The other day, when I wrote about going green doing the questionnaire to find out how “green” I am, I was reminded that carpooling is one of the better ways. Carpooling is very popular even in Malaysia but when I was schooling and my parents were looking to carpool, they had a hard time looking for parents with children in my school to carpool with.
With the internet, though, things have changed. If you check the website here at http://www.ridesearch.com, which is a subscription-based service, you can see that for a minimal fee of $5.95 per month, $16.95 for three months or $29.95 for six months, we can set up an account, create a profile and search the RideSearch.com Carpool database and try to connect with people in our community so that we can either form a new carpool or join an existing one.
Carpooling, like I mentioned above, is a great way to reduce pollution. However, it is also a great way to cut down on expenses, especially on gas and car maintenance and it is also a great way to make friends with people in the neighborhood.
By the way, you can check the expenses on gas you use and save by carpooling with the gas Calculator provided on RideSearch.com. I am sure you will be surprised with the amount!