Juxtapose this set of converging circumstances with the impending tax burden created by Social Security and Medicare, and the need for an economically sustainable solution pops up on the radar screen. And it is not going away. This is, after all, the multi-billion dollar test the automobile passes every minute of the day. The answers to these seemingly simple questions have dictated the service design of the Independent Transportation Network. The ITN uses cars, rather than vans or buses, to pick seniors up and take them where they need to go.
Seniors pay for their rides by the mile, with discounts for advance planning and rideshare.
The choice, however, is the consumer's. Likewise, rides shared with others cost less, and the more people in the vehicle, the lower the charge. Eighty percent of seniors who regularly use the ITN have expressed a willingness to share rides. Consumers may ride alone, or ride with others. This is the way people use automobiles.