Sacramento TMA Emergency Ride Home program

Sacramento Transportation Management Association

Emergency Ride Home Program

The Sacramento TMA is an independent, non-profit membership association.

Contact the TMA at (916) 737-1513 sactma@surewest.net

You are eligible to use this program if your employer is a member of the Sacramento TMA and you do not drive alone to work at least 60 percent of your work week, click here to log-in get a voucher to give to the taxi or rental car. (Hint: click on New User? if you haven't preregistered.)

GUIDELINES

You can use the Sacramento TMA's Emergency Ride Home up to six times a year for the following circumstances:

An immediate family member suffers and emergency and you can't wait for your normal ride home.
A serious problem arises at your child's school or daycare center.
Your home or property is damaged by burglary, fire, etc.
You are sick and can't wait for your normal ride home.
Your ridesharing partner has an emergency and you have no way to get home.
Unscheduled, approved overtime.

You may NOT use the Emergency Ride Home for the following reasons:

Personal errands
Medical or dental appointments
Building evacuations
Business travel
Job related injuries
A natural disaster (floods)
Transit problems (the transit provider is responsible for providing another bus)
Missed bus, carpool or vanpool ride home
Other reasons deemed invalid by program administrator

VEHICLE PROVISIONS

Taxi: Commuters traveling up to 15 miles will use Yellow Cab. The program Voucher includes a 10% gratuity.
Rental Vehicle: Commuters traveling 15 or more miles from work will use Enterprise RentaCar. User is responsible for returning the car, with the same fuel level as when rented, to the rental agency within 24 hours

CHANGES TO COMMUTER CLUB

Because of the cost of gas, Yellow Cab has increased their rates drastically, so rides 15 miles or more now receive a voucher for a rentacar. Enterprise Rentacar picks you up and delivers you back to your worksite. The car must be returned within 24 hours with the fuel level at the same as when you rented the car. Enterprise will ask you for a credit card to secure the service but the TMA will be billed.

This is the first change in the Emergency Ride Home program since the Sacramento TMA began it 15 years ago. The TMA pays $48 for each rental car use, and cannot pay more than $48 for a taxi ride.

To find your Commute Coordinator, check the TMA Member page.

For more information, call the Sacramento Transportation Management Association (916) 737-1513 or E-mail Us