Carpool facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts

Carpooling is sharing a car with other passengers to help share the cost of the gasoline. It is better than driving many cars at the same time, because less gasoline is used.

Images for kids

  • "Pool It" Sign North of Vancouver, Washington, Was a Reminder That the Gasoline Shortage Was Not over in March, 1974 and Sharing Rides Was a Good Idea 03-1974

    A sign encouraging carpooling during the gas shortage resulting from the 1973 oil crisis

  • Carpoolplaats De Kar

    Carpool pick-up place in the Netherlands

  • Park and Ride United States

    Typical park-and-ride sign in the United States, this one located at the interchange between Interstate 79 and Pennsylvania Route 488 in Portersville, Pennsylvania north of Pittsburgh. Such services are used to encourage carpooling.

  • Carpool Decline in USA

    The share of US workers commuting by carpool has declined from 20.4% in 1970 to just 9.7% in 2011.


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