High Point offering taxi ride refunds to promote safe driving

High Point Auto Insurance is offering a free customer safety benefit that pays for policyholders to take a taxi rather than drive under dangerous conditions.
The “Get Home Safe” program enables High Point policyholders to get a refund on a $50 or less cab fee one time before Dec. 31. This offer can be used when policyholders are too tired to drive, consumed too much alcohol, do not have a functional vehicle or need to avoid any other unsafe driving conditions, according to the Red Bank, N.J.-based company.
Auto insurer High Point is managed by Plymouth Rock Assurance, whose total companies represent more than $1 billion in premiums. The company insures more than 430,000 families in New Jersey, along with its Plymouth Rock affiliates.
“Insurance companies generally go to work after the accident happens, but we’re trying to stop accidents before they even happen,” said Gerry Wilson, High Point CEO, in a statement. “That’s more than just insurance. If we can prevent even one accident or injury with this benefit, we’ll consider this a big success.”
There are 1,800 traumatic brain injuries annually resulting from car crashes, many of which are caused by exhausted, intoxicated or distracted drivers, according to Wendy Berk of the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey.
“Every day, lives are permanently changed by injuries sustained in auto-related accidents,” said Ann Wilson, Director of the New Jersey Coalition for Prevention, an advocacy program that provides education about decreasing the incidence of traumatic injury and disabling conditions. Get Home Safe “is a concrete step toward making New Jersey’s roads safer for everyone – drivers, passengers and pedestrians,” she said.


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