The Online Student Ride Board was created to offer students a free and convenient way to network with

other students that are traveling to similar locations.

 

 

 

 

BENEFITS!

 

• There is an HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle) lane, which are meant to be used only by those who are carpooling and are designed to make your commute time faster. 

• An average American spends 40 hours each year stuck in traffic.

• The average carpooler can cut out as much as $600 each month on the cost of their commuting drive. 

• By carpooling just twice a week, 1,600 pounds of greenhouse gases can be kept out of the air each year.

• If 100 people were to take advantage of the carpool option every day, more than of 1,320 pounds of carbon monoxide and 2,376,000 pounds of carbon dioxide could be removed from the air. 

• About 18% of a person’s monthly budget it taken up in car maintenance, repairs, and gas. 

• Carpooling means fewer cars on the road each day which means less oil usage, and this can help reduce the nation’s dependency on foreign oil.

• If everyone opted to carpool just one day a week, the traffic on the nation’s major highways and roads would be reduced by as much as 

                                                      SOURCE: 20%.http://www.1800234ride.com/13-fun-facts-about-carpooling