I usually am a big supporter of the SAFE (Safe Arrival For Everyone) Nighttime Services. However, this past Saturday night I had a pretty unpleasant experience with SAFEride. After a house party my roommates and I hosted, everybody was heading home. There were three freshman women remaining who called for a SAFEride to the same Southeast dorm from the Vilas neighborhood. When the cab got here, the third woman was turned away as per SAFErideâ??s policy of no more than two riders to a cab. The woman reminded the driver of the dangerous situation recently developing in the Vilas area, specifically the multiple armed robberies within a few blocks of our house, and asked him to forgive the rule. He bluntly responded with â??I donâ??t care,â? so she returned to our house to seek our help. As my roommate approached the cab to speak with the driver, the taxi pulled away, leaving her on our doorstep.
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