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Transportation Services extends bus hours to reduce drunk driving around campus
Kate King
Issue date: 9/3/08 Section: News
If the monitor determines that a student may have alcohol poisoning, they will contact the UConn bus dispatcher, who will then get in touch with either the police or an ambulance, depending on the situation, Freniere said. The monitors are scheduled to receive training from the police on Sept. 11 as to how to identify and deal with alcohol poisoning.
Since the monitors have not yet undergone training, "this weekend it will pretty much be judgment calls," Freniere said.
The monitors will be a good safety tool for students who may not know that they or one of their friends is dangerously intoxicated, according to Raccuia.
"I think it's a good idea because you should get help if you're like that," Raccuia said.
Due to liability concerns, shuttle bus operators will also be conducting random checks for UConn student IDs, which are required to board the bus, Freniere said.
"It's not an age check, it's a UConn check," she said.
Freniere also reminds students that open or closed alcohol containers are forbidden by law on state vehicles. However, shuttle bus operators are not permitted to search passengers' bags or backpacks.
The late-night shuttle service is doing a pilot run for the academic year, according to Freniere. It will run every weekend on Friday and Saturday nights except for Spring Weekend.
"We recognize that there will be people we don't want behind a wheel," Freniere said. "However, Hunting Lodge Road is closed by the state and UConn police at 6 p.m. that weekend."
In addition to the late-night shuttle service, another bus line and parking lot have been added this year to increase student parking and transportation services around campus.
C-Lot, a recently built parking lot off North Hillside Road, will be accessible to all drivers with a paid parking permit, according to Freniere. Students with commuter, resident or apartment parking passes will be able to park in C-Lot while drivers with area 3 parking passes will not.
Since the monitors have not yet undergone training, "this weekend it will pretty much be judgment calls," Freniere said.
The monitors will be a good safety tool for students who may not know that they or one of their friends is dangerously intoxicated, according to Raccuia.
"I think it's a good idea because you should get help if you're like that," Raccuia said.
Due to liability concerns, shuttle bus operators will also be conducting random checks for UConn student IDs, which are required to board the bus, Freniere said.
"It's not an age check, it's a UConn check," she said.
Freniere also reminds students that open or closed alcohol containers are forbidden by law on state vehicles. However, shuttle bus operators are not permitted to search passengers' bags or backpacks.
The late-night shuttle service is doing a pilot run for the academic year, according to Freniere. It will run every weekend on Friday and Saturday nights except for Spring Weekend.
"We recognize that there will be people we don't want behind a wheel," Freniere said. "However, Hunting Lodge Road is closed by the state and UConn police at 6 p.m. that weekend."
In addition to the late-night shuttle service, another bus line and parking lot have been added this year to increase student parking and transportation services around campus.
C-Lot, a recently built parking lot off North Hillside Road, will be accessible to all drivers with a paid parking permit, according to Freniere. Students with commuter, resident or apartment parking passes will be able to park in C-Lot while drivers with area 3 parking passes will not.
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Mia
posted 9/03/08 @ 10:43 AM EST
It is about time!
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