Loan-a-car

This one seems quarter baked, instead of half. If too many cars is the cause of traffic problems, why not let a municipality provide several common vehicles that are shared throughout the day. Example, I need a ride to work. At 7:35 AM Sam stops by my house to pick me up. We travel to his office, and drop him off. I then must drive to Gina’s house to pick her up. We then go to my office. When I get out, Gina picks up the next passenger, and then goes to her place of employment. I know that this staggers some work schedules, but a nice tax incentive to employers may create some flexibility. Actually, when everybody was signed up for the loan-a-car program, a computer could maximize the efficiency by directing the driver to pick up multiple passengers heading in the same general direction. Just check your email every morning to find out who you will be picking up, and who will be picking you up. Also your employer will get an email copy of the schedule so she will know about when to expect you. If the pick up sequence was created by a computer, it may be able to send the data to one of the readily available GPS navigation systems. Just follow the voice to Rick’s house, and let him drive you on in to work. There has to be a small fleet of cars available individually to account for emergency returns to home or the hospital. Whatcha Think?