Three drivers take turns operating the vehicle, and Campus Security Services benefits when students take advantage of services to keep them safe. The Drake University's Campus Security Annual Report 1999 said campus security consists of 17 full-time officers who patrol the campus on foot, by bike and in cars around the clock, and is reported to be one of the largest private campus security forces in Iowa. Kevin Pendras, a Drake security officer, is one of three on-staff SafeRide drivers. He has been with Drake security for 4 1-2 years and a SafeRide driver for three years. Pendras said his job involves giving students a safe escort around campus, as well as reporting any suspicious activity.
Most people just pass through the campus.
Pendras said he took the SafeRide position because it allowed him to have his weekends open and to meet interesting people on his route. But there was one instance when we rented a van because the bus wasn't ready for use, and a drunk female student threw up on me and soaked the carpet in the van. Pendras said he had to head back to the office to clean himself and the van before he could continue the route. Pendras said he found the number of students taking SafeRide has not been that high, averaging about 30 students a night. If the weather is good, they would prefer to walk , and only when the weather is bad, then they would take the bus.