[the_af]

I think it goes without saying that emergency services are an exception. There's no need to take my argument to the absurd. I'm assuming the OP meant he was a regular worker (not an emergency or law enforcement worker). In any case, don't emergency services provide transportation for their employees?

> Not everyone has 24-hour public transportation available.

I don't think public transportation is the safest choice at this moment either. In fact, everyone should avoid it if at all possible (in some cases and parts of the world, it's not possible at the moment).

[nradov]

Emergency services don't provide transportation to their workers. Most of them drive their own cars to work just like everyone else. Some law enforcement agencies do allow officers to drive squad cars home when they have extras available.

[the_af]

Some do, some don't. But you took issue with the less important part of my answer, I assume because you agree with the rest: that what is fine for emergency workers is not necessarily fine for ordinary citizens.