If you take the bus, walk, bike or share a ride to work, you may wonder what you would do if you had to go home for an emergency.
A program in the Triangle has the answer. If you register for the
Emergency Ride Home program, you may be able to get a free ride home from work if an emergency ever strikes.
Emergency Ride Home is available when:
- You or an immediate family member gets sick or has a severe crisis.
- Your carpool driver has to leave early or stay late unexpectedly.
- You must work unscheduled overtime.
To be eligible for Emergency Ride Home, you must:
- Be a part- or full-time employee with a registered employer. Find out whether your employer is registered.
- Work or live in Durham, Orange or Wake Counties.
- Have shared a ride, taken the bus, biked or walked to work on the day the ride is needed.
When you register for the Emergency Ride Home Program, you will be able to print a voucher good for a rental car or taxi ride home. Services may be used twice in month, and up to six times per year. You will be responsible for gas if you use a rental car or for the driver’s tip if you use taxi.