Carpooling

Rideshare is a popular alternative to driving alone to and from work. Smaller groups commute by carpool while larger groups vanpool. Besides being a pleasant mode of travel, rideshare is also easy to implement and low in cost. Here are a few more benefits of ridesharing.

Flexible and convenient.

Rideshare participants make their own arrangements for being picked up and dropped off. Typical pick-up/drop-off locations are at home, on a street corner, at a daycare facility or at a carpool lot.

Affordable.

Rideshare participants share the cost associated with their commute.

Arrive on time.

When rideshare participants stick to their agreed upon pick-up times, everyone gets to work and home, on time. Commuting by rideshare is dependable.

Suitable for any distance.

Regardless of the distance you need to commute, rideshare works for both short and long trips.

Share the driving.

If driving to work everyday is getting on your nerves, you can share the driving with other rideshare participants. As a group, you decide on the driving arrangements and everyone enjoys a more stress free commute.

The Numbers:

• Close to 30,000 people have registered on CarpoolZone.ca

• More than 900 carpools currently registered

• 89% of users are satisfied with the service

• 86% of users would recommend carpoolzone.ca

• 44% are interested in carpooling to save money

• 27% are interested in carpooling to improve the environment

Results:

• Combined average monthly savings by commuters of $600,000

• Combined average monthly reduction of 211 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions

• Combined average monthly reduction of 973,000 km of car travel - equivalent to 1,500 cars 

Data from carpoolzone.ca (2011)