Do you carpool?

Question

Do you carpool? Why?

What is the best way to set up a carpool?

How do you handle it if you carpool, but the person you go with is a jerk?

Answer 1

No,  I do not car pool, only because I work from home.

One of the perceived barriers is the fear of travelling with strangers. Security, safety and privacy can all be resolved by recommending some best practice steps for car poolers to take to reassure themselves. For example, passengers could seek character references, take their partners to meet the driver at their home, meet at a common public place as an alternative to home addresses, advise friends and family of their driver’s details and so on. Some initial nervousness about sharing with strangers should be reconciled with other aspects of public life that readily accept engagement with the unknown.

If every single car commuter agreed to try car pooling only one day a week and commit to it, this would potentially result in a 20% reduction in traffic.

If the person I car pool is a jerk, I'd immediately make arrangements to find an alternative solution.