Carpooling Made Easy

Following up on Tuesday’s post about curbing oil consumption, I thought I’d put in a plug for carpooling and vanpooling. By sharing rides to and from work, you can save money, put less wear and tear on your car and get access to HOV lanes. Plus, you’ll have someone to commiserate with when you’re stuck in traffic!

Organizations such as Commuter Connections, which serves the District of Columbia, Virginia and Maryland, make finding potential carpool partners easy: You fill out a short application, and they send you a list of people who live and work near you and have similar schedules.

Do you carpool already? Please share your experiences here.