Several reasons to use Safe Ride include:

1. An uncomfortable date
2. Keys are locked in the car
3. Stranded at an undesirable location
4. Car trouble
5. Studying on campus after Razorback Transit has ceased operations for the night
6. Need a sober ride home
7. Need a ride from a distant parking lot
8. Do not wish to walk home in the dark
9. Accidentally left behind by your ride home

Safe Ride should not be used as your sole option for safe transportation, rather it should be considered a last resort when other options have fallen through that evening. Safe Ride is not to be used in lieu of chartering a bus by groups, including Greek Life and other campus organizations.

Using the service in these situations results in long wait times and potential escalation of dangerous situations for students who truly need the service.

1.  Call 479-575-7233 (SAFE) Did you know the Safe Ride number is on the back of your student ID? Take a look!
2. Give the dispatcher your UARK student ID number. 
3. Verify your local address. If this is not updated, you can update your local address ONE TIME through Safe Ride per semester. You can update your local address any time through UAConnect.
4. If you have guests, let the dispatcher know how many.
5. Let Safe Ride know where to pick you up. 
6. Go home!

You are allowed up to three (3) guests with you on your ride. Guests will be taken to your residence. Guests can be fellow UARK students or non-students! If someone in your party is a UARK student and wishes to go back to their own residence, you can pass the phone over and have them verify their information with the dispatcher. No need to call multiple times!

*NOTE* If you have special needs and require a wheelchair accessible vehicle, please notify the dispatcher. Safe Ride does have an ADA accessible van in its fleet!

Safe Ride can ONLY give you a ride to your official local address according to UAConnect. You are allowed one change of address per semester through the Safe Ride dispatch center. However, you can update your local address at any time through UAConnect.  Safe Ride reserves the right to deny a ride to the location of a suspected party.

If you need to cancel a scheduled ride for any reason, you must call 479-575-SAFE (7233) and inform the dispatcher.

Passengers who are not at the designated pick up point at the scheduled time will be considered a late show. Passengers who do not arrive at the designated pick up point within five minutes of the scheduled time will be considered a no-show.

• Two (2) late shows will be considered a no-show.
• Three (3) no-shows in a 90 day period will be grounds for suspension from the Safe Ride program for 30 days.
• A second occurrence of three (3) no-shows will result in suspension from Safe Ride for 90 days.

We want Safe Ride to be available to help any student in need. To ensure that we operate as safely as possible, several guidelines are in place. First, individuals who create a disturbance on the bus can be denied service and may be reported to police. If the driver determines that a student is a danger to themselves or others, service may be denied and police may be contacted in order to ensure the safety of the student.

Alcoholic beverages and hazardous materials will not be allowed on the bus. Hazardous materials include but are not limited to gasoline and car batteries. The driver will determine what materials are hazardous.

If you think that you have lost something on Safe Ride you may call dispatch at 479-575-7233 the night that you think you have lost something and special arrangements can be made to retrieve your item(s). You may also call 479-575-5109 during regular business hours.