Car Pooling
More Efficient, More Fun
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Share the car ride to school (and play car pool karaoke).
Carpooling or 'Walking Bus'
Carpooling and forming a Walking Bus are both great ways to travel to and from school in a more environmentally-sustainable way.
By reducing the number of cars on our roads, these alternatives mean less pollution – which makes our planet a cleaner, greener place!
Burning Questions
What is Carpooling?
Carpooling is the sharing of car journeys so that more than one person travels in a car.
For example - if you go to the same school as a number of kids in your neighbourhood, rather than all traveling to school in different cars, Carpooling means a group of you would all travel in the same car.
Carpooling is also known as car-sharing, ride-sharing, lift-sharing and ride-surfing.
What are the benefits of Carpooling?
- Reduces pollution
- Eases road congestion
- Saves money
- Saves time, as you can travel in the faster T2 or T3 lanes
What is a 'Walking Bus'?
A Walking Bus is when a group of students walks along a set route, picking up or dropping off 'passengers' at specific stops on their journey to and from school.
What are the benefits of a Walking Bus?
Here are some of the benefits of leaving the car at home and catching public transport:
- Reduces pollution
- Eases road congestion
- Saves money
- Saves time, as you can travel in the faster T2 or T3 lanes
- It's fun!
Pick up and drop off passengers in a Walking Bus to school.
How do I start a carpool or a Walking Bus?
Forming a carpool or Walking Bus is easy! Talk to your friends and discuss the idea with a parent to put it into action. How many people can you get involved?
What Do You Mean?
Does your school have a Walking Bus?
Carpooling is when multiple people share a single car on the same journey.
Walking Bus is a group of people walking along a set route, picking up and dropping off 'passengers' along the way.
Speedy Summary
Walking Traffic Light
By reducing pollution on our roads, Carpooling and a Walking Bus are two simple ways you can travel to school more sustainably.
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