Hitchhiked to the office

Tube steel scourge of modern cities. Even where there had not been observed congestion started to build up a queue of cars. The Government pretends to fight with traffic jams, arranging demonstrations "Days without cars" and encourage motorists to change to compact cars, but to no avail. On our portal already has a few articles from the "Help yourself," where we have considered alternatives to travel by car. For example, instead of a comfortable saloon cars to squeeze into public transport, where hot even in winter, and summer and did a sauna. Change seats on a bike is not possible for those who go to the office 15 or more miles - they have a long pedal. More radical ways - change the car for a moped, motorcycle or take advantage of bike-taxi. But, again, not everyone will be able to decide to go to motoshkolu, fork out for equipment and the daily change in office clothes. All proposed earlier ways of dealing with traffic jams involve replacing the vehicle. But what about people who do not want to change clothes and shoes on sneakers and backpacks? Found in the vast webcams answer to this question: look for travel companions. Of course, the goal of the movement avtopoputchikov quite global - make a personal public transport, but comfortable. Only if the majority of motorists in their cars peresyadut those with whom they on the road, the road becomes a little freer. Specifying in the search engine key words "looking for companion", in addition to proposals to go on vacation with someone new site was found "Avtopoputchik.ru. Here you can register as a driver or passenger. In both cases indicate the route and schedule journeys. Users will find travel companions according to these parameters: where and where to get and at what time. To entice potential travelers, you can write something about yourself, such as "I know a lot of jokes," or "with me - breakfast in the car." Site administrator Vladimir 10 years ago understood that Moscow is approaching collapse of the transport system. "It will be a challenge comparable to turning out the lights or water in the entire city. When the gas stations will not be gasoline in the stores - food, and what weight. That's because it is impossible to travel and bring. In metropolitan mass requirements, and if the transport will rise - it will be a disaster for the city economy, population and economy ", - says Vladimir. Two years ago he launched a website where anyone can find a fellow traveler, and actively develop it began several months ago. Now "Avtopoputchike" 130 registered passengers and 290 drivers. The site only provides a platform for searching passengers, other users solve problems among themselves. So if a pretty passenger driver will be strongly encouraged to visit him on the seagulls, the administration of the site nothing to do with. To such misunderstandings do not happen to be the first trip in personal correspondence to solve organizational issues. Namely: how much and where the driver will pick up passengers, and most importantly - someone who has much. For example, you can arrange to pay for gasoline in half or a passenger once a week, sponsored car wash. One of the users of the site, Alexei Prokhorov, said he was looking for companion to the way it was fun. But a few months and have not found a companion, and then work schedule changed. By the way, Alex - a supporter of only "everyday" nenapryazhnyh travel and vacation would not have dared to look strange hitchhiker, only if for the money. Another user of the site, Mary, was looking for companion to bring up someone for free, or opportunities to earn money on lunches. Judging from personal experience, most motorists are looking for travel companions to just not be bored in traffic, and for the petrol money do not ask. One of the drivers commented: "I still every day I go back and forth, I just would have been nice to go to a company with an interesting person." The idea to find a companion to fight with traffic jams quite imaginary. But, for example, in Europe, this method is practiced long and quite successfully. Europeans prefer to throw off the gasoline and not to interfere in the way private car. In addition, the environmental damage due to fewer cars on the road decreases. For Europe, it is also not unimportant point. Our country is so far only way to "relax and enjoy, in other words - to adapt to congestion. Text: Olga Zabelkina.