It’s the 4:45 p.m. phone call ridesharing commuters hate to hear: “Hey, sorry to do this, but the boss has me working late tonight. You’re going to have to get another ride home.”
Once the sighs and growling are out of the way after hanging up, the commuter has to focus on the best and least expensive way of traveling home. Members of Commuter Connections’ Guaranteed Ride Home program have an automatic Plan B.
Four times during a registration year commuters can call on Commuter Connections to provide an emergency ride home for those times the driver bails, the car breaks down, or there’s a personal illness or crisis.
Members of the free Commuter Connections service find the program provides peace-of-mind and improves their commute, which is what Commuter Connections is all about. When you use a Guaranteed Ride Home, you save money, reduce stress and feel comfortable knowing that you can continue using an alternative way of travel to and from work without worry. You are also supporting a non-profit organization that helps the region lower traffic volume and shrink the size of commuters’ carbon footprints. (Some restrictions apply for Guaranteed Ride Home; see the website for details.)
New members can sign up and existing members can renew yearly for free here or call 800-745-RIDE.
Commuter Connections, the regional network of transportation organizations coordinated by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, offers free services and programs that help employees and employers throughout the region find the most cost-effective, convenient and safe commutes. Direct ridematching services, public transit, HOV/Express lane, park-and-ride lot, bicycling and teleworking information are among the services Commuter Connections has been promoting since its founding in 1974
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