WHAT IS RIDELINK?

Island Transit’s RideLink program is a service designed to partner with local social service organizations to provide the use of vans to transport their participants at their convenience. This program is uniquely designed for Island County’s service organizations who assist elderly, disabled, veterans, low income, and people with limited English proficiency who are associated with their organization, and who may need access to services beyond our Fixed Route and Para Transit Specialized Services areas or our hours of operation. The vans stay at your location unless they are being serviced.

Please note that at this time we only have large, 12 passenger style vans available, with some minivans possibly becoming available in the next year.

GENERAL PROGRAM INFO

Island Transit provides: the van(s), maintenance, and online driver training for volunteers, as well as the below insurance coverage:

Transit Agency shall provide $1 million automobile liability coverage, with a $2 million aggregate, to the Service Provider and jointly to the Service Provider’s driver through the Washington State Transit Insurance Pool, of which Transit Agency is a member. The Transit Agency will maintain auto physical damage coverage on the vehicle at its own expense.

Your agency/organization is responsible for: the fuel, eligible drivers, and providing the additional vehicle insurance coverage listed below:

The Service Provider shall maintain insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damage to property that may arise from or in connection with all aspects of the Service Provider’s work, except for the automobile liability exposures associated with this Agreement. Coverage should include the following as named or additional insureds: Service Provider’s agents, representatives, employees, volunteers, sub-consultants or sub-contractors. This insurance shall be in the form of commercial general liability insurance no less than $1 million per occurrence with a $2 million aggregate. The Service Provider shall maintain insurance to cover exposures commonly associated with employee/volunteer related injuries such as worker’s compensation insurance or a volunteer insurance plan.

GET STARTED

RIDELINK PROGRAM APPLICATION

VOLUNTEER DRIVER INFORMATION

Before being approved by Island Transit to drive, each driver will be required to:

1. Fill out a RideLink Driver Application
2. Pay a $17 Fee for Island Transit to pull a Motor Vehicle Record (This may be paid by your agency/organization.)
3. Take an online defensive driving course provided by Island Transit.
4. Complete the RideLink Driver's Orientation

Drivers with the following items on their records will not be eligible to participate as a van driver:

• suspension/revocation within seven years for reckless driving
• hit and run
• leaving accident scene
• failure to appear
• DUI/DWI
• negligent or vehicle‐related felony