Transportation

The Department of Psychology provides vehicles to students (individually and goups) to use for getting to and from their site placements for specific Service Learning Courses: Psych 211, 306, & 325. To be eligible, sites must not be accessible by walking, MBus, or AATA bus.

We offer:

Reliable Transportation - vehicles are new and well maintained
Incentives to Carpool - UM covers the insurance for the drivers & passengers
UM Covers the Cost & Support - Free fuel, maintenance, UM Campus parking, and roadside assistance

Drivers will complete 4 steps (listed below). The Transportation Canvas Course covers all the details for registering as a driver for your psychology course. Completing this course will prepare you to submit your Motor Vehichle Report (MVR) request,and to use and reserve a vehicle to get back and forth to your site. To begin, click the Take the Course link in the Transportation Orientation Canvas Course button below.

Additional links below for repeatly used items. You don't need to go back into the Transportation Canvas Course.

1. Complete the Transportation Canvas Course

2. Submit an MVR Request

3. View & Confirm Completion of the Transportation Orientation or Schedule an In-person Session

The Transporation Orientation may be completed by viewing the video module and confirming your viewing or by an actual "In-person" session conducted by the Transporation Coordinator in the SAA office. To request an In-person orientation, email psych.rideshare@umich.edu@umich.edu

Approved drivers will receive the lockbox code after completing all elements:

Approved MVR
Completing the Modules & Transportation Quiz
Completing the Transportation Orientation video & confirmation, or an in-person transportation orientation session

Prefer an In-Person Tranportation Orientation:

Email psych.rideshare@umich.edu to set up one.
Be sure to bring your smartphone.
If you don't have a smart phone please email psych.rideshare@umich.edu.

Bookmark the Vehicle Request Form on your phone, BEFORE the In-person Orientation.

During the In-Person Orientation you will receive the lockbox code, a run through using the Vehicle Request Form, review of the major regulations, and answers to driver questions.

EMAIL: psych.rideshare@umich.edu TO SCHEDULE AN In-Person Transportation Orientation.

4. Vehicle Requests and Vehicle Reports

Email psych.rideshare@umich.edu when:

you have questions,

the members in your group change after you've made a reservation or,

you will not be using the vehicle on your scheduled date/time.