This year marked the 29th annual celebration of Rideshare Month. Rideshare Month 2012 promoted the use of sustainable transportation modes in the Monterey Bay Region. Thank you to everyone who participated for improving the air quality of our region through ridesharing!

Prizes and winners for the 2012 campaign

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Thank you for travelling sustainably in October. Keep up the good work!

About Rideshare Month:

Rideshare Month is the Monterey Bay Area's tri-county annual campaign, which is designed to increase awareness about the benefits of using sustainable transportation such as carpooling, vanpooling, riding the bus, bicycling, walking, and telecommuting. Commuters are asked to use a sustainable form of transportation at least one day during Rideshare Month in order to help relieve our congested streets and highways, improve air quality, and save energy resources and commute costs.

Californians spend on average, 115 hours a year driving to work, more than the standard 80 hour or two week vacation. Source: usgovinfo.about.com
By walking 15 minutes at 2 mph, the average person will burn 56 calories; at 3 mph, 88 calories; and at 4 mph, 103 calories. Source: healthstatus.com & eatknowhow.com
If every car carried one more passenger during its daily commute, 32 million gallons of gasoline would be saved each day. Source: Natural Resources Defense Council, 2003
It takes less gasoline to restart your car than it does to let it idle for more than a minute. Source: University of Colorado Environmental Center, 2003
By keeping your tires properly inflated, you could improve your gas mileage 3.7%.Source: University of Colorado Environmental Center, 2003
The number of cars in the world increased annually by 2.8 percent from 1980 to 1996, faster than the annual population growth during those years. Source: AAAS Atlas of Population and Environment, 2001
It takes 70% less oil to retread old tires than it does to make new tires. Source: University of Colorado Environmental Center, 2003
Most retread tires contain 75% recycled material. Source: Tire Retread Information Bureau, 2003
Since 2006, all cars made in Europe must be taken back free of charge by their producers, and 80% of the vehicle must be recycled. Source: European Union End of Life Vehicle Directive, 2000
There were 26 cars recycled every minute across the US in 2001. Source: Steel Recycling Institute, 2003