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carpooling
Also known as: car pool, share-a-ride system
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mass transit
- In mass transit: Alternative service concepts
…better parking arrangements to encourage carpooling, the sharing of auto rides by people who make similar or identical work trips. Car-pool vehicles are privately owned, the guideways (roads) are in place, drivers do not have to be compensated, and vehicle operating costs can be shared. On the other hand, carpoolers…
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transportation economics
- In transportation economics: Demand for passenger transportation
…often with the driver alone, carrying no passengers. Car pools are encouraged in most large urban areas by setting aside certain lanes on freeways in and out of the city for use by vehicles carrying multiple passengers. On toll roads and bridges, and at freeway entrance points, they may also…
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