Ridesharing Saves Energy and Saves Money

The Energy Division encourages you to save money, be green and enjoy your commute. Ridesharing can match you with other interested people who live and work close to you and receive matches to contact at your convenience. Share the ride with like-minded people and start saving money today!

Ridesharing is easy! Here are some helpful tips.

• Contact the people on your list; don't be shy, they have also expressed interest in carpooling.
• Determine who will drive, and when and how many days a week you will carpool.
• Discuss financial arrangements. If you rotate driving responsibilities, no money should change hands, but if one person does the bulk of the driving, you should decide on a per-day or per-mile contribution to cover gas and parking.
• Decide where, when and in what order each rider will be picked up and dropped off. Use a meeting place.
• Establish "Rules of the Road" to determine if smoking, eating, drinking, playing the radio and use of perfume/cologne are acceptable in your carpool.
• Figure out an emergency plan in case of bad weather, or schedule change. Agree on a fair waiting time for riders in case the driver is stuck in traffic or otherwise delayed.
• Give it a trial run. Once you've done it for a couple of weeks, you'll find out how much you like it!

Vanpooling is another option to save consumers money, time, and stress. With the rising cost of gasoline, consumers can save a significant amount of money by sharing the ride.

Ride sharing saves money. See the table below.

Ridesharing reduces stress - relax while someone else drives.