Comments on: The benefits of car pooling http://www.mynrmacommunity.com/motoring/2007/10/22/car-pooling/ Road safety, road rules, fuels, car care and everyday driving - NRMA Motoring & Services Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:30:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: What have you done since petrol prices dropped? | NRMA Motoring Blog http://www.mynrmacommunity.com/motoring/2007/10/22/car-pooling/#comment-1759 What have you done since petrol prices dropped? | NRMA Motoring Blog Sun, 08 Feb 2009 22:13:31 +0000 http://www.mynrmacommunity.com/motoring/2007/10/22/car-pooling/#comment-1759 [...] blogs about ethanol in petrol, discussed using premium unleaded, fuel alternatives, the benefits of car pooling and the price of diesel, looked at Hybrid technology and asked what you thought about making [...] [...] blogs about ethanol in petrol, discussed using premium unleaded, fuel alternatives, the benefits of car pooling and the price of diesel, looked at Hybrid technology and asked what you thought about making [...]

]]> By: Ginni http://www.mynrmacommunity.com/motoring/2007/10/22/car-pooling/#comment-1576 Ginni Sat, 20 Sep 2008 03:32:56 +0000 http://www.mynrmacommunity.com/motoring/2007/10/22/car-pooling/#comment-1576 Hi, we have recently launched a new free online map-based carpooling service for Australia. Your opinion and comments are very welcome as well as enquiries regarding possible implementation of this service for other countries (or organisations/corporates). The address is http://www.carpoolone.com.au/ Thanks Ginni P.S. a bit off topic, but perhaps still handy might be http://www.motorcyclefuelconsumption.com/ guide for motorcycle fuel consumption figures that are usually missing in the factory specs. Hi,
we have recently launched a new free online map-based carpooling service for Australia.
Your opinion and comments are very welcome as well as enquiries regarding possible implementation of this service for other countries (or organisations/corporates).
The address is http://www.carpoolone.com.au/
Thanks
Ginni
P.S. a bit off topic, but perhaps still handy might be http://www.motorcyclefuelconsumption.com/ guide for motorcycle fuel consumption figures that are usually missing in the factory specs.

]]> By: Pete Wilson http://www.mynrmacommunity.com/motoring/2007/10/22/car-pooling/#comment-1549 Pete Wilson Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:01:17 +0000 http://www.mynrmacommunity.com/motoring/2007/10/22/car-pooling/#comment-1549 I drive a work car with others and they eat breakfast cereal in the back and it annoys me, what should I do? I don't want to compromise my long term friendship but its gotta stop. I've tried braking suddenly and swerving imaginary dogs to deter my back seat passenger to no avail. I drive a work car with others and they eat breakfast cereal in the back and it annoys me, what should I do? I don’t want to compromise my long term friendship but its gotta stop. I’ve tried braking suddenly and swerving imaginary dogs to deter my back seat passenger to no avail.

]]> By: Celia Craig http://www.mynrmacommunity.com/motoring/2007/10/22/car-pooling/#comment-780 Celia Craig Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:35:16 +0000 http://www.mynrmacommunity.com/motoring/2007/10/22/car-pooling/#comment-780 Hi, I am trying to contact businesses/workplaces that have put in place a car pooling system for their employees. I am hoping to find out what lessons could be learned from their experience and what would help make car pooling successful (or identify any challenges!) in a work place if it were introduced for its employees. Does anyone know of any workplaces/employers that have implemented a car pooling system in their workplace? Thanks..... Celia Hi, I am trying to contact businesses/workplaces that have put in place a car pooling system for their employees. I am hoping to find out what lessons could be learned from their experience and what would help make car pooling successful (or identify any challenges!) in a work place if it were introduced for its employees. Does anyone know of any workplaces/employers that have implemented a car pooling system in their workplace?

Thanks…..
Celia

]]> By: Nathan http://www.mynrmacommunity.com/motoring/2007/10/22/car-pooling/#comment-730 Nathan Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:06:27 +0000 http://www.mynrmacommunity.com/motoring/2007/10/22/car-pooling/#comment-730 In regards to the comment left by mark. I am a commuter from central coast - huntingwood and I want to carpool. Any chance i can contact you? In regards to the comment left by mark. I am a commuter from central coast – huntingwood and I want to carpool. Any chance i can contact you?

]]> By: Car Blog http://www.mynrmacommunity.com/motoring/2007/10/22/car-pooling/#comment-538 Car Blog Sat, 02 Feb 2008 16:31:19 +0000 http://www.mynrmacommunity.com/motoring/2007/10/22/car-pooling/#comment-538 Car pooling is the surley the best way for groups of people who work in or around the same area to get to work. I think reward schemes and tax benefits should be given o those who can prove they are genuine car poolers. Car pooling is the surley the best way for groups of people who work in or around the same area to get to work. I think reward schemes and tax benefits should be given o those who can prove they are genuine car poolers.

]]> By: Greg Paterson http://www.mynrmacommunity.com/motoring/2007/10/22/car-pooling/#comment-325 Greg Paterson Sat, 10 Nov 2007 03:24:54 +0000 http://www.mynrmacommunity.com/motoring/2007/10/22/car-pooling/#comment-325 I started car pooling in 1968 with a work colleague. We took our cars on alternate days and it saved me having to purches a second car. Other employees of the company joined the car pool and we grew to five members, meaning we only took the car one day a week each. If we had businesss to do after work we either took our own car an extra day or organised with the other members and we all, or at least most of us did business on that day. Paying bills, etc. Over time some of the members left but usually others took their place. The car pool eventually reduced to two of us again and this continued until 1996 when the other member left the company. I did not seek to car pool after this as my job hen meant I was out of the office a lot and needed to take my own car. I retired in 1998. I found it most convenient as it saved money and meant my first wife and I only needed one car as she had our car generally four days a week. This enabled her to do the shopping and whatever needed to be done. I started car pooling in 1968 with a work colleague. We took our cars on alternate days and it saved me having to purches a second car. Other employees of the company joined the car pool and we grew to five members, meaning we only took the car one day a week each. If we had businesss to do after work we either took our own car an extra day or organised with the other members and we all, or at least most of us did business on that day. Paying bills, etc.

Over time some of the members left but usually others took their place. The car pool eventually reduced to two of us again and this continued until 1996 when the other member left the company. I did not seek to car pool after this as my job hen meant I was out of the office a lot and needed to take my own car. I retired in 1998.

I found it most convenient as it saved money and meant my first wife and I only needed one car as she had our car generally four days a week. This enabled her to do the shopping and whatever needed to be done.

]]> By: Terry http://www.mynrmacommunity.com/motoring/2007/10/22/car-pooling/#comment-308 Terry Thu, 25 Oct 2007 02:53:21 +0000 http://www.mynrmacommunity.com/motoring/2007/10/22/car-pooling/#comment-308 I have been car pooling for about 4 years now, but technically I have been car sponge-ing for want of a word, I don't contribute very often with a vehicle, the wife steals that. It all started when I moved to new area in the Sutherland Shire, I was working with a new team and one of the guys offered to give me a lift home one evening. I stated I was sick of late trains, crowds, lack of loos and poor schedules so I suggested I would prefer to pay him my money than give it to state rail directly. Even if one of us was running late or had to bail out on a day, on average it has been good company, better for both our pockets and I made a new friend. We have now extended this to four bodies and it is still not a bad deal, even considering some traffic headaches(of course the southern suburbs don't need a motorway), stupid and inconsiderate drivers, but miles better on my pocket and a bunch of new buddies. I have been car pooling for about 4 years now, but technically I have been car sponge-ing for want of a word, I don’t contribute very often with a vehicle, the wife steals that. It all started when I moved to new area in the Sutherland Shire, I was working with a new team and one of the guys offered to give me a lift home one evening. I stated I was sick of late trains, crowds, lack of loos and poor schedules so I suggested I would prefer to pay him my money than give it to state rail directly. Even if one of us was running late or had to bail out on a day, on average it has been good company, better for both our pockets and I made a new friend.
We have now extended this to four bodies and it is still not a bad deal, even considering some traffic headaches(of course the southern suburbs don’t need a motorway), stupid and inconsiderate drivers, but miles better on my pocket and a bunch of new buddies.

]]> By: Mark http://www.mynrmacommunity.com/motoring/2007/10/22/car-pooling/#comment-307 Mark Thu, 25 Oct 2007 02:36:18 +0000 http://www.mynrmacommunity.com/motoring/2007/10/22/car-pooling/#comment-307 I car pool from the Central Coast ( Gosford) to Huntingwood (Blacktown) with two work collegues most days of the week. The round trip is over 180km a day. As I have a novated lease and the others have private cars we use my car each day. It also happens to be the most economical. The others contribute $10 a day to cover petrol and tolls. One drives a 4WD and the other a 2.0l Lancer. If they drove, their petrol and tolls would be more than $20 dollars a day, so they are saving money and wear and tear on their cars. Yes my car is racking up the kilometers but it would be doing that if I was not car pooling. I am getting about $60 a week contributing to my running costs so I am better off. The big winner is the environment. By taking two cars off the road, I estimate that I am saving about 36 litres of petrol being burnt a day. It was easy finding car pool partners. I just put an ad in the staff classifeds at work. I had a number of responses. some peoples location and work hours were not compatible but I managed to find some people who's work hours and location were compatible. I car pool from the Central Coast ( Gosford) to Huntingwood (Blacktown) with two work collegues most days of the week. The round trip is over 180km a day. As I have a novated lease and the others have private cars we use my car each day. It also happens to be the most economical. The others contribute $10 a day to cover petrol and tolls. One drives a 4WD and the other a 2.0l Lancer. If they drove, their petrol and tolls would be more than $20 dollars a day, so they are saving money and wear and tear on their cars. Yes my car is racking up the kilometers but it would be doing that if I was not car pooling. I am getting about $60 a week contributing to my running costs so I am better off. The big winner is the environment. By taking two cars off the road, I estimate that I am saving about 36 litres of petrol being burnt a day. It was easy finding car pool partners. I just put an ad in the staff classifeds at work. I had a number of responses. some peoples location and work hours were not compatible but I managed to find some people who’s work hours and location were compatible.

]]> By: Lyn http://www.mynrmacommunity.com/motoring/2007/10/22/car-pooling/#comment-306 Lyn Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:15:11 +0000 http://www.mynrmacommunity.com/motoring/2007/10/22/car-pooling/#comment-306 My experience is a bit different. I live in a country town and chose to send my child to a small 2 teacher school 15kms out of town. Luckily so did several other families in town! We run a car pool to get the kids to and from school. Because we all have different availabilites and different size cars we have a rather complicated roster but as we appoint one person to be the coordinator for the year and we all communicate very well there are not many problems. At the moment I take the kids Tue, Wed & Thur mornings. Other parents do the other runs, some trips we have to send two cars due to the number of kids. But it works pretty smoothly. Everyone has some flexibility so we can swap or change as necessary. We have a central drop off and pick up point (the home of one family where someone is always home) and cut off time in the morning. If children aren't there by 8.45am the car pool leaves without them. As I am a single parent who works fulltime, the added benefit for me is that I can drop my son at the drop off point on the mornings I am not driving and the car pool drops him at after school care (which is located on the route between school and our central drop off/pick up point). The business where I am employed is 5km out of town and employees over 500 people, many of whom travel from towns located up to an hour away and some of these do not have cars. There is a lot of car pooling between employees, however we do have a few problems with this. Often when the car owner/driver is sick the other people who travel with them have no alternative transport to work (there is NO public transport & taxis are too expensive). Hence one sick person can mean that 3 other people are absent. This is an issue for the business. We have also had instances where the driver has gone home sick during the day leaving the others stranded with no other way home. Recently we have moved to a 4-day rotating roster and the car pools provided some real challenges to the manager who had to allocate everyone to a team. My experience is a bit different. I live in a country town and chose to send my child to a small 2 teacher school 15kms out of town. Luckily so did several other families in town! We run a car pool to get the kids to and from school.

Because we all have different availabilites and different size cars we have a rather complicated roster but as we appoint one person to be the coordinator for the year and we all communicate very well there are not many problems. At the moment I take the kids Tue, Wed & Thur mornings. Other parents do the other runs, some trips we have to send two cars due to the number of kids. But it works pretty smoothly. Everyone has some flexibility so we can swap or change as necessary. We have a central drop off and pick up point (the home of one family where someone is always home) and cut off time in the morning. If children aren’t there by 8.45am the car pool leaves without them. As I am a single parent who works fulltime, the added benefit for me is that I can drop my son at the drop off point on the mornings I am not driving and the car pool drops him at after school care (which is located on the route between school and our central drop off/pick up point).

The business where I am employed is 5km out of town and employees over 500 people, many of whom travel from towns located up to an hour away and some of these do not have cars. There is a lot of car pooling between employees, however we do have a few problems with this. Often when the car owner/driver is sick the other people who travel with them have no alternative transport to work (there is NO public transport & taxis are too expensive). Hence one sick person can mean that 3 other people are absent. This is an issue for the business. We have also had instances where the driver has gone home sick during the day leaving the others stranded with no other way home. Recently we have moved to a 4-day rotating roster and the car pools provided some real challenges to the manager who had to allocate everyone to a team.

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