Safety

Your Safety is Our #1 Priority

RUNN8's focus is and will always be the safety of our passengers and drivers.

Customer Safety

  • All passengers will have to adhere to the road rules before the driver can move. This includes fastening of seat belts; respecting the driver; not distracting the driver.
  • A time stamp and signature by a parent, guardian, coach, and/or team representative is required for every pickup and drop off.
  • Pick up and drop offs will be door to door, thus ensuring the safety of every child, to and from his or her practice/game; to make sure no child will be lost or left behind.
  • A child's hands buckling their seatbelt
  • Each car will be equipped with a camera that records the car's activities.
  • Drivers must complete an online vulnerability assessment before being hired.
  • Drivers must provide a vehicle abstract from Service Ontario before being hired.
  • All parents will be sent a full driver profile before their child is picked up (picture, make and model of the car, driver ID #, phone number).
  • All drivers will have additional insurance that will be covered by RUNN8 to ensure the safety of the driver and the passengers.
  • All parents will be given emergency contact information for the dispatcher and driver
  • Drivers need a written or electronic signature from a parent, guardian, coach or designated team representative to acknowledge that the child has been picked up and or drop off.
  • Drivers need to meet all the kids at the entrance of their home or designated location. A facility, field one or specified location.
  • No passenger will be dropped off at any other location unless specified by the parent and confirmed by RUNN8 personnel.
  • Your personal details will remain private. We use technology in order to communicate but no personal information will be used in any capacity other than intended.
  • While driving with RUNN8 all passengers are covered by insurance that's maintained by RUNN8.

Driver Safety

  • All Drivers are verified by Ottawa Police services.
  • All Drivers must successfully pass our safety standard process.
  • All drivers will be subject to a road evaluation with one of our experts.
  • A child's hands buckling their seatbelt
  • Drivers' information will be stored for security purposes and not be made public.
  • All drivers will have an emergency contact for all situations.
  • Each car will have an identifiable "kids on board" RUNN8 logo.
  • All of our employees must meet the federal and provincial legal requirements to drive, BEFORE our internal investigation is administered to ensure confidence and reliability throughout RUNN8.
  • A driver can have 1 passenger for each seat belt available in the shuttle.
  • RUNN8 is a fully insured shuttle service.
  • All RUNN8 drivers are fully insured in order to drive for our service.
Ottawa Police Service poster for reporting online or over the phone