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Re: Car pooling in Chennai - are we ready yet?

ubiquit — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:00:47 -0000

Well, as I've mentioned in my post, the situation here is a bit different... people mostly (esp. IT guys!) work in shifts. I leave for work at 8:30 AM and return home by 7 PM, and it is hard to find someone in that time range. Even I'm a bit erratic when it comes to time..sometimes i leave by 10:30 AM and return by 9 PM. Even if the time works out (I've tried..) I can hardly find more than one for car pool.. sad, eh!

Re: Car pooling in Chennai - are we ready yet?

AuntieMandy — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:07:21 -0000

At my workplace (admittedly it's a far cry from Chennai - I live in Fl), five of us carpool regularly. We tried all sorts of different guidelines, and here's what we figured out works for us.

We set a standard time and meeting place, that way communication need not be extensive. If you want to carpool that day, you show up, if not, that's OK. We only wait 5 minutes and then leave. If no one else shows up, then you just dirve yourself.

As far as privacy, we're all professionals and we try to keep the conversation professional. Often, we just listen to the radio, and that saves everyone form awkwardness.

On days when you need to be flexible, you can drirve yourself and not inconvenience anyone. I've kept stats over about 8 months and on average we carpool about 66% of the time. We've saved approximately $US 1045.65 in gas alone, and 3712.8 lbs of carbon. The money is definitely an incentive. For that, I can change my schedule a few times a week!

Re: Car pooling in Chennai - are we ready yet?

Ubiquit — Sun, 25 May 2008 11:20:15 -0000

Just came across this website: http://www.chennaitraffic.in/carpool.htm Hmm, they should advertise the existence of such sites, and give an importance as equal as condom ads.