Carpooling is GREAT for the environment, and it can save you money!

DID YOU KNOW:

• Motor vehicles travel over six billion miles a year in Vermont.

• 75% of toxic air pollution comes from auto exhaust.

• Motor vehicles add 2.2 million tons of carbon dioxide, the main contributor to global warming, to the atmosphere each year. BUT...

• For every passenger you carry on a 20 mile trip, you can save a gallon of gas.

• Each gallon you save, prevents one pound of toxic and carcinogenic pollutants and 20 pounds of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, from entering the atmosphere.

Carpooling helps our environment. Instead of tackling traffic and the Vermont weather five days a week, you can sit back, relax and let a fellow commuter share the driving. And the more people you have in your carpool, the more often you get to take in the view, catch 40 winks, or enjoy a conversation with your new carpool friends. It's just what the doctor ordered...

Carpooling is a stress reducer. You can save at least 50% a year in car repair and maintenance costs, gas and parking expenses, all of which continue to skyrocket. If you're driving alone, commuting just 25 miles each way can cost you as much as $4,000 per year. Carpool with just one other person and you'll cut that cost in half. Add one more person and your cost will be even lower.