This manual is designed to serve as an orientation for new ridesharing coordinators . As such , it will be of interest to personnel working for State and local ridesharing agencies , particularly those who are new and relatively inexperienced. Ridesharing is essentially two or more persons traveling by any mode of transportation , including but not limited to : carpooling, vanpooling , buspooling , and public transit . Its benefits are many -- less traffic congestion , less air pollution , reduced parking demand , energy
savings , etc. Ridesharing draws from several widely differing disciplines , including planning ,marketing , engineering , computer sciences , research , and even law . Hence , it is important for every ridesharing coordinator to become an informed generalist. . This manual delves into these and other disciplines and highlights things new ride sharing coordinators need to know.