{"id":2002,"date":"2025-08-11T17:09:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T21:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/public-safety\/?page_id=2002"},"modified":"2025-12-04T13:27:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T18:27:22","slug":"dawg-ride","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/public-safety\/dawg-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Dawg Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Public Safety Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/public-safety\/bupd\/contact-bupd\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Contact BUPD<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/public-safety\/bupd\/dawg-alert\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Dawg Alert<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/public-safety\/bupd\/personal-safety-information\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Personal Safety Information<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/public-safety\/bupd\/victim-assistance\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Victim Assistance<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/public-safety\/emergency-preparedness\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Emergency Preparedness Information<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/public-safety\/bupd\/butler-police-patrols\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Butler Police Patrols<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/public-safety\/bupd\/daily-crime-log\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Daily Crime Log and Fire Log<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/public-safety\/bupd\/clery-information\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Clery Information<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/campus-services\/parking\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Parking at Butler<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/public-safety\/bupd\/policies-procedures\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >BUPD Policies &#038; Procedures<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/student-life\/student-conduct\/indiana-enforcement\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" target=\"_blank\">Indiana&#8217;s Enforcement of Alcohol Laws<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/public-safety\/bupd\/rape-aggression-defense-course\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Rape Aggression Defense Course<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/public-safety\/bupd-training-education\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >BUPD Training &#038; Education<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/public-safety\/bupd-oversight-committee\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >BUPD Oversight Committee<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/public-safety\/dawg-ride\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Dawg Ride<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dawg-ride\"><strong>Dawg Ride<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dawg Ride is an on-demand safety transportation service which allows students to safely traverse campus during the evening hours, especially when alone.&nbsp;<strong><em>Dawg Ride operates Wednesday to Sunday from 7:00 PM&nbsp;to 2:00 AM<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;during the academic year when classes are in session. University Police will perform safety escorts outside the Dawg Ride hours or if the Dawg Ride is unavailable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please note<\/strong>&nbsp;that if you request a ride outside the Dawg Ride hours of service, a driver will not be able to accept your ride request, but University Police may offer alternatives, including walking escorts, to ensure your safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To request a ride on Dawg Ride:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Operational hours begin August 27, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ride requests will be made using the TripShot app.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Download the TripShot rider app from the app store. (not the driver app)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Initial setup \u2013 enter Butler University as the service name and hit next<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Log in with ButlerU_SSO using your Butler username and password<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the the Dawg Ride stop destination and origin from the list of stops<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Submit the request for a ride<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Dawg Ride rules of use:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Students are reminded to follow the University Alcohol Policy. The University Police will be contacted to investigate students under the age of 21 who appear to have been drinking or any individual (regardless of age) that is in a state of intoxication that endangers themselves or others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You may not ride this safety escort service more than two times in one evening. This service is not intended to be a mass transit bus service.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We do not transport to off-campus locations, other than those noted on the attached map that are adjacent to campus property.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At the driver\u2019s sole discretion, no more than three riders will be transported from one location to the same location. (This rule does not apply to transportation to\/from the \u201cI\u201d lot.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-larger-font-size\" id=\"h-safety-transportation-escorts\">Safety Transportation Escorts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The University Police Department offers safety transportation escorts to those students as an alternative to walking alone at night. This service is offered from dusk till dawn, for no more than 2 individuals, as officers become available. The safety escorts are available outside of the Dawg Ride operational hours. To request a safety transportation escort, please contact 317-940-9396.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Emergency BUPD phone number: 317-940-9999<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":132,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2002","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"revision_note":"","acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.2 (Yoast SEO v26.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Dawg Ride | Butler University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/public-safety\/dawg-ride\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" 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