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SAFETY BUS TIMETABLE
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| Day |
StartTimes
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Finish Times
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No. of Buses Running |
| Monday | 9pm |
2.30am
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2 |
| Tuesday | 9pm |
Half Hour After Building Close
(Earliest 1.30am) |
1 |
| Wednesday | 9pm |
2.30am
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2 |
| Thursday | 9pm |
Half Hour After Building Close
(Earliest 1.30am) |
1 |
| Friday | 9pm |
2.30am
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2 |
| Saturday | 9pm |
Half Hour After Building Close
(Earliest 1.30am) |
1 |
| Sunday | 9pm |
1.30am
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1 |
The safety bus only runs during semester time. Both buses are clearly sign written with "KUSU Safety Bus" on. Our drivers all wear orange hi-vis jackets
The above timetable is the bus operating hours in order to take people home. The safety bus now (during limited hours) will collect people from Hawthorns (Templar Carpark) and bring them to the Student Union. This is not designed as a free taxi service but a way of getting students safely from Hawthorns to the centre of the main part of campus. Also students wanting to be taken home will always get prioirty over Hawthorns pick ups. This service operates at the following times.
| Day | Start time | Finish Time |
| Monday | 9.15pm | 11.15pm |
| Wednesday | 9.15pm | 11.15pm |
| Friday | 9.15pm | 11.15pm |
One of the safety buses will be doing a constant round trip between these times from Templar Carpark to the Student Union carpark. Any other nights a pick up from Templar Carpark to Student Union carpark can be arranged by calling KUSU Security Office (01782 733720). Please note there maybe a delay as home runs will always take prioirty Calls will not be taken on Mon, Wed or Fri's.
The safety bus will not pick up from any other location. The main purpose of the safety bus is to get vunerable students home safely and it is not designed as a free taxi service.
Safety Bus Conditions of use
Below is a list for Keele students who are eligible to use the safety bus when running (in order of priority):
- - Off/On-campus, students whom have severe difficulty getting home due to medical problems (first aid cases)
- - Off/On-campus, unaccompanied females
- - Off/On-campus, unaccompanied males
- - Off/On-campus, small groups of females
- - Off/On-campus, small groups of males
The remaining categories (inc. campus based), all have equal priority beneath these named groups.
Students must not enter the bus without prior permission from the driver and or security personnel on the driver’s behalf.
Students are expected to be courteous to staff running the service and other students using the service.
Keele Cards must be shown before entering the bus.
No food, drink or smoking is allowed whilst on the bus.
Students must not distract the driver or open doors whilst vehicle is in motion.
Students are requested to wear seatbelts at all times (under law anyone over the age of 14 takes sole responsibility for wearing a seatbelt).
KUSU reserve the right to impose a £10 fine for people vomiting on the bus to cover cleaning costs. Failure to pay the fine when imposed will result in been banned to disciplinary in accordance with KUSU disciplinary procedure.
KUSU reserve the right to refuse access to the bus at any time and will remove any student from the bus if they contravene the safety bus policy or the KUSU Code of Conduct. Any individual whom is considered to be putting the safety of other passengers, or the driver, at risk will be removed as soon as possible and police involvement may pursue. Any breaches of this policy and the individual will be banned to KUSU disciplinary and a ban from using the service maybe imposed.
The driver will endeavour to get as close as possible to the home address for off-campus students, however this is not always possible. KUSU or their staff is not responsible for users making their way home from the drop-off point/s. The safety bus pick up point on campus is the Students’ Union main car park. The bus will only pick-up in order to bring Keele Students to the Union at ‘Templar Bar’ carpark Hawthorns (see above)
KUSU will endeavour to provide the service, as defined, when possible and necessary; however there may be occasions when the service cannot be provided for whatever reason, or is not in great enough demand. If this occurs KUSU will give as much notice, as it is possible to give. KUSU will also endeavour to display a timetable of the safety bus running times, for an evening, on the evening itself.
Students and staff should always double check if the bus is running before presuming that it is. Please contact a member of security for information on if it is running.
Refusal of use of the Safety Bus can be on the grounds as follows:
-There are more vulnerable members who require use of the service (see above)
-The student has been verbally or physically assaulting staff or students
-The person is not a member of KUSU
-The student is currently banned or pending a disciplinary hearing from the Students Union
-The student could be considered unsafe, e.g. is too intoxicated, believed of being under the influence of an illegal substance.
-The person us using the service as a free taxi service rather than a means to get home safely.
To view a copy of the full policy please click here (pdf).
Questions or Problems
If you have any questions or problems with the Safety Bus service please contact KUSU Security on 01782 733720 (internal 33720) or by emailing security@kusu.keele.ac.uk and we will be happy to help.
Minibus Hire
KUSU's minibus are availble to hire for KUSU Societies and University Departments. For more info please contact KUSU Security on 01782 733720 (internal 33720) or email security@kusu.keele.ac.uk At present we do not hire to individual students. Conditions apply.
