PATH-RideShare-Guaranteed Ride Home

If you worry about being stuck without transportation when you're ridesharing to get to work, PATH offers an Emergency Ride Home to ensure access to transportation in case of an emergency.

To be eligible for this benefit, you must become a PATH member. To sign up click the Register Now button to the right.

Rules of the Program:

You must be a registered PATH member
This service may not be used for personal errands or non-emergencies
You must have carpooled, vanpooled, or biked to work on the day of the emergency
Your Emergency Ride Home must originate from your workplace
You get to work one of the following ways at least twice a week:

carpool (including riding with your spouse)
vanpool
bicycle

You may use this service no more than three times per calendar year and no more than twice a month
The discounted rates through Enterprise (see below) may be used for personal use at any time, but PATH will only reimburse for an emergency under the rules of the program
Your Emergency Ride Home cannot be used due to mechanical problems with your car or bicycle.

How to get an Emergency Ride Home

Please allow up to three weeks of administrative processing time for reimbursement checks.

If your commute distance is LESS than 20 miles one-way:
(or if you do not have a valid driver's license)
Call a local taxi company to arrange a ride home.
Ask the taxi operator about payment: any taxis will take a personal check, others take credit cards, and some only take cash. Be sure to save a receipt!

For reimbursement up to $34.99, mail your receipt and your contact information to:

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PATH will reimburse the cost of a rental car using Enterprise (see below). You may use any transportation provider you choose, but PATH will only reimburse you up to $34.99. Be sure to get a receipt! For reimbursement mail receipt and contact information to:

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Enterprise has agreed to offer PATH members discounted rates regardless of whether the rental service is used for an emergency ride home. When you rent a car, simply tell them you are from PATH or give them the account number 10DM022.

PATH will only reimburse the cost of a rental if it is used for an Emergency Ride Home according to the rules of our program, and will only reimburse up to $34.99 which is the cost of a compact car for one day.

When you rent a car:

You are responsible for any liabilities, gas, insurance, etc.
You may upgrade the vehicle if you want, but PATH will only reimburse up to $34.99
You are free to use the Enterprise discount for personal use, but PATH will only reimburse for an emergency ride home according to the rules of our program (see above)

Note: The Enterprise office in Concord closes at 6:00pm, so try to schedule arrangements before then.

Rules of the Program:

How to get an Emergency Ride Home

When you rent a car:

Taxi Service in the Concord Area: