Adding Ride Check Data in Hand-Held Computers

You can enter ride check data into a hand-held computer with the Android mobile operating system.

  1. On the Trapeze front screen of the hand-held computer, tap Choose Point or Ride check file.
    A list of data files appear.
    Choose files screen
  2. Select the data file you want to open.
    If only one ride check assignment was downloaded to the hand-held computer, only one item is shown on list.
    A list of trip groups is shown on the screen.
  3. Highlight the trip group shown on the screen. If more than one trip group appears, select the trip group that is assigned to you.
    Trip Groups screen

    The list in the bottom pane of the screen displays all the trips in the selected trip group.

  4. Tap the trip to be checked.
    Details of the Trip group
    The screen shows the route, block, direction, and start time of the selected trip
  5. Tap the On Board field and enter the number of people on board the vehicle at the start of the trip by tapping the appropriate values on the number pad.
  6. Tap the Bus # field and enter the bus number of the vehicle by tapping the appropriate values on the number pad.
  7. Optional: Tap the Comment field and then, tap the keyboard icon to display a virtual keyboard. (Icon is located at the bottom-right of the screen.) Use the keyboard to enter a comment.
    Handheld Passenger Counting screen with sample keyboard
    As you start forming a word, the computer displays a list of common words that start with the letters you have entered. If the word that you want to type is on the list, tap it and it is entered in the Comment field.
  8. Tap Next.
    The screen shows all the nodes and stops for the trip, highlighting the first node on top of the list.
    Handheld Passenger Counting screen
  9. Do one of the following steps to type the check data:
    • Option 1:
      1. On the current screen, tap Arrive when the vehicle arrives at the node/stop.
      2. Tap Board once for each passenger who boards and Alight once for each passenger who leaves the vehicle. For example, if five passengers board, tap Board five times.
      3. Tap Depart when the vehicle departs from the node/stop.
      4. Tap Prev to return to the list of nodes/stops.
    • Option 2:
      1. Tap and hold the node/stop to open another data entry screen. This screen displays a number pad that you can use to enter board, alight, arrive, and depart data. Make sure that you tap each option before you enter the numerical data. For example, tap Board before entering board data.
      2. Tap Prev to return to the list of nodes/stops.
      Alternative data entry screen
  10. Select the next stop/node and repeat the data entry process.
  11. Optional: To add a comment, choose from the predefined comments in the Comments list of the appropriate route direction.
    The examples in the graphic show PD and DR to indicate route direction. The comments that appear in the Comments list are created as ancillary data.
  12. When the ride check is complete, tap Prev until you return to the Trip Groups screen.
    The trip is marked by an asterisk (*) to signify that it has been checked.