Monday, May 24, 2010

Different degrees of Carpooling

Over the last couple years I've had to adjust my stereotype of how carpooling works.

I started believing that a carpool was an all or nothing commitment.  5 days a week or zero.
While there are advantages to being part of a carpool, there are limitations also.

Then I became part of a carpool that existed 2 days per week.  Really, it was the "partial" characteristic of that carpool which allowed me to participate at all.  Some days I had 100% flexibility, others I had none.  But it all averaged out.

Recently I heard of another variation of carpooling which again re-defines the limits of carpooling.  Apparently in San Francisco, folks who want to carpool may not even be travelling with the same carpool from day to day.  Check out the article at this link.  http://www.good.is/post/carpooling-quietly-booms-in-san-francisco/


Cheers!
Greg.