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Sheffield Lift Sharing
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  Car-sharing is when there is more than one occupant in a private car. We all share cars regularly, with our friends and family, without thinking about it. But there are often times when a driver has empty seats in the car because they don't know of anyone who needs a lift.
And that's where organised lift sharing, using the best of today's technology, comes in.
Lift sharing services put people travelling in the same direction or a similar destination in contact with each other, allowing them to arrange to travel together and share the costs, whilst also reducing congestion and pollution on our roads.
The UK has the worst congestion, longest commuting time, second highest road utilisation and highest car ownership in the EU.
The UK's traffic situation has led to significant social, economic and environmental costs:
Traffic jams cost the economy £5 billion every year in lost productivity
There are 10 million empty seats on the road every day
The average speed of traffic in London is 10 mph
29% of children travel to school by car
90% of London air pollution is caused by road traffic
Sharing a car:
Reduces the costs of travelling by car
Undercuts the cost of nearly all other forms of transport
Reduces congestion and pollution
Reduces parking problems
Reduces the need for a private car
Widens the recruitment catchment areas for businesses
Provides a real solution to the lack of public transport in rural areas
Facilitates the integration of public and private transport
Is a way of meeting ne
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