safety Tips Wear only one earpiece when using a personal listening device. Wear only one backpack shoulder strap when walking at night; avoid wearing a strap over your neck and shoulder. This prevents an attacker from easily controlling you. Walk with a friend or call SafeRide If you think you are being followed, walk toward a well-lit area or people in the vicinity and call for assistance.

Use common sense. Never leave your backpack or other items unattended. Look both ways before crossing the street. Register and lock your bicycle. Ride in accordance with traffic and bicycle laws. Practice vehicle safety. To obtain a SafeRide, call and DPS personnel will assist you in getting to your campus destination.

Those requesting a ride through the app will receive on-screen notification of the pickup time, vehicle license plate number and a real-time map view that tracks vehicle progress to the pickup site. Answering the SafeRide summons will be ISU students who work for the police as community service officers. These uniformed students will pick up riders in university vehicles.

SafeRide reserves the right to refuse this service to persons who behave improperly, are abusive to SafeRide personnel, or abuse the service.