Advantages And Disadvantages Of Car Sharing Apps

In a world increasingly committed to the environment, it was only a matter of time before the first companies appeared dedicated to connecting drivers and private passengers to save costs. Apps for car sharing are in fashion, something that professionals in the sector are not doing well at all.

You just have to take a look at any road in our country to see that most vehicles circulate with a person on board. From this problem arose the need for many drivers to reduce expenses and include one or more passengers in their trip to share the payment of gasoline, tolls, etc.

In addition to the economic advantages, making the journey accompanied and with a good conversation is much more bearable for the driver than spending hours alone in the car. This avoids one of the most worrisome causes of accidents: drowsiness.

Tips for passengers

For everything to go as expected, we must comply with a series of guidelines that, in addition to making the trip much more pleasant, will give you five stars in the App, which will come in handy for future trips:

• Be friendly : it seems basic, but the well-being of a journey depends to a large extent on the friendliness between the passengers. If you behave in a cold way and do not transmit closeness, you will enjoy an eternal uncomfortable silence during the trip.
• Don’t overdo your luggage: on all trips the driver proposes a maximum volume for each passenger. Normally it depends on the number of occupants and the size of the trunk of the vehicle, but it is essential that you do not exceed the limit set, since it may be that everyone’s luggage does not enter the trunk of the car.
• Contact the driver by phone, not by WhatsApp, this will create a closer atmosphere and the time and place will be better specified so that there are no mistakes.

• Show up 10 minutes before your appointment – unforeseen events usually arise, and two or three other people may be harmed if you are late.

Advantages of car sharing apps

• You meet people, and if you take the same route you can usually coincide on future routes.
• The trips are much more entertaining. You can learn something from everyone of you, and in a long journey you can have a really good time sharing past experiences.
• The trips by car are usually much faster than if you make the same trip by bus, and the departure and arrival area can be agreed with the driver, which with public transport you have to adapt to its schedule and location. Sometimes they leave you at the door of your house.

• Traveling is much cheaper than with public transport, approximately half the price.

Disadvantages

• If you do not get along with the rest of the passengers, the trip can be very heavy, at which point you would like to go by bus.

• You do not know the driver’s ability : sometimes, as they are not a professional, you will not agree with their driving or with certain behaviors. Exceeding the speed limits or not respecting the safe distance can make your trip uncomfortable and not very relaxing.
• The car sharing apps are not responsible for the last minute sit-ins that the driver may give you. If you are on the way to an airport or to a work meeting, the most advisable thing is public transport. Sometimes, the driver cancels the trip a few minutes after leaving, with the consequences that it may entail.
• Only use platforms that use special insurance for these car sharing Apps, since you do not know what insurance the car carries and how it will affect you in the event of an accident.
•  You do not know the state of the vehicle in which you are going to travel, you only know the model through the internet, but you cannot check the condition of the tires or if it performs minimal maintenance. In addition, although normally people are careful, you do not know in what hygiene situation you will find the rear seats of the car.