Ode to Carpooling

There are many personal benefits to carpooling:

• Reducing your gasoline costs, tolls and insurance
  
• Reducing the cost of depreciation of your personal vehicle
  
• Reducing the wear and tear on your vehicle
  
• Making personal vehicle(s) more available to other family members on weekdays
  
• Encouraging new friendships
  
• Reducing stress
  
• Eliminating temptation for illegal driving and reducing absenteeism, if a driver’s license is suspended or revoked

Carpooling also benefits employers and the environment by:

• Reducing congestion within existing parking areas
  
• Reducing capital costs of building additional parking spaces
  
• Improving employee morale
  
• Improving community relations by reducing neighborhood traffic and parking problems
  
• Reducing absenteeism and late arrivals
  
• Reducing traffic congestion
  
• Improving air quality
  
• Conserving energy
  
• Conserving oil

Way to go, Dad! First place for being so environmentally conscious as well as reaping some of the carpooling benefits for yourself.