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Five obvious carpool benefits\u00a0everyone should consider<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ralph Waldo Emerson said that \u201ccommon sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.\u201d When it comes to travelling around the Whakatipu basin it\u2019s easy to forget the smarter way of doing things isn\u2019t necessarily the most glamourous. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

No, carpooling isn\u2019t as exciting as personal hovercrafts or solar powered roller-skates. But, for getting people where they want to go in a fast, efficient, and cost-effective manner, shared rides can markedly reduce the negative impacts of congestion on our roads. And if we can motivate people into more carpooling it\u2019ll be a bloody genius result, right?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are five carpool considerations for achieving stress-free and cheap travel to work in Queenstown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. It\u2019s cost-efficient. <\/strong>The more you carpool, the more you save. It can cost thousands to operate a car each year, and that\u2019s not just the fuel either. There\u2019s insurance and registration and warrants of fitness and parking and maintenance and repairs. Did you know the council now offers free parking for those with carpooling permits<\/a>? While there\u2019s a small cost to get one, for those with 3 or more in their car each day, it can make a big difference. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    1. It\u2019s less stressful.<\/strong> With fewer cars on the road there\u2019s less traffic and less time spent on the road. Carpooling in Queenstown also means you can spend time in the passenger seat looking out at the beautiful landscape. And, if a problem shared is a problem halved, then having a couple of others to laugh at the traffic with is certainly less stressful than venting on your own.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      1. It\u2019s better for the planet. <\/strong>Fewer cars on the road result in less pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. It also reduces demand for new roads and sprawling parking spaces. With the challenges facing our planet it\u2019s easy to think an individual can\u2019t make a difference. But with a few of you that\u2019s three cars off the road. Multiply that by a suburb and the difference is obvious. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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        1. It\u2019s better for your neighbours. <\/strong>Getting to know your neighbours is vital if we want to build stronger, friendlier, safer, and more resilient communities.  Making these connections helps when it\u2019s time to borrow a vital tool, or a crucial ingredient. It helps when your new mate down the road notices someone in your house when you\u2019re away on holiday. It helps in a disaster when it\u2019s time to give or ask for help and support. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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          1. It\u2019s better for you. <\/strong>Life is chaotic and busy and at times very demanding. Why add to this with extra stress, cost, and time in your daily commute? To begin a carpool, or join an existing one, start here.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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