During the first term of the UO Tandem Taxi, Niles rode every night along with a rotating group of students. After the first term, students assumed responsibility for riding with Niles doing the training, scheduling and maintenance. The job is very popular among UO students. The Tandem Taxi works under the UO Public Safety Department. The riders provide another set of eyes for Public Safety.
Special attention is paid to bike racks to deter vandalism.
During the Fall of 1999, the Tandem Taxi introduced a pedicab. This bike allows us to accommodate people who are not served by a pedal bicycle. The pedicab also works well for short trips allowing for quick getting on and off and provide some rain protection for the passengers. An extension of the Tandem Taxi is a program that uses a bicycle designed to carry an adult and 3 young children from one of our campus child care centers. These children range from ages 4-9.