Carpool

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/carpool

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the transportation mode share (US, 2009)?Carpooling comprised 43.5% of all trips and 10% of commute trips
2. What is the primary carpool composition?Over 60% of carpool commutes involve family members ('fam-pools')
3. What is carpooling?Carpooling is sharing a car with friends or coworkers to go somewhere together, so only one car is used.
4. Why do people carpool?People carpool to save money on gas and parking, and to help the planet by cutting down on cars on the road.

Demand-Responsive Transport (DRT): Flexible transportation services that adapt to user requests rather than fixed routes or schedules.
Social Capital: The value derived from social networks, trust, and cooperation among individuals and groups.
Sustainable Mobility: Transportation systems that are environmentally friendly, economically viable, and socially equitable.