Emergency/Guaranteed Ride Home Programs
Emergency Ride Home Program
If you’re considering car pooling but are concerned about not having a car available in case of an emergency, you can sign up for the Emergency Ride Home Program, offered through Commuter Services of Pennsylvania and CommuteInfo.
You can find answers to frequently asked questions about the Emergency Ride Home program in the Ridesharing FAQ.
Commuter Services of Pennsylvania
This provider’s Emergency Ride Home program provides registered users up to six emergency rides per year via the transportation method of their choice. Anyone who commutes to work at least twice a week by car pooling, van pooling, public transportation, biking or walking is eligible to use the program.
CommuteInfo
CommuteInfo, operating in the southwestern Pa. region, also has an Emergency Ride Home service. The CommuteInfo Emergency Ride Home (ERH) service provides reimbursement for commuters participating in a registered vanpool, carpool, bikepool and eligible transit riders to get home in the event of an unexpected personal or family emergency, personal illness, unscheduled overtime, or other eligible event.
Guaranteed Ride Home Program
The Guaranteed Ride Home Program is offered through the Centre Area Transit Authority (CATA). The service is available to anyone registered with the RideShare Program and joined to a car pool or van pool. An annual will register you to receive four rides home (up to a 50 mile one-way trip) in case an emergency disrupts your shared ride arrangements or would delay your trip home. (Full-time Penn State employees are automatically registered for free.)
If you don’t live in a county served by Commuter Services of Pennsylvania or CATA, check your local transit provider’s schedule and see if it provides an alternate option.