Starting the Ride

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Welcome to Lesson 2: Starting the Ride

There are 5 activities in this lesson:

  1. Watching a video

  2. Answering 5 questions

  3. Watching a safe example

  4. Putting steps in order

  5. Watching and explaining an unsafe example

After completing this lesson, you should be able to:

  • Know safe and unsafe places to wait for rideshare

  • Remember four things to check before getting into the car

  • Decide if it's safe or unsafe to get into the car

  1. Watch the Video

Watch this 4-minute video to learn about how to start a ride safely.

Replay part or all of it as many times as you want.

You can turn captions on or off with the 'cc' button in the player.

2. Answer the Questions

  • Answer the questions below.

  • When you are finished, click 'Submit' then 'View accuracy' to check your answers.

    • You may need to scroll up on this page to see the 'View accuracy' button.

    • Your results will open in a page, so be sure to come back to this page to finish the lesson. You may need to scroll down to see the next activity.

  • Try the questions as many times as you want by clicking 'Submit another response'. You can replay parts of the video in activity #1 to help you answer the questions.

  • You may want to talk through the questions together with your teacher or counselor.

3. Watch the Safe Example

Watch this 1-minute video of someone being SAFE when starting a ride.

Replay part or all of it as many times as you want.

You can turn captions on or off with the 'cc' button in the player.


4. Put the steps in order

Drag the photos to put the steps of starting a ride safely in order (first to last). Put your cursor over the photo to read a description.

5. Watch the Unsafe Example

Watch this 1-minute video of someone being UNSAFE when starting a ride, then answer the questions below.

Replay part or all of it as many times as you want.

You can turn captions on or off with the 'cc' button in the player.

This is the end of Lesson 2.

The Safe Rideshare Program was developed as the final capstone project of an Occupational Therapy Doctoral student at Virginia Commonwealth University. This site is intended to increase awareness and knowledge of what rideshare is and how to use it safely. On its own, it is not sufficient to ensure an individual can take rideshare safely or transfer their knowledge to performance in real-world situations. The Safe Rideshare Program, its creators, and Virginia Commonwealth University are not responsible for any negative experiences or personal harm that results from using rideshare.
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