Using the CNAV Ride Board, you can offer a ride from your institution to any location off campus, from your home area to campus, or really, between any two locations within the United States.
To offer a ride, click Find It Now, Rides, Search Rides and then click on the Offer icon.
When you offer a ride, enter all required information in the following sections:
After entering all required fields, click Preview. If the entered Offer requires any changes, click Edit. Otherwise, click Submit.
The following sections describe the fields in each section.
The drop-down menu is a quick way to select location information for places you might travel to and from frequently. In this list, you will find your home address and places you or other CNAV users often travel. Once you select a location from this menu, it is automatically written into the open fields below.
If the location you are traveling from is not in this list, you may manually type in the street, city, state, and zip code.
The street address is optional. If you are concerned about privacy, you may leave it blank, or delete anything written there from the drop-down menu.
City, state and zip are required, and must be valid. If you do not know the zip code for a location, click the Zip Lookup button. This will give you a list of valid zip codes for the city and state you entered. If multiple zip codes are listed, and you are not sure which one to choose, choose the first one listed. If you do not know how to spell the name of the city you are traveling to, enter the state and the first letter of the city name, then click Zip Lookup. This will display a list of all of the cities in that state that begin with that letter, along with the correct zip codes. Similarly, if you want a list of all cities in a particular state, simply enter the state abbreviation and click Zip Lookup.
I will be leaving
If you do not have a specific date in mind, choose Anytime this semester.
If you have an exact date in mind, choose Only on this date. You are must enter a month, day, and year. You may only choose dates for this academic year. Time of day is optional, and will not influence matches that are returned.
If you have a range of dates in mind, enter the earliest date you could leave first, and choose Between the above date and. Then, enter the last date you could leave. Again, you must enter a month, day, and year and may only choose dates for this academic year. Time of day is optional, and will not influence matches that are returned.
I am going to
Enter your destination. Use the same steps that you used to enter your starting location. (See I am leaving from above.)
I can take
Enter the number of people you are willing to take (not including yourself). You can set the number of riders for your return trip separately (if applicable).
I can accommodate
Indicate the amount of personal belongings your rider(s) can bring along. This is solely to provide information to prospective riders, not to screen them out. In other words, the system would match your posting to anyone searching for a ride to your destination on your specified date, regardless of whether or not the amount of belongings they wanted to bring matched the amount you could accommodate. So be sure to discuss this with any potential rider before your trip.
I will be returning
If you are not offering a return trip, choose Trip is one-way only and skip the rest of this section. Otherwise, enter the date on which you plan to return.
If you do not have a specific date in mind, choose Anytime this semester.
If you have an exact date in mind, choose Only on this date. You must then enter a month, day, and year. You may only choose dates for this academic year. Time of day is optional, and will not influence matches that are returned.
If you have a range of dates in mind, enter the earliest date you could return first, and select Between the above date and. Then, enter the last date you could return. Again, you must enter a month, day, and year and may only choose dates for this academic year. Time of day is optional, and will not influence matches that are returned.
I can bring back
Enter the number of people you can bring back on the return trip (not including yourself). This number does not need to be the same number as on your departure trip. If you are not offering a return trip, anything that you enter here is ignored.
I can accommodate
Indicate the amount of personal belongings your rider(s) can bring along on the return trip. This is solely to provide information to prospective riders, not to screen them out. In other words, the system would match your posting to anyone searching for a ride back from your destination on your specified date, regardless of whether or not the amount of belongings they wanted to bring matched the amount you could accommodate. So be sure to discuss this with any potential rider before your trip. If you are not offering a return trip, anything you enter here is ignored.
I am willing to go ___ miles out of my way for a rider
Use this field to specify how far from your point of origin or destination you are willing to travel to pick up or drop off a rider. The further you are willing to go, the wider your pool of potential riders becomes. For example, say you are traveling from Gettysburg to Washington D.C. If you indicate that you are willing to go 0 miles out of your way for a rider, then the system will only match you with riders who are going to your exact zip code in Washington. If you indicate that you are willing to go 10 miles out of your way, then anyone wanting a ride to a zip code within 10 miles or less of yours will be matched to you in the system. This obviously increases your chances of finding someone to share your ride. But it also could mean extra travel for you, because it could be 10 miles in any direction from your destination. You might end up dropping your rider off 10 miles before you get to where you are going, or you might need to keep going 10 miles past your destination. For that reason, once you have made contact with a potential rider, be sure you know exactly where it is he or she wants to go before you agree to take him or her there.
I expect rider to cover ____ of my expenses (gas, etc.)
Use this field to indicate how much you would like a rider to contribute to the cost of your travel. This is solely to provide information to prospective riders, not to screen them out. In other words, the system would match your posting to anyone searching for a ride to or from your destination on your specified dates, regardless of whether or not the amount they wished to contribute matched the amount you were seeking. So be sure to discuss this with any potential rider before your trip.
I do/do not require assistance with driving
Indicate whether you would like a rider to help you with driving responsibilities. This is solely to provide information to prospective riders, not to screen them out. In other words, the system would match your posting to anyone searching for a ride to or from your destination on your specified dates, regardless of whether they did or did not wish to help you with driving. So be sure to discuss this with any potential rider before your trip.
I am a smoker/non-smoker
Indicate whether or not you smoke. This, in conjunction with the next question, will be used to screen out riders who are incompatible with your preferences. For example, if you are a smoker and someone looking for a ride has indicated that they do not wish to travel with a smoker, the system would not attempt to match the two of you together. Therefore, keep in mind that what you enter here may widen or reduce your field of potential riders.
I will/will not travel with a smoker
Self-explanatory.
Enter any additional information about your trip that might be helpful to a prospective rider. You may type up to 2,000 characters in this field.
I want to know about anyone
Let the Ride Board system know what type of ride posting you wish to be notified about. If you are offering a ride, you will obviously want to know about anyone requesting a ride. But you may also wish to know about anyone else offering a ride, in case one of you is willing to ride with the other. Therefore, selecting "both" will give you the greatest number of matches. Once you submit your posting, you will immediately be given any matching results. You can also be notified by email or on your Cool Stuff page, based on your selection in this section.
Find matches based on
Let the Ride Board system know what criteria you want it to use when finding matches to your posting. You can have it search by date (i.e., find anyone traveling anywhere on the dates you have specified for your trip), by place (i.e., find anyone traveling to and from the same places as you, regardless of when) or by both date and place (i.e., find anyone traveling to and from the same places as you, only on the dates you have specified). The criteria you select here will be combined with your preferences related to smoking and how far out of your way you are willing to go (see General Preferences above) when finding matches.
Notify me via
Each day, the Ride Board system will search for any new matches to your posting. If any new matches are found, you will be notified based on the method you select here. If you choose My Cool Stuff page, a link to these matches will be created under My Ride Board in the My Stuff section of your Cool Stuff page. If you choose email. notification will be sent to your campus email address. And if you choose Both, you will be notified both ways.