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Tips For Successful Ridesharing

You are ready to form a new carpool or vanpool. Your commute can be smooth and painless if you have a plan. It is usually disagreements on "minor" points that break up carpools and vanpools. It is a good idea for you and your fellow passengers to have a preliminary get-together to meet each other and come to agreement about the rules of your pool’s operation. Take a few minutes to set up some rules -- you’ll be glad you did.

• Decide who will drive when. Make sure everyone has a list with each carpooler’s home and work phone numbers in case of illness or emergency.
  
  
• Choose a convenient meeting place, like a Park and Ride lot, or pick each person up at home.
  
  Set a few rules, like:
  
  1. How long you will wait for late riders?
  
  2. Smoking or non?
  
  3. Food and drink okay in the car?
  
  4. Music, news or nothing?
  
  5. Perfume or cologne a problem?

 

• Decide on costs. If you share the driving equally, you don’t need to exchange money. If one person drives, divide the cost among the passengers.

• Check your insurance - some policies offer rate reductions for ridesharing.

• Give the pool some time to work. It usually takes a few weeks to get going.

• If you find the carpool is not working out for you, give your pooling partners a couple of weeks notice so they can make alternate arrangements.

• Don’t forget to buckle up!