The reasons to carpool are many, especially in today’s world where families are increasingly trying to live environmentally friendly lives and also save time.
Here we blog about our top reasons to carpool, including: saving hours each month by sharing driving responsibilities; building a community of friends; saving wear and tear on your own vehicle as you use it less; reducing emissions in and around your neighborhood; saving money on gas; helping your kids make friends; and much much more.
Yes the setup and management of a carpool can be tricky, but that’s where the GoKid app comes in handy! Our easy carpool setup, automated reminders, and optimal route plotting are just a few more reasons to carpool.
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Carpooling has its advantages. Not only does it save time, gas, and wear and tear on a community of vehicles, it also reduces the carbon footprint of families nationwide. Rather than each family travel separately in a fleet of vehicles, each parent takes turns picking up multiple children and driving them to a predesignated spot. […] Read more
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There are so many good reasons to carpool to school, it wasn’t difficult to put together a few of our top ones. 1. Your wallet will thank you for it. It costs about 49 cents per mile to own and operate a car, and about 12 cents for gas, oil, and other maintenance. Splitting the […] Read more
Sometimes I hear friends say, “Why bother to carpool? The outreach to other parents is tricky and it’s hard to keep track of who is driving. Before going through the trouble of organizing, I’d rather quickly jump in the car and drive my child.” Here are three of my personal reasons to carpool – I know […] Read more
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