Environmental Importance Of Carpooling

Carpooling is an environment friendly option in transportation field

The number of vehicles on the roads has increased over the past decades and it causes traffic and pollution. All the members of the family own a vehicle, so even when they travel in the same direction they commute by their own vehicle rather than using a single vehicle. Thus it results in a lot of vehicle passing on the road causing congestion and difficulty for the path walkers to walk on the streets.

The use of public transits, trains and buses has become less because of the increase in the number of users using their own vehicle for transportation. The more number of vehicles on the road increases the traffic and pollution causing and consumption of more fuel that causes

Some organizations and companies conduct awareness campaigns to promote the importance of the carpooling and educate about the social and environmental benefits of carpooling.

In some countries, the government and the transportation department have constructed a designated lane of called the HOV (High occupancy vehicle) lane. The high occupancy vehicle is the vehicle in which there are two or more riders present in the drive and these lanes create a strong incentive for the carpooling. There are separate parking spaces allocated in some countries for the carpooling so as to attract the public to participate in promoting a better environment.

When carpooling is encouraged in some countries, there still countries which are against it because of the tax crimes that takes place in the country.

The advantage about the carpooling is that it reduces the travel expense spent by an individual. The riders sharing their ride divide the amount spent for the travel and fuel between themselves, however the driver does not earn extra amount from hailing the carpooling vehicle. But when the amortization is calculated for the purchase and maintenance, tax and insurance of the vehicle, it costs about one dollar per