Fuel prices have been
stable for the past couple of weeks, but this trend is not going to continue
nor is it going to go backward (wishful thinking). Some newspapers have already
carried the news that we should be prepared for a substantial hike in fuel
prices once the election season is over. The lull in price fluctuation was
enforced by the Election Commission of India and comes under its code of conduct,
which was lifted last week.
When faced with news,
especially bleak news – there are two ways a person can go about dealing with
it. Accept it or take steps for change. In this scenario, we can either accept that
fuel prices will keep on rising. After all, that’s how it’s always played in
the past OR we can take concrete alternative steps to counter it. The rise in
fuel prices is just one of the many reasons why we should start looking at ways
to share our daily commute. Look at it this way, more people in one automobile
= less number of cars on the road = less chances of a traffic jam happening.
More people reaching on time to their destinations is just one of the many
positive outcomes arising out of this practice.
What’s stopping us from
making group commuting a habit? Not only are we saving money, resources and
time – we are making sure we leave a small carbon footprint in our country
(more on carbon footprints here: http://www.carbonfootprint.com/calculator.aspx).
The only challenge I can
see can come in the form of organizing everyone’s time and habits when heading
out together in a single vehicle – but technology can help us here with many online
services coming out to help us in this regard. One of the more helpful ones is
- http://www.carpooling.in/
Here at Hero BPO, we have a
culture of our employees travelling to and fro from work and home in company
cabs – highlighting our commitment to group comminuting. People living in the
same neighborhood travel together saving costs and thus helping leave a leaner
carbon footprint.
“We're in a giant car heading towards a brick wall
and everyones arguing over where they're going to sit” ― David Suzuki