ridealong

noun

1. The act of accompanying, or volunteering with, a police, paramedic, or firefighting group, usually by a student seeking hands-on experience.

   “It is these small payload experiments that could potentially benefit from low cost ridealong opportunities.”

   “The ridealong probe questions used to initiate the unstructured interviews are listed in Appendix A.”

   “But even before the ridealong, a good police psychologist has examined the job description and the job analysis.”

   “Keffer has taken the teenager on police ridealongs and has started a GoFundMe page to help pay for Duncan’s college education.”

   “And if you’ve submitted your name for a ridealong on previous missions, NASA will grant you some “frequent flyer” miles.”

2. One who participates in this.

   “Bouza also confirmed that the police had brought two civilians with tem, including the 19-year-old son of one officer who helped to carry out the beer which was seized as evidence. Both were registered as "ride alongs" that night and their presence did not violate any laws, but Bouza saw this as another instance in which the officers showed "questionable judgment."”