Welcome to Off-Campus Life
RAMRIDE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE ANY INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION AT ANY TIME. LAST UPDATED: AUGUST 16, 2016
What is RamRide? RamRide is a student volunteer run safe ride program run by Off-Campus Life, under CSU. This program provides free, safe, non-judgmental rides home for Colorado State University students with the goal of improving the safety of the Fort Collins & CSU community. To date, we have given over 200,000 rides. In the 2014-2015 school year, we gave 29,080 people rides!
NORMAL NIGHT OF OPERATIONS
Beginning of the Night Driver/Navigator training Dispatch training in RamRide office Driver/navigator pairs line up outside office to receive cars or vans Sign car contracts, receive bags
What s at your Station? Computer Phone Dispatch system cheat sheet Alternate services Lost & Found services Whiteboard
Normal Nightly Ops Turn on phones at 10:00 pm Pick up receiver, dial #74 and 4 digits next to phone If you hear two beeps, replace receiver Answer in some way that identifies you are with RamRide Ex. Thank you for calling RamRide, how can I help you? Input patron information into the system, hit save Only hang up AFTER you have saved the ride
Dispatch System Cantech XDS Developed for taxicab companies
Ride Information
Ride Information Ask for a phone number FIRST First names only
Ride Information Ask where they would like to be picked up We do not pick up from residence halls We CAN pick up from intersections Old Town pickup: Mountain & Remington Make sure address is selected in drop-down menu and hit Enter
Ride Information Ask where their home is Only within Fort Collins Do not take to any parties
Ride Information Ask how many people are with them 1-3 passengers: Minivan 3-seater 4-5 passengers: Van 5-seater Bikes or dogs: Van 5-seater Any more than 5 people Keep them on the line Create a second ride with a different phone number and name
Ride Information
Ride Information Multiple Addresses: type into the Remarks section Hit the Save button
Ending the Call Hit Save before you hang up Inform the patrons that a car will call when they are on their way, so keep their phones on and nearby.
Important Be patient with callers It s okay to ask patrons to: Move to a quieter area Hand off the phone to someone sober Repeat anything Be polite with callers
Other Information If any patrons call to cancel or change information: Take their name and pickup address Hand to Dispatch Admin If any callers are angry or rude: Hand off to Dispatch Admin If any callers would like to know wait times: Cantech does not give us wait times. We can tell them where they are in the queue. Alternative services are next to your computers
Other Information Tips
Other Information We are unable to assign rides to specific drivers If you would like to take a break, just let your phone ring It will cycle to the next available dispatcher
End of the Night 2 am Thurs 3 am Fri & Sat Pick up receiver, dial #75 If you hear two beeps, replace receiver Get home safely!
Download Our App! Before you hang up, inform patrons that we have an app
RamRide Quiz What do you do when you need to cancel a ride? A) Call your friend Jason B) Tell Dispatch Admin C) Click random buttons D) Send a ride to the patron anyway B) Tell Dispatch Admin
RamRide Quiz If a patron is in Old Town, where will we pick them up? A) College & Mountain intersection B) Wherever they are in Old Town C) We do not pick up in Old Town D) Mountain & Remington intersection D) Mountain & Remington
Since you re part of RamRide tonight SAFETY PROCEDURES
Your Responsibility Legal Definition of Standard of Care The watchfulness, attention, caution and prudence that a reasonable person in the circumstances would exercise. If a person's actions do not meet this standard of care, then his/her acts fail to meet the duty of care which all people (supposedly) have toward others. Failure to meet the standard equals negligence TL:DR if you can help, do so. If you didn t, you could get in serious trouble.
CO Safe Haven Law (CRS:18-1-711) Immunity for persons who suffer or report an emergency drug or alcohol overdose IF Report in good faith Remain at the scene Cooperate with emergency services
Party Reporting RamRide is a safe ride HOME Do not drop off at parties Pickup from anywhere except Residence Halls Dispatch will announce an address as a party Write address on whiteboard Tell patrons you can only take them home
When to Call 911 Tell patrons to call 911 if they have Suspected alcohol poisoning Serious injuries (blood, broken bones, etc) Or if you are concerned for their welfare at any time Hand phone to Dispatch Admin if they are really scared
When to Call 911 Alcohol Poisoning Symptoms Have they become zombified? Passed out, drifts in/out of consciousness Cold, clammy, pale, bluish skin Irregularly slow or shallow breathing <8 breaths/min, 10+ sec between breaths Vomit Especially w/out waking up Cannot walk without assistance
DON T Allow patrons to Be dropped off at intersections or parties Be picked up at Residence Halls Turn off your phones until 2 or 3 Be rude to patrons Download any programs onto our computers Be afraid to ask Dispatch Admin for help
DO Answer phones politely Hit Save BEFORE you hang up the phone Have fun! Accents Jokes in the comments section
RamRide Quiz At which locations do we NOT pick up from? A) Residence Halls B) Bars C) Intersections D) Chipotle E) All of the above A) Residence Halls
RamRide Quiz Which one of these is a sign of alcohol poisoning? A) Uncontrollable hiccups B) Drifting in and out of consciousness C) Unusually slow breathing D) Won t stop singing E) B and C E) B and C
RamRide Survey! Let us know how we re doing! Email @ end of the night Entered into drawing to win $20 RamCash Help us improve RamRide!
Ramride Csu @RamRide_CSU RamRide_CSU Do not take photos of patrons!
RamRide Sponsors These businesses help RamRide ensure the safety of the Fort Collins community through feeding YOU for free!