Carpooling first became prominent in the United States as a rationing tactic during World War II. The character of carpool travel has been shifting from 'Dagwood Bumstead' variety, in which each rider is picked up in sequence, to a 'park and ride' variety, where all...
Traditional Practices Followed Carpooling also referred to as car-sharing is the sharing of car journeys so that more than one person travels in a car, saves time, traffic problems, pollution and restricts only a single car to travel to the same location. By having more people...
India is undergoing rapid urbanization has contributed positively to increasing the distribution rate of vehicles. An aspirational and growing middle-class has led to a massive addition of cars to Indian roads from 6.1million in 2000 to 30.2 million in 2016, according to Ministry of Road...
According to research done by the University of Waterloo, the key to making ride sharing work is to actually enjoy the people you carpool with. A professor of management engineering at the University of waterloo, Bissan Ghaddar, wanted to get a better understanding about what...
“Carpool” begins with a man rushing to get ready for an important business meeting. His wife asks him to drive their children to school after picking up the others in their carpool. He grudgingly does so, and the first crime of the movie occurs shortly...
Spending on transportation is part of what we consider to be fixed expenses in a family, whether to move to work, to study or simply because we live in areas further away from the large urban centers. In this situation, car sharing becomes an excellent...
In today’s world, going green with transportation ain’t easy. But, little by little, it’s sneaking into our daily lives. The word “transportation” means moving stuff or people from one place to another. When we say “green,” we mean doing it in an eco-friendly way. So,...
