Should more people carpool?

Question

With gas prices at an all time high, greenhouse gases affecting our environment and sites like RideSearch.com becoming popular shouldn't more people carpool?

Answer 1

Absolutely.  By being in a vanpool I save $20 a day on gas alone, plus in car insurance.  I'm not stressed out by driving and I get lots of rest.  Also that's about 12 less vehicles on the roads.

Answer 2

absolutly. it saves gas

Answer 3

Whoever can carpool should carpool, or, take the transit bus or train or trolley if one is available.  We ALWAYS should have been doing this!

There are, of course, some people who cannot carpool.  When I was a locomotive engineer there was no way I could carpool... when the crew dispatcher called me for a train, I had to go, whether it was 1 p.m. or 1 a.m. or any times in between!

But now that I am on my pension, in Iowa City I do not even need to own a car and I do not!  Anything I need in this city is within fifteen minutes' walking distance, and I can ride my bicycle or take the transit bus.

When I went to Chicago as a US Green Party delegate for Iowa Green Party, I took the Burlington Trailways bus and rode the Metra Electric from my room in Hyde Park to downtown Chicago, and I loved it!  I walked everywhere I wanted to go in the Chicago Loop area that I need to go to on my daily commuting trip to the Green Party National Convention that week.  I even walked from the Greymutt Bus depot to the Metra Electric station and back when I had a large suitcase to carry.  Great exercise and Chicago is a wonderful city!!!!

Answer 4

Yes, I carpool to get to work.

Answer 5

Yes, I think so. Gas prices are incredibly high so it would be smarter to carpool. Yeah, you should probably tip the carpool guy but it's only a few dollars, compared to gas prices there is a huge difference!!!

I Hope I Helped You!

Answer 6

Definitely, more people should carpool.

I ride the bus a lot now, and its only 22 bucks per month

definetly saves on gas, and it helps the environment!!