Easy Steps to
Carpooling

Step 1
Find Your Carpool Match!

Step 3: Make sure what's fare is fair.

If each person in the carpool takes a turn at driving, then there's no need to charge. If only one person drives, however, you'll want to charge each rider a reasonable fare. Here's one way to do it:

_____________	x	_____________	÷	_____________	=	_____________
Carpool Roundtrip Miles		Cost per mile**		Number in Carpool		Daily Fare Per Rider

**Operating costs average about 12.2 cents per mile for gas, oil, maintenance and tires. This does not include ownership costs such as insurance, licensing and depreciation.

**Source: AAA, "Your Driving Costs," 2000 edition.)
You may also want to include any parking costs you might have.