FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

• Q. What is carpool?
  Carpool is shared use of a car, in particular for commuting to work, often by people who each have a car but travel together to save costs. There are sometimes special facilities for carpoolers, including designated pick-up points and high-occupancy vehicle lanes which are also at time opened up to designated cars with multiple riders.  
• Q. How will carpooling benefit me?
  The benefits of carpooling are many. If you are currently driving every day, you're going to save money on your commute costs by carpooling. In some cases, depending on the length of your commute and the number of days you don't drive, the savings can be significant. You'll also enjoy less wear and tear on your vehicle because you'll be driving it less. You'll endure less stress on your commute. Finally, by driving less you'll be helping to keep the air clean.  
• Q. What are the advantages of carpooling?
  Carpools save money. When one shares a car/vehicle with other commuters he or she saves on fuel cost, parking cost and vehicle maintenance cost.  
• Q. Why do I see matches that are no good for me?
  Our system matches trips automatically using the home/origin and work/destination locations that you and the other travelers have provided. If you think there is something wrong, send us an e-mail and we will verify your coordinates. We set the default search radii automatically. Our system logically selects the best potential matches in your area, and sorts them by the criteria you select. You should be able to contact the first few matches to follow up to see if you can arrange a carpool.  
• Q. What if I can't carpool every day?
  Some people like the regularity and cost-savings of carpooling on a daily basis, but that doesn't mean it's the only way to go. You can set up a carpool to operate any way that works for you and your carpool partner(s). Perhaps you'll carpool Monday through Thursday and leave Fridays open. Even setting up a once-or-twice-a-week carpool is better than driving solo all the time.  
• Q. How do I find a carpool partner?
  Rideshare can help in locating carpool partner. Rideshare is having a Computerized database that matches commuters with similar commutes. Some Companies also have in-house assistance programs that help their employees in Searching carpool partners.