Metro Carpooling Made Easy
 Use RideshareOnline.com to discover who is available to carpool or vanpool in a matter of minutes using self-serve online ridematching.
Once you've found your carpool partners, the rest is easy. For a smooth commute, make sure you:
- Decide who will drive when. Make sure everyone has a list with each carpooler's home and work phone numbers in case of illness or emergency.
- Choose a convenient meeting place, like a Park & Ride lot, or pick each person up at home.
- Set a few rules, like:
- How long you'll wait for late riders.
- Smoking or non?
- Food and drink okay in the car?
- Music, news or nothing?
- Decide on costs. If you share the driving equally, you don't have to exchange money. If one person drives, divide the cost among the passengers.
- Make sure the vehicle is running well and has gas.
- Check your insurance -- some policies offer rate reductions for ridesharing.
- Check for preferential, free or reduced-rate parking. It all pays off!
Prepared for Emergencies?
Snow, floods... before an emergency hits, use this helpful commuter checklist [.pdf] to get prepared.
Contact the Rideshare Services Representative at Metro Rideshare Operations:
- Local Calls: 206-625-4500
- Toll Free: 1-800-427-8249
- TTY Relay: 1-800-833-6388
- Fax: 206-684-2166
- Mailing Address: KSC-TR-0812, 201 South Jackson St, Seattle, WA 98104-0770
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