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Carpooling (also known as car-sharing, ride-sharing, lift-sharing), is the shared
use of a car by the driver and one or more passengers, usually for commuting. Carpooling
arrangements and schemes involve varying degrees of formality and regularity. Formal
carpool projects have been around in a structured form since the mid-1970s. Carpoolers
use pool member's private cars, or a jointly hired vehicle, for private shared journeys.
The vehicle is not used in a general public transport capacity such as in car sharing,
share taxis or taxicabs. Carpooling is also distinct from the use of a company/government
or private vehicle by several pool members but at different times, for economic
or other reasons, such as in a military motor pool, but might involve single occupancy.
Carpooling reduces the costs involved in repetitive or long distance driving by
sharing cars, sharing rental charges, or paying the main car owner. Some countries
have introduced high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes to encourage carpooling and use
of public transport, to combat rising traffic congestion. In wartime, carpooling
was encouraged to save oil. In reducing the number of cars on the road, carpooling
decreases pollution and the need for parking space, and in a global perspective,
reduces greenhouse gas emissions. Shared driving carpooling can also reduce driving
stress. A form of ad-hoc carpooling between strangers is called Slugging. No money
changes hands, but a mutual benefit still exists between the driver and passenger(s)
making the practice worthwhile. In some cases, companies or local authorities will
introduce facilities to encourage private carpooling, often as part of wider transport
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start van pooling ride sharing, liftsharing or hitch a ride or start a lift club.
Contact other commuters needing or offering a ride. Commute to work, drive cross-country,
share a taxi or a cab, rent a car and split the petrol and wear and tear costs.
Find a casual drive-away or use public transit. Meet people at the park & ride,
college, university, train station, shopping mall. Organize a group for your community,
workplace or special event. Start driving the carpool lane! Whether you need a lift
or offer to pick-up someone on your way. Find transportation to any location worldwide,
share tolls and fuel cost, start vanpooling / ridesharing! This is a free secure
service to match commuting partners - more than a bulletin boardhese can include
central listing facilities, defined pick-up points, preferential parking and general
advice. This has increased through use of the Internet, mobile phones and other
software support systems. A third party rideshare agency may also provide services
to enable one off or regular carpooling in defined areas. In the "dynamic ridesharing"
concept, a separate system performs a carpool match automatically for approval by
the travelers[1]. Inflexibility in carpooling can arise in accommodating en-route
stops or changes to working times/patterns. Some larger carpools offer 'sweeper
services' with later running options. A further backup can also be a 'guaranteed
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