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Our liability insurance begins upon arrival to the event. Due to this fact, we can not organize transportation to or from the event as we could Reliant, Collegiate, and the local church could all be deemed liable for the risks associate with coordinating travel. That means the participant is responsible to secure transportation to the event. No Reliant employee (staff or intern or volunteer) can organize a car pool carpool for driving to the event- that would need to be 100% solely led and organized by a student for liability reasons.
We want to distance ourselves from the risks associated with travel across the county. In fact, there is even a higher liability risk associated with Reliant employees traveling across the country (much less the LT participants) and due to that increased liability costs of travel for all the Reliant LT staff and interns driving to the LT programs, the National LT fund (1405) is charged an amount yearly to help Reliant defray the insurance costs for Reliant staff auto liability.
Can exceptions be made for a Reliant employee to drive an LT participant to the program if the participant initiates the need for the ride? Yes. But, we need to make sure we can make a distinction between not coordinating travel overall and approving a special request for a Reliant employee to drive a student who has requested a ride. You can request an exception following the instructions below.
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We need to make a distinction in this special exception request to show that we did not coordinate the transportation for the participant. We can approve this exception by making it clear that the student (and parents) reached out to the staff member asking for a ride in order for the student to attend the program. If you wouldn’t mind emailing me back with an explanation to say that you guys reached out to the staff member and that you understand that the Program has not begun until arrival at LT. And please also include that you understand that driving to the Program is separate from the Program itself and that you assume all liability in travel, I think that would cover our bases. (Dave, do you have any other things to add?) Please let me know the name of the staff member and once we receive your email, I will reach out to the staff member as well to let them know that we are allowing this exception to the original rule. |
Many parents ask about transportation to and from the airport to the YMCA for the LT programs. There is a shuffle from the airport to the YMCA for the Estes Park LT program.
https://www.estesparkshuttle.com/DIA-airport-shuttle
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Why is coordinating rides a concern? In 2005 there was a wreck on the way to Orlando, LT and Reliant was involved in a lawsuit. The student flipped their car because they fell asleep at the wheel. The parents of the student who was hurt in the process sued Reliant and the church that the participant came from for the cost of their medical bills. Because of this a Reliant employee (missionary or intern) cannot be involved in the carpool process because Reliant and the church can be sued if a Reliant paid employee is involved. If we say it was a completely participant lead then Reliant/church is not responsible until they arrive at the LT |
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