Carpool - Definition and Overview

Carpooling is shared use of a car, in particular for commuting to work, often by people who each have a car but travel together to save costs. There are sometimes special facilities for carpoolers, including high occupancy vehicle lanes specifically for cars with multiple riders.

Contrast with: single occupant vehicle

Carpooling in France

This link should give a good list of carpooling (covoiturage) in France http://fr.dir.yahoo.com/Commerce_et_economie/Transports_et_logistique/Transport_routier/Covoiturage/

External links

liftpool.co.uk (http://www.liftpool.co.uk/) Free carpool service for the UK and Europe

erideshare.com (http://www.erideshare.com/) Website which allows users to meet carpooling partners online

Example Usage of Carpool