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Carpooling is shared use of a Automobilecar, in particular for commuting to work, often by people who each have a car but travel together to save costs. There are sometimes special facilities for carpoolers, including high occupancy vehicle lanes specifically for cars with multiple riders.
Advantages - As most cars are designed for a maximum of 4-5 persons but only are occupied by 1 person, car pooling has great potential to improve the capacity of congested traffic corridors in cities, with minimal investment in infrastructure. Higher occupancy rates also can reduce consumption of oil thereby reducing corresponding political and economic risks, reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, reduce common pollution, and save considerable expenses from gasoline, oil, tires, auto depreciation, tolls, parking, and in some cases insurance. Carpools may provide social connections in an increasingly disconnected society.
Disadvantages - Drivers carry the additional burden of potential legal action from passengers in case of an accident. Carpooling combines many of the disadvantages of public transport (lack of privacy, not on-demand) with the disadvantages of the automobile (low safety, high fuel consumption, high cost of labour). Well designed public transport systems have proven a faster and cheaper alternative to carpooling in big cities.Contrast with: single occupant vehicle
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