Save a car!
Read a book!
Help the environment!
Keep your cash!
Save a car!
Cut down on the wear and tear on your car... ride a vanpool, bus or train to work! Not only will you save on mileage, maintenance and insurance, but you'll also free up your car for someone else in your household. You get all of the benefits of driving - convenience, speed, comfort, and flexibility - at a lower cost and without the hassles. Best of all, you don't have to drive.Read a book!
Spend more time doing the things you love. Ever daydream about what you would do with all your free time... if you had any? When you ride a vanpool, bus or train, the time you've been spending behind the wheel can be put to better use. Read a new book, catch up on the news, grab a few extra z's, get a head start on work, chat with your fellow riders... or just relax. It's your time. Use it well.Help the environment!
Commuting by vanpool, bus or train helps reduce pollution and clean up the air!Did you know?...
- Six of the seven chief air pollutants come from automobiles. A typical new car will dump 34 tons of carbon dioxide and 300 pounds of smog-forming pollutants into the atmosphere over its lifetime.
- Motor vehicle air conditioning systems in the US are the world's single largest source of chlorofluorocarbon leakage and a leading cause of subsequent destruction to the ozone layer.
- Americans throw away 234 million tires each year - almost one tire per person. Only 12% are reused or recycled.
- New Yorkers waste 350,000 work hours every day in traffic jams.
- Vanpooling has the potential to reduce hydrocarbon, carbon monoxide and nitrous oxide by 80%.
Keep your cash!
Riding in a vanpool, bus or train is inexpensive alternatives to driving alone. You can save on gas, tolls, maintenance, parking and more. As an example, compare the following, based on 55 miles round-trip for 21 working days per month:- Using the IRS figure of 55 cents per mile for operating a car, driving alone adds up to $635.25 monthly.
- According to AAA, the national average per mile cost is 51 cents. Using this figure, your monthly cost to drive is $589.05.
- Vanpooling for the same distance and duration can cost you as little as $103.00 per month.
For more information about the low cost of vanpooling, please visit our fares page.
