A program that provides free cab rides for stranded UW-Madison students will be cut back significantly next month because of cost overruns and misuse, a student leader said. Designed for late night, emergency situations, the SAFEride cab service currently allows students to take four free taxi rides per month â?? the equivalent of about 16 rides per semester. But beginning Jan. 2, students will only be able to take six rides per semester. The program, funded through student fees, ran over its budget by almost 50 percent last year, said Michael Romenesko, member of a student-led transportation committee.
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