Easing The Pain At The Pump: Surging Gas Prices Prompt Parents Nationwide To Seek Carpooling Alterna

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June 16,2008


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Divide The Ride
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Easing The Pain At The Pump: Surging Gas Prices Prompt Parents Nationwide To Seek Carpooling Alternatives This Summer And Beyond

— Divide The Ride Provides Families with a Safe, Easy and Free Method of Transporting Kids To Summertime Activities with Fewer Trips to the Gas Station—

Rocky Hill, CT – Divide The Ride (www.dividetheride.com), a safe and secure website that helps busy families create carpool calendars based on their schedules and driving availability is providing a valuable alternative for parents just in time for summer, as the price of fuel continues to reach new all-time highs. With summer break already in full swing in many states; parents nationwide are facing the reality that skyrocketing gas prices are here to stay, putting a damper on summertime driving schedules, as well as leaving many with a heavy financial burden.

Gas prices are currently at a record $4.023 per gallon, a 10% increase since only one month ago*. AAA statistics also report that this figure is almost 29% higher than the $3.091 national average a year ago*. Today, the average American family is spending over $4,000 a year on fuel**. And experts predict that this unwelcomed trend is expected to continue throughout the summer months, a prime time for parents who need to transport their children to and from day camps, sports programs and a host of other activities.

Divide The Ride, which uses web based technology, is remarkably fast, easy, and free of charge to use. Most importantly, Divide The Ride is safe and secure. Getting started is simple. Parents choose families they know to join their carpool. Once carpool members are onboard, all participants enter their driving availability and Divide The Ride creates a carpool schedule for them—all in a few moments. The carpool schedule is emailed to everyone in the group along with text messages and email reminders. Thanks to its web-based technology, Divide the Ride is available to parents nationwide in all 50 states—regardless of where they live.

“Divide The Ride is proving to be a huge success, not only as a carpooling tool, but also as a means for families to save money,” said Bryn Tindall, founder of Divide The Ride. “With fuel costs at an all time high, parents across the country are searching for ways to ease the burden that rising gas costs have taken on their finances. Divide The Ride provides families with a money saving solution that creates savings without sacrificing their kid’s summer activities.”

In an effort to make Divide The Ride even more convenient, new features have been added including a mapping system. Located in the Organizers and Directors section of the website, this system provides coaches, teachers and other activity organizers the ability to utilize interactive maps that show where all the families in the group live, and the proximity to the primary location of where the event is held.

For more information or to schedule an interview with one of the Divide The Ride creators, please contact Debbie Koke at (914) 536-7557 or Debbie@dividetheride.com.

* CNN.com
** OPIS Energy Group and Wright Express, LLC

About Divide The Ride

Divide The Ride provides parents with a free, secure and easy to use method of creating carpools with families they know and trust. Using web-based technology, Divide The Ride helps busy parents by creating on-line carpool calendars based on parents’ schedules and driving availability. What makes Divide The Ride unique is its ability to create a schedule of driving assignments based upon each parent’s individual needs. The carpool calendar is then emailed to everyone in the group along with text messages and email reminders. Divide The Ride is a free service and all information is safe and secure. For more information, visit www.dividetheride.com.
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