Commuting with another person reduces more than your carbon footprint.
Research shows that carpooling allows you to save money through cost sharing and to shorten your commute by accessing HOV lanes. The social aspects of commuting with another person make the experience more enjoyable and may lower the stress of commuting for everyone – hence, “carpool therapy.”
Check out the latest video in our series The Switch and give “carpool therapy” a try!
Photo of the freeway by Ernesto Andrade on Flickr’s Creative Commons.