Car pooling, also known as ride-sharing or lift-sharing, can save you big bucks on gas, wear and tear on your vehicle, oil resources and reduce all the associated nasty environmental impact associated with driving. But wait, there's more!.

Probably all of you have heard of car pooling or sharing a ride. Increasingly this concept has become ever so popular and here are some reasons why.

Saving some green

Car pooling can save you some money. The cost of gas is way too high, added to that is fees for parking, tolls etc. Driving in the city is not easy, due to regular use of the car, there is constant wear and tear of the car. We spend plenty of money in repairing and to fine tune our vehicle. However if you car pool you can save this money. You can share the costs of gas, tolls and parking. Also, since you don't use your car regularly, it won't need servicing as much.

Roads De-congested

Just imagine if everyone were to car pool, can you imagine by how much the number of cars on the road are reduced. That would mean, less traffic, less congestion, and definitely lesser pollution. It would also mean less stress. Many people who drive and get stuck in traffic, get frustrated and stressed in traffic. Car pooling would mean less of all of these.

Social Advantages

In this hectic world of ours, we barely have time for ourselves, forget about meeting other people. Moreover with the Internet, people are naturally disconnected with the people around them. Car pooling would mean getting a chance to interact with the people you car pool with. Moreover you would also get time to plan and organize things in advance.

With so many issues of global warming, climate change are in the fore-front the change needs to happen with us. Car pooling presents us an opportunity to do our bit, and reduce emissions that are caused due to car. Our collective efforts will make a difference.

Of course, we do have the option of using public transport instead of cars, however public transport may not be everyone's cup of tea. Car pooling is something that everyone needs to seriously consider, for the benefits being offered both to us and to the environment.