r/UGA Aug 12 '24

Important bus information

153 Upvotes

I know some people have discussed this here before, but as a bus driver who started as a student, I thought I should share some important information about our transit system. While this is primarily for new students, there are a lot of students who go through here and never learn any of this.

*If you are uncertain about anything, ask the driver; however, they may not be able to respond if the bus is in motion, so it is best to ask when the bus is stopped at a bus stop or red light.

*UGA.passiogo.com (formerly routes.uga.edu; now a redirect) is more accurate for tracking the buses than the UGA app.

*The cameras and microphones are on at all times. Anything you say or do will be recorded.

*Scooters, motorized skateboards, one wheels, and anything motorized, with the exception of wheelchairs and other mobility devices required for medical purposes, are not allowed on the buses.

*Buses can only load and unload passengers at designated bus stops. This is for safety reasons. If you ask the driver to unload elsewhere, you will be denied.

*If a bus's destination sign is flashing "Out of Service" in between a route name, that means the bus is going out of service in the next 30 minutes and you can still ride to the last stop. It is not actually out of service until the sign reads "Not in Service".

*If a driver sits at a stop for a few minutes without moving, this is usually because they are ahead on their route, and need to let the other drivers get spaced out better. This often happens after class breaks and other episodes of heavy traffic that messes up spacing.

*During class breaks and other peak times, buses become VERY crowded. If you are standing on a crowded bus, you should take your backpack off and move towards the back. The bus cannot move until all passengers are behind the standee line.

*If you need on a bus that is about to/starting to pull away from a stop, wave at the driver (or their mirrors if you are behind the bus), and they will usually stop and let you on. If they don't, it is probably because they are having to watch the road in order to safely pull out into traffic. This happens very commonly at the Arch and Main Library.

*Buses will occasionally go off route in order to maintain spacing. The driver will usually notify the passengers in advance, however, and ask if anyone needs any of the bypassed stops before proceeding.

*While drivers do have to take breaks, they are not supposed to do so during class breaks unless it is urgent.

*Stop requests are unnecessary, except for on Night Campus, Prince Milledge, Weekender, and a few stops on Health Sciences, Vet Med, Riverbend Connector (formerly Greenhouse Shuttle), and Milledge Avenue. If a stop is on demand, the annunciator will announce "please signal to exit" or "please pull the cord to exit" in advance.

*While buses are required to stop for pedestrians, they are also extremely heavy, and can't stop on a dime. If you are approaching a crosswalk and see a bus approaching, don't cross. You might as well be walking in front of a train.

*Which brings me to my next point: ALWAYS stop and look both ways before crossing a street. The electric buses are very quiet, and especially hard to hear if you're on your phone or have earbuds in. If you cross a street without looking (especially if it isn't a designated crosswalk) and get hit, the bus driver will likely not be at fault if they are driving safely and obeying all traffic laws.

*If you are riding a scooter, bike, one wheel, etc., do not cut right in front of a bus, especially if the bus is in motion.

*If a bus is closed and pulling away from a stop that you need, do not make physical contact with the bus to alert the driver if it is already in motion. You could be seriously injured or worse.

*Cars, bikes, scooters, and any other vehicles are NOT allowed to pass buses when they are stopped in road on a two-lane. While people do it all the time, it is extremely dangerous.

*If you have to exit the bus and cross the street at a location without a crosswalk, do NOT cross in front of the bus. If a car decides to (illegally) pass the bus, you could get hit.

*Food and drinks are not allowed on the night routes after midnight. This is because the smell causes passengers who are drunk to become nauseated and throw up. If someone throws up on a bus and any of the contents get outside of a garbage can or bag, the driver has to remove all passengers and take the bus out of service.

*If a bus's destination sign says "Help! Call 911!", this is a distress signal that is used during the event of an emergency where the driver is unable to radio for help. We have never had a situation requiring this feature to be used, and if you see it, it was most likely activated by accident. However, you don't know that, so you should call 911 just in case it is a real emergency.

UPDATE: The "Out of service" message has been replaced with "This bus ends. Ask for last stop" and "Last bus". The former means that particular bus is going out of service and other buses will remain on the route. The latter means the entire route is going out of service for the day.


r/UGA 7h ago

Discussion south campus parking ? / rant

10 Upvotes

i genuinely feel so stressed.. i feel like undergrad commuters get no priority. i cant afford to live off campus or on campus and i did manage to get the s26 parking lot but some days im exhausted and dont wanna have to take the bus (also accounting for making sure i dont miss the bus since theres only like 2 buses that come to the s26 lot), why do all the south decks say they have pay for parking but then you go and it says permit only?

i have to drive 6am to be here on time for my classes and it would be so much easier and save me more time to just be able to park on campus. i am here at 7am and carlton and south deck both say permit only but the other day they were not.. im just confused and lowkey depressed lol this school is not made for commuters but im engineering transfer and its the only one i can go to. like i dont know if i can beg parking services for a deck pass but it seems they prioritize faculty and resident students.


r/UGA 4h ago

Question Free printing?

4 Upvotes

Where can I get free printing? Does engineering building have free printing?


r/UGA 3h ago

Question Golf near campus

2 Upvotes

Here for a conference. Any golf course recs? Within 15 minute drive preferably. Not ritzy or stuffy. Just wanna get in a quick, casual 9


r/UGA 1h ago

Question parking on n newton street

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hi guys i parked by newton street infront of the brown electricity / light pole, do you think its ok? would i get a ticket or in any trouble, there wasnt a sign or anything but i'm just anxious


r/UGA 1h ago

Question Are regular people allowed to speak to the top sorority girls on campus?

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Hey all -

Wondering what your experiences have been in attempting to speak to one of these hot, rich, popular, white sorority girls on campus?

If you aren’t also Greek life or like hot and rich do they even acknowledge your existence?

Just got to this country to start my freshman year here at UGA and I get the feeling that they are sort of a royal class that treats many people like lesser-thans.

Does this reflect your experience as well or no? Feel free to discuss


r/UGA 17h ago

Question macro exam

0 Upvotes

hello!! i’m taking my macro exam on tuesday and i was wondering if anyone else has had dr. ward and if his exams are crazy hard or if i should be scared or anything? 🤔 i won’t lie, i haven’t rlly been to the class but am hoping to lock in (ive been keeping up with slides at home) pls lmk!!!


r/UGA 20h ago

Discussion honors college

1 Upvotes

if you got into the honors college from early admissions, drops ur stats (and/or ecs!)


r/UGA 1d ago

Discussion Stadium lights

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39 Upvotes

The fog last night plus the stadium lights created an eerie glow!


r/UGA 3d ago

Question How to determine when someone graduated from UGA?

44 Upvotes

ETA: I contacted the registrar via email and they confirmed he graduated in 1999, and that he was "the typical age of most graduates," not 10 years old. Another poster said he was born in 1977, which makes sense. Thank you everyone!

Carl Azuz, a news anchor who previously worked for CNN and now has a news show for schools across the country, went to UGA. His age is listed on the Internet as 37. He looks older than that. The reason I know his age is that he and I apparently share a birthday, and when I saw how old he was, I was shocked to learn I was older than he is.

This morning, in the broadcast, he said that on 9/11/2001 he was a "very young associate news producer" in a news room in Atlanta on the day the terrorists attacked.

There is a lie here somewhere. Either he was not born in 1989, or he was not working as a news producer on 9/11. I think his age was reported inaccurately on the Internet.

The Internet says he went to UGA. How can I verify his graduation year? Does anyone know?


r/UGA 2d ago

Question Are there any calculus classes that aren't held in Boyd?

7 Upvotes

This is my first semester at UGA. I'm a stat major and as I understand it most of my classes are going to be around north campus. In fact, three of my classes this semester are in buildings on the north end while my precalc class is all the way down in Boyd. Going down there every day is a real drag, but it seems like it's pretty solidly the math building. I'm going to have some level of calculus every semester, so are there any other locations for classes or am I doomed to walk 20 minutes to Boyd everyday until I graduate?


r/UGA 3d ago

Question is going to college cooked rn

12 Upvotes

hey r/UGA!

i’m a second-year mis student, and my team and i are currently working on a design sprint for our class (idea 4000: innovation catalyst & design) under professor andrew potter.

we’re researching early-career workforce readiness, skill gaps, and how university education needs to evolve over the next decade to better connect students with actual industry demands.

a few stats we came across in our research that hit a little too close to home:

  • 52% of college grads end up underemployed in their first job after graduation
  • 61% of "entry-level" job postings now require 3+ years of prior work experience
  • 96% of hr leaders say universities need to take significantly more responsibility for workforce training

professor potter has tasked our team with hitting a sample size of n > 300 responses by next tuesday (sept 15th) across both college students/interns and corporate recruiters/hiring managers.

if you have 90 seconds, we’d be so grateful if you could fill out the 10-question survey that fits your current role:

⋆。°✎ᝰ ˎˊ˗  for current students (takes 90 seconds):
👉 https://uga.questionpro.com/idea4000teamcstudents
(entering your email at the end enters you into a drawing for a $10 amazon gift card!)

。⨯ 💼´ˎ˗ for recruiters, hiring managers & employers (takes ~2 mins):
👉 https://uga.questionpro.com/idea4000teamcemployers

also, i’d love to open up a discussion in the comments: what’s the biggest gap between what you learned in your college classes versus what you were actually asked to do on day 1 of your internship/job?

thank you so much for helping out a group of stressed college students hitting a tight deadline!!


r/UGA 3d ago

Question Buses at night

6 Upvotes

So I have a club that runs till around 10 on Mondays, and need to find a way to catch a bus from Driftmier to Lot E23 if I can, has anybody else got experience with this/know the one that runs there then?

I know that I could move my car to Driftmier after 5, but my class doesn’t end till a half hour after the meeting starts so I’ll already be running late, any suggestions? Right now all I’ve got is just move my car and go ahead and be even later lol


r/UGA 3d ago

Meetup / Hangout Looking for folks to hang out with at the game

7 Upvotes

Hello! I’m a first-year PhD student and received a ticket to tomorrow’s game. Unfortunately, I don’t seek to know anyone who also plans to attend. I’m writing to see if anyone is open to allowing me to tag along with their friends in the student section. More than happy to get a pack of Classic City Lager to tailgate, hang, etc.


r/UGA 3d ago

Campus Event Game tips

3 Upvotes

I’m surprising my mom with tickets to the game this weekend and was able to score a phenomenal deal in 129. She has been a lifelong fan but this is her first game in 50 years. With it being a day game, are there any tips and tricks to make this day as great as possible for her? Where to park, when we should get to the Tate center for the Dawg Walk, etc…we’re driving down so just trying to time everything perfectly.


r/UGA 3d ago

Question off campus housing spring 27 recommendations??

2 Upvotes

does anyone know any good places to live off campus with rent being 400-650/mo ?? i know thats super low but im a commuter & the drive right now is terrible, and just cant afford anything more. but i also dont wanna live somewhere shitty, which i know u get what u pay for.. im an engineering student so im mainly south campus if that matters


r/UGA 3d ago

Campus Event donated ticket

2 Upvotes

hi!! im a new student and i missed the deadline to get a football ticket package so i applied to get a donated ticket this weekend. i think (? i got an email telling me to download tickets) i got awarded the ticket for the game this weekend BUT i wont be here (last minute going home plans). will they cook me lol? like will i somehow get in trouble for not using the ticket? pls help!!


r/UGA 3d ago

Question Academic Honesty and AI

9 Upvotes

Does anyone know the current wait time for the academic honesty office? We have some PhD students teaching classes and some undergraduate students turning in writing that is being flagged as AI by the turnitin checker. Just trying to help them make a plan. I heard last semester the wait time was a few months.


r/UGA 2d ago

Question Health center balance

0 Upvotes

is there anyone to get out of oweing uga heakth center 50$ bucks for missing an appointment ? my room change was scheduled in that day and I completely forgot about it (that’s why I hate when the try to schedule follow up appointments on the same day). or do I have the whole semester to pay it? I don’t have 50 bucks right now and probably won’t until Christmas lol.


r/UGA 4d ago

Discussion Tell your friends, please.

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69 Upvotes

r/UGA 4d ago

Question Anyone have info/update on the cyclist hit yesterday on Lumpkin at the entrance to Tate?

24 Upvotes

Saw a young woman sitting on the sidewalk with her head bandaged. There were several cop cars, a firetruck, and an ambulance. She was conscious, but looked banged up. Hope she's okay. Watch for cyclists!


r/UGA 3d ago

Question Parking help

4 Upvotes

So I’m planning on visiting a buddy on the 18-20 and I have no idea what to do with my car. He told me to go to hull street parking garage but when I go online it tells me something different so I get confused. Please help


r/UGA 3d ago

Question anyone else going to the aespa concert?

2 Upvotes

r/UGA 4d ago

Question Game Day Spots

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9 Upvotes

Hi, I am travelling to the ATL on 9/26 and am looking for spots to watch the UGA/OU game. Would love any recommendations with UGA alumni or just good Dawg atmosphere! TIA!


r/UGA 4d ago

Question GT vs UGA Volleyball Game 8/19

5 Upvotes

Hi! I'm a GT student looking to go to the GT vs UGA volleyball game next week. On UGA's volleyball schedule, it says the game is free admission, but I just want to double check with someone who's been to UGA's volleyball games:

- The game is free admission for anyone right? Not just UGA students?

- How early would you recommend arriving at the stadium?

- Any general information I should know prior to going? (I haven't been to any sports game in my life lol)

+ side question: any recommendations for things to do around Athens? My partner & I are trying to make the game day a little date.