CAR POOLING 
Tags: carpooling
Published: 2020-12-22 10:39:11

What is car pooling? 
Car pooling is an economic and environmental friendly concept , wherein people travelling to the same place or places nearby come together and use one common vechile , this practice is quite prevalent in the west. Car pooling is economically feasible as it reduces a lot of expenses i.e fuel costs, parking charges etc , its environmental friendly as it is instrumental in reducing pollution caused by the vechiles , moreover it also supports orderly flow of traffic as carpooling leads to reduced number of vechiles on the road. 

2 is carpooling working in other countries ? 
The efficient execution of carpooling requires the availability of various factors : 1 people travelling to the same place  2 people travelling to the same place must be from the same residential area 3 technology driven open minded people who are comfortable sharing space with others .since most of these factors are easily feasible in the west carpooling has emerged out to be a popular option among the western countries where penetration of technology is deep. In Us around 43.5% of total car commutes are carpooling commutes this shows that the idea has worked out in the west.

3 why should people use carpooling ? 
People should use carpooling because of its economic and environmental feasibility,  not only does it save costs on fuel and parking charges , long term expenditure on vechile servicing and maintenance can also be curbed . It reduces pollution , rather than using public transport which are often suffocating and unhygienic carpooling ensures safety in terms of hygiene as safety standards can be taken care of in individual cars , this point is very important in a post pandemic world.

4 How can we educate people about car pooling ? 

Car pooling is quite popular among the corporate workers. The other target population that can be integrated into carpooling industry is students , we can educate the students about carpooling through campus ambasdoor programs, social media connect etc discount coupons often a good way to attract students into the carpooling industry as customers. Since students come from various backgrounds they will in turn publicise about carpooling in thier families,  other conventional means to educate people about carpooling is through advertisements , short films etc , integration of brand name in famous tv series etc 

5 how to enroll cars into carpooling ? 
Car users in India belong to the upper middle class families or wealthy families, car users among corporate workers are significant therefore they can be attracted to the industry by the way of : 1 extra remuneration to the car owner
 2 maintenance coupons for the vechiles 
A similar strategy can be applied for the student population as well 

6 benefit for investors 
Urban mobility will become a huge industry in the near future , with the expansion of cities taking place there will be more influx of people into the cities , therefore public transport systems cannot handle the burden therefore newer techniques like carpooling will become a huge hit as it will reduce the dependence of people on public transport and also will reduce overcrowding on roads , Government has already began promoting carpooling in few states therefore any organisation that is supporting such a cause will be profitable.

7 How can we make this vision into a reality 
For Carpooling to become an everyday reality extensive publicity should be made , safety is of concern people need to be made aware that is safe to carpool , the owner or driver should posses proper driving license , unlike other countries where people still carpool even if they have  cars , in India people will do car pooling because they dont have a means of transport therefore the primary users of carpooling services will be women ,students, elder population etc . It will be similar to sharing cabs and autos the only difference is that the driver will be the owner of the vechile , therefore more and more car owners should come onboard this service.
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