Emergency Rides Home

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Policy Number:
UW-6123
Old Policy Number:
TS-41
Responsible Office:
Transportation Services

University Policy

Rationale/​Purpose:

Emergency Ride Home (ERH) is a safety net. Employees paid through UW–Madison payroll—including faculty, academic staff, classified, limited term employees and emeriti—and who work at the main UW-Madison campus or UW Hospital and Clinics location who do not drive to work can receive a cab ride home in the event of an emergency. This gives employees the option to carpool, vanpool, bus, bicycle or walk to campus without the fear of being stranded in an emergency.

Scope:

UW-Madison and UW Health Faculty, academic staff, classified, limited term employees, and emeriti.

Policy:

Policy

  • Emergency Ride Home is available Monday through Friday between the hours of 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
    • Participants must present a completed voucher to the approved vendor.
    • Tip/gratuity is the responsibility of the ERH user.
  • Emergency Ride Home can be used a maximum of three (3) times every six (6) months.
  • UW-Madison Transportation Services reserves the right to review a request to determine “emergency” status under the program guidelines.

Appropriate requests for ERH

  • Employee gets sick while at work.
  • A family member is sick or injured.
  • A personal crisis (examples include but not limited to: death in family, extensive property damage/loss due to natural disaster, theft, etc.).

  • Employee is unexpectedly sent home by supervisor without being informed prior to start of shift.

Inappropriate requests for ERH

  • Employee running personal errands.
  • Employee needs transportation for events made in advance, such as afterhours meetings.
  • A scheduled school cancellation/closing (in most cases).
  • Employee’s vehicle breaks down.
  • Employee required to work scheduled overtime.
  • In general, any situation of which there was prior knowledge.

Restrictions

  • An Emergency Ride Home is only covered by certain authorized vendors who have contracts with UW–Madison.
  • Response time for a cab may vary. Customers should confirm details when requesting service.
Related UW-Madison Policies:

Policy Administration

Approval Authority:
Assistant Vice Chancellor of UW-Madison Transportation Services
Policy Manager:
Director of Parking Operations
Contact:
Director of Parking Operations -- Tanara Teal-Tate, tanara.tealtate@wisc.edu, (608) 263-9591
Effective Date:
04-01-2002
Revised Dates:

03-01-2003, 03-01-2004, 03-01-2005, 03-01-2006, 07-01-2012, 03-01-2018, 05-19-2022

Retrieved:
02-05-2023 15:38:30