Home    Carpool   What is a Carpool?   Carpool Tips   Carpool Benefits   Carpool Incentives   Park & Ride Lots Map   Ridematching Service   Carpool Registration Vanpool   What is a Vanpool?   Vanpool Benefits   Vanpool Incentives   Vanpool Overview   Park & Ride Lots Map   Vanpool Formation   Ridematching Service Employers   Join Ridefinders   Participation Benefits   Employer Testimonials   Employer FAQs Resources   RideFinders News   Gateway Guide Traffic Info   Madison County Transit   Metro (Bi-State)   Regional Bikeways Map   The Clean Air Partnership   The New I-64 Contact Us What is a Carpool? Carpool Tips Carpool Benefits Carpool Incentives Park & Ride Lots Map Ridematching Service Carpool Registration Commuters who drive alone can experience an expensive, frustrating workday commute that increases traffic congestion and air pollution. RideFinders can help you carpool for a better workday commute - and quality of life! Drive Easier Carpool participants lower their commuting stress by sharing the driving, which reduces traffic congestion by eliminating over 40 million driving miles from the region's roadways annually. Breathe Easier By reducing traffic congestion in the region, carpool participants also improve the region’s air quality by removing over 1.5 million pounds of air pollution annually. Save Money Carpool participants significantly reduce their commuting costs compared to driving alone. The Sample Commute in the “Share the Ride, Find the Savings” worksheet below shows that a commuter with a 60-mile daily commute saves $4,387.50 annually in a 2-person carpool versus commuting alone! Now see how much money you can save by carpooling for Your Commute. Q # "Share the Ride, Find the Savings" Sample Commute Your Commute Commuting Alone Costs 1 Commuting Alone Miles per Workday (Round-Trip) 60 miles miles 2 Commuting Alone Miles per Year 15,000 miles miles 3 Commuting Alone Cost per Year* $8,775.00 $ Carpool Cost Savings 4 Total Number of Commuters in Carpool (Must be a number between 2 and 6) 2 commuters commuters 5 Initial Carpool Cost Per Year $4,387.50 $ 6 Number of Workdays Per Work Week Planning to Carpool (Must be a number between 2 and 5) 5 workdays workdays 7 FINAL Carpool Cost Per Year $4,387.50 $ 8 Carpool Cost Savings Per Year $4,387.50 $ * Based on 2008 IRS Mileage Rate for vehicle operating costs of $.585 per mile.