Word: escorted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...tell, this has not been the case at all. Having both walked and dispatched for Safety Walk. I sincerely encourage members of the community to consider using the walking escort service, especially if they have a relatively short distance they might have otherwise walked alone, or if they are in a hurry and do not have time to wait for the driving escort...
...driving escort dispatchers do not refer calls to Safety Walk unless both dispatchers consider the distance to be manageable by foot. Safety Walk dispatchers also take into consideration whether we have a walking team nearby, and we almost always...
...addition to the safety offered by the walking escort, Safety Walk is fast, responding usually within 10 to 15 minutes. From 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., we have three teams moving around the campus. Teams are assigned to the River, the Yard and the Quad--they are always in the vicinity of callers. Dispatchers also try to keep this balance intact by, for example, sending the Quad team down to the Yard area if the Yard team begins walking someone to the Quad. From 2-4, only one team is available, but response time is still reasonable...
...neither safety nor response time is compromised, the only remaining reason for refusing the services of Safety Walk seems one of comfort. Since the inception of Safety Walk, the driving escort has logged significantly fewer requests for rides, but the slack has not been entirely taken up by Safety Walk. Perhaps some of the people no longer calling were those who used the driving escort as a free taxi service--some callers have responded to the driving escort dispatches with the following rejoinders: "I'm not wearing the right shoes," "I'm not wearing a coat...
...suppose that if I'm trying to pick a time that best defines Currier House for me, I should talk about one of my 2:30 a.m. post-Crimson arrivals via the escort service--in the snow. Currierites, by definition, should probably qualify for some serious frequent-walker miles...