How car pooling saves hustles
Kwame drives to work all alone from his house at Amasaman. On a few occasions, he nearly drove into the bush because he was still sleepy.
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It is 5:00 a.m. Afua has been standing at the bus stop at Pokuase for close to 30 minutes, but no bus has arrived. It is a daily routine. Her salary cannot afford a loan for a car; neither can she afford a taxi.
It is 5.15 a.m. at Taifa. Yaw has been sitting on the edge for almost an hour waiting for the taxi driver that drops him in the office. Today he has a presentation to make and has to be in the office early to add last-minute touches but there is no sign of the taxi driver. Neither is his phone call to the driver going through.
On this special day, he does not want to walk for almost 10 minutes to the road side.
All these three characters have one need that an efficient car-pooling system could deal with. Kwame could have company to kill the boredom. Afua would spend less time waiting for an unreliable bus and Yaw could also be at work on time.
Car pooling has its advantages and here are few of them.
• Safer:
Road trips alone can be dangerous, so car-pool with someone going the same way and be safer on your trip.
•Reduce cost:
In most instances, people who car-pool agree on cost-sharing measures. From paying tolls to buying fuel for the car, the cost can be split.
• Great for the environment:
Less cars on the road means less emissions of dangerous fumes in the air, making our atmosphere greener and safer, thanks to your car pool. Every car pool takes at least one car off the road, which means less congested roads and less CO emitted.
• Save on tolls/Parking fees:
If you have to pass through tollbooths, or pay for a parking garage, a car pool will save everyone on those fees.
• More social :
With so much technology these days, face-to-face human interaction is at an all-time low. A car pool offers a great opportunity to be social with a human being instead of commuting alone.
• Easier to commute/Less traffic:
Commute times could lessen as traffic congestion goes down with less cars on the road, so you may get to your destination quicker and spend less time on the road thanks to car pool.