Find a carpool buddy!Register online for a free IE Commuter account and they will match you up with others interested in sharing a ride with people who live and work near you with similar hours. You may also qualify for County sponsored subsidies.
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Carpooling usually involves a group of people who live and work near each other, commuting together in a private vehicle. Carpool members may take turns driving, and members benefit by not having to drive every day.
Treat everyone's car as if it was your own car. Never assume it's okay to eat and drink inside someone else's car. Be sure to get permission from all carpool members before entering the car with your breakfast fare. If you do eat in someone else's car, always clean up after yourself and gather any trash before exiting.
If you are in a carpool group of four people, you potentially could reduce your commuting expenses by 75 percent. In other words, if you are spending $160 per month just to get to work each day, commuting could put an extra $120 in your savings account, giving you an annual savings of almost $1,500.
It's impossible to look at American commuting habits and not report the obvious: Americans are still largely dependent on the automobile. Over 76 percent of Americans drive alone to work every day, while another 9 percent carpool with someone else.
When you carpool, you can split the cost of gas, helping you save money. Carpooling may also help you save on maintenance costs for your vehicle. You can do this by sharing the cost of oil changes, tune-ups, and other standard procedures with the people you carpool with.
When multiple people share a ride, it reduces the number of vehicles on the road, which in turn reduces traffic congestion and decreases the emission of harmful pollutants. However, there are some drawbacks to carpooling that are often overlooked.
When you carpool, you can split the cost of gas, helping you save money. Carpooling may also help you save on maintenance costs for your vehicle. You can do this by sharing the cost of oil changes, tune-ups, and other standard procedures with the people you carpool with.
Free employee parking is an incentive to drive to work. Charging for parking encourages carpooling because people can share parking costs. Allow employees who carpool (especially 3- person or more carpools) to use company vehicles to commute. Reserve parking spots close to the building entrance(s) for carpoolers.