The MORPC Emergency Ride Home (ERH) program is a free service that assures commuters taking alternative modes of transportation to and from work won’t be stranded in the case of an emergency, illness, or unexpected overtime. It’s a foolproof benefit meant to ease the minds of commuters who carpool or vanpool, bike, or take the bus to work and need to get home quickly.
Commuters will pay for their ride up-front and be reimbursed through the ERH program. Commuters can take an Uber, Lyft, Taxi Service, or any other licensed rideshare option. Rides, including a 20% tip, will be reimbursed up to $200. Receipts must be uploaded to gohiocommute.com for reimbursement.
ERH works on a point system. 1 point = 1 emergency ride home. You will redeem one point when you successfully submit a receipt for an emergency ride home reimbursement. You received four points when you signed up and you’ll automatically get four points each calendar year as long as you remain eligible.
Do you already have a Gohio Commute account?
1. Log in here, then go to your profile. Check the box which reads I would like to participate in the Guaranteed/Emergency Ride Home program
2. Review your home and work address, and your phone number to ensure it is correct.
3. Save your profile.
4. Click on the Public Profile link found on the left-side of your profile.
5. Under My Typical Commute, ensure that the selection for My usual commute mode is is completed. Note that to use this benefit, you must have used one of our eligible sustainable transportation modes to your workplace, such as carpool, transit, bike, or Gohio Commute vanpool.
6. Save your profile.
Don’t have an account and want to join? Go here to register. Make sure you check the box which reads I would like to participate in the Guaranteed/Emergency Ride Home program on the last step of registration. Also, under My Typical Commute on your Public Profile, ensure that the selection for My usual commute mode is is completed.
Please allow up to 72 hours for the approval process to complete. You will receive an email from gohio@morpc.org with further instructions.