We have always been not so caring when it comes to
protecting the mother Nature. Nature has always been kind to us but from time
to time, it loses its patience and shows its fury. Some of the recent events
like Verdah, Nadah storms stands a testimony to the fact that erratic climatic
changes and its patterns were the cause for these kind of devastation.
You need not have to go and plant trees everywhere. All you
need to do is to ensure that you now your responsibility and preserve nature in
your own unique way. We all travel a lot. There is no denial of that fact. How
do we travel is what that makes the difference. For those who stay close to
their work location would travel either by walk or by to wheeler. What if you are
staying far off or you are not comfortable travelling in traffic? We take a
four wheeler. You might be spending a bomb if you are travelling on a hired four
wheeler. To address your woes, Uber has introduced uberPOOL
Most of us would already be having the Uber App on our smart
phone. What makes UberPool different from the normal commute? There are few
many.
1. Reduced Carbon
Emission - a vehicle irrespective of how many passengers are travelling on
it, would emit the same emission. This is one of the reason why Govt and other
agencies insist on travelling in Public Transport. Not all would want to travel
on that for various reasons like traffic, crowd etc., To address this woe, Uber
has introduced UberPool. Unlike other modes, this is effective for the fact
that it ferries people who would be travelling in the same route as yours. Hence
instead of 1 person travelling all alone to his/her work, you will have a
company of few more passengers who would be commuting on the same route which
means the Carbon Emission is now been reduced to as low as 18% (Considering 6
people travelling at the same time). This is one way of saving mother nature
from pollutants.
2. Saving of Money
- This option would save a lot of money. If you are travelling in your own car,
you need to shell out a lot considering not only the diesel or petrol that you
need to buy to fill up your car's tank but also other expenses like Parking,
Insurance, Wear and Tear arising due to depreciation, Chauffeur Charges(if you
have a regular person to ferry you). On the other hand, a hired vehicle can
save you good amount of money. A much better option is to opt for the pool.
Why?
The charges are even more lower since the total charges are
now being shared by the fellow passengers who travel on the same route. Isn't a
worthy option to think about?
3. Safety - You
need not have to travel alone. If you are considering about safety, you will
have more passengers traveling with you almost all the time. This is apart from
the strict procedures Uber follows in recruiting the drivers.
4. Parking Woes -
Say good bye to parking woes when you are travelling in a uberPOOL. The vehicle
will always be on move and will not be stagnant in one place and hence you need
not have to worry about parking.
5. Others - This
option is one of the tried and tested method elsewhere and is a win-win
situation for all. Saving money for you, saving environment for all.
To sweeten this further, Uber has also announced that it
would track collaborative impact on real time and would send a Personal Impact Report each week which
would let you know as to how much you have contributed from your end. It
doesn't end with this. You can also get a chance to win a free month of
uberPOOL.
Every trip counts as an additional entry to win and every km shared helps solve traffic and saves on average over 130g of CO2 pollution.
How to Participate - Take the Pledge
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Enter promo code SWITCH2POOL in the Uber app
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Take uberPOOL trips through Jan 4th to be entered to win a FREE MONTH of uberPOOL
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One winner will be announced every Thursday
Every trip counts as an additional entry to win and every km shared helps solve traffic and saves on average over 130g of CO2 pollution.
What are you waiting for? #SwitchToPool now.
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