Friday, September 4, 2026
10 am-12 pm
Roll Safe, Bulls!
Learn. Ride. Stay Safe.
Join us for Roll Safe, Bulls!, a free and interactive bike and e-scooter safety ride for USF students. This campus-based event is designed to help students build safe riding skills, become more familiar with common campus travel routes, and better understand how bicyclists, e-scooter riders, pedestrians, and drivers share campus spaces.
The event will also feature support from the USF Police Department Crime Prevention/Community Engagement team, including pedestrian, bicycle, and e-scooter safety resources, property registration for bikes and e-scooters, safety giveaways, and safe riding scenario demonstration to help students better understand what to expect in real-world traffic situations.
Event Highlights
Participants will have the opportunity to:
- Join a free, interactive bike and e-scooter safety ride on the USF Tampa campus.
- Register their bike or e-scooter with support from the USF Police Department.
- Receive free safety materials, including bike lights, reflective gear, safety tip cards, and other giveaways.
- Get a free helmet fitting from CUTR. Free helmets are limited and available to registered participants while supplies last.
- Learn practical safety tips through hands-on activities, checkpoint questions, and mock traffic stop education.
- Experience campus travel from a rider’s perspective, especially for new students or students who usually drive to campus.
- Learn about future opportunities to become a Safety Ambassador or Peer Leader.
Event Details
Date: Friday, September 4, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Lot 8B near the Center for Urban Transportation Research
3808 USF Alumni Drive, Tampa, FL 33620
Cost: Free for USF students (registration required)
Parking: Parking is available at Lot 8B or at the Richard A. Beard Parking Facility, located directly next to the meet-up point.
Who Can Participate
- USF students who ride or are interested in riding bikes, e-bikes, or e-scooters.
- New students who want to explore the USF Tampa campus from a rider’s perspective.
- Students who usually drive to campus and want to better understand how bicyclists and e-scooter riders move through campus spaces.
- Participants may bring their own bike or e-scooter. A limited number of shared riding vehicles may be available during the event.
What to Expect
- A brief safety orientation and bike/e-scooter safety check at the start.
- Bike and e-scooter property registration with support from the USF Police Department.
- Free safety materials, including bike lights, reflective gear, safety tip cards, and other giveaways.
- A campus safety ride with five checkpoint questions.
- Mock traffic stop education to help students better understand safe riding behaviors and real-world traffic expectations.
- Prize opportunities and information about becoming a future Safety Ambassador or Peer Leader.
Ride Length: Approximately 4 miles. The ride takes about 25 minutes, and the full activity may take approximately 35–40 minutes with checkpoint questions included.
Start to Checkpoint 1 (Bike rack/Bullrunner stop in front of the Juniper-Poplar Flip Kitchen)
- Exit out of Lot 8b by going across USF Beard Drive and assemble at the JP Flip Kitchen Bike Rack
Checkpoint 1 to Checkpoint 2 (Honors College Stairs/in front of the Sessums Hall area)
- Exit onto USF Beard Drive and go southward to the light
- At the light you can either take a left onto USF Alumni Drive’s bicycle lane or ride on the sidewalk directly adjacent to USF Alumni Drive
- At the light turn left into USF Genshaft Drive (either into the bike lane or onto the sidewalk directly adjacent to USF Genshaft Dr)
- Turn left into Fig Lane and keep riding until you come across the Honors College Staircase
OR
- Turn left at the crosswalk between USF Genshaft Dr and Maple Dr in front of the REC
Checkpoint 2 to Checkpoint 3 (Bike rack in front of the USF Bookstore)
- Take the paths between the University Lecture Hall and the Education Building. Exit using the ramp to the left near the Education Building and the Faculty Office Building
- Take the sidewalk directly adjacent to USF Willow Dr, cross the crosswalk and go around Castor Pond up to Acorn Ct. Go Up Acorn Ct. to the USF Bookstore Bike Rack.
Checkpoint 3 to Checkpoint 4 (Bike rack in front of the Library)
- Take the Acorn Ct around the John Grace Allen Building (the path next to Collins Blvd Parking facility).
Cross Mango Dr and Apple Dr up to the USF Library Bike Rack
Checkpoint 4 to Checkpoint 5 (Bike rack in front of the ISA Building Back Entrance)
- Either using the sidewalks or the Bike Lane on Leroy Collins Boulevard, take a U-Turn up till the back entrance of the Interdisciplinary Science Building bike rack to the Left of the John Grace Allen Building.
Checkpoint 5 to Stop (Lot 8b)
- There are multiple paths that directly go from the ISA back entrance to the area between the Science Center and the Engineering Building.
- After getting on the straight road to the Juniper Poplar Building, exit off into Lot 8b (the same as the starting point)
* At every checkpoint there will be volunteers who will quiz the riders on these questions. The volunteers will also be sure to help guide them to the next checkpoint to ensure that everyone arrives safely.
Weather Policy
This is an outdoor event. If weather conditions do not allow the event to take place safely, the event will be postponed to Friday, September 11, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the same location. Registered participants will be notified by email at least three days before the event if the event needs to be postponed.
Questions? Contact Dr. Can Cui at canc@usf.edu
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