carpool driver

Shared commute operator

A carpool driver is the person behind the wheel in a shared commuting arrangement, transporting passengers who split travel costs or take turns driving.

The term often appears in contexts of school transportation or commuter lanes: The carpool driver picks up three kids every morning.

Carpool drivers may qualify to use high-occupancy vehicle lanes.

Related

dropoff · schedule · coworker · suburban · morning · school run · traffic · route · highway · rush hour · parking · fuel · gas money · share · neighbor · office · backseat · radio

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role in shared transport

carpool drivercarpool passenger

Person sharing a commute

carpool rider · passenger · ride-along · backseat rider · non-driver

commuting method

carpool driversubway rider

Urban rail passenger

cyclist · telecommuter · remote worker

Family

pool, driver, pools, pooled, pooling, drive, drove, driven, driving

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G