Rideshare Week Winner Commutes to Tahiti; Compliments of RIDES for Bay Area Commuters.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 1998--More commuters participated in the 13th Annual California Rideshare Week this year than in the past two years. The promotion's theme, "Commute to Tahiti," attracted thousands of Bay Area commuters who promised to use an alternative to driving alone during the October 5-9 event. "Traffic congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. is at an all-time high," said Eric Walrabenstein, transportation services manager of RIDES for Bay Area Commuters, the group that organized the promotion. "People are exploring commute alternatives as a way around the gridlock Gridlock A government, business or institution's inability to function at a normal level due either to complex or conflicting procedures within the administrative framework or to impending change in the business. ." Commuters who pledged to use a commute alternative were entered into a drawing to win prizes. Commuter Thomas Kandefer of 3Com Corporation in Santa Clara was the lucky grand prize winner of a trip for two to Tahiti. Other winners included: -0- -- Terrance Lee, Novellus Systems, San Jose -- Mountain Bike -- Sandeep Aujla, Hewlett Packard, Mountain View -- Great America Season Passes -- Rosalinda Capito, Pacific Bell, San Ramon -- Marine World Season Passes -- Bert Ripple, New York Life, San Francisco -- Airline Gift Certificate -- Helen Vu, CSAA, San Francisco -- Lucky Stores Gift Certificate -- Don Kelly, PG&E, San Francisco -- Commuter Check/Transit Pass -0- Commuters registered for the promotion through participating Bay Area employers, by calling RIDES' toll-free number and by visiting RIDES' web site. "Driving alone is the most expensive way to commute," said Walrabenstein. "Rideshare Week encourages people to try something new and many stick with it even after the week is over because it saves them time and money and reduces their stress." RIDES provides free information on alternatives to driving alone, including instant carpool car·pool n. also car pool 1. An arrangement whereby several participants or their children travel together in one vehicle, the participants sharing the costs and often taking turns as the driver. 2. and vanpool van·pool n. An arrangement by which commuters travel together in a van. tr. & intr.v. van·pooled, van·pool·ing, van·pools To transport or be transported in a vanpool. referrals over the telephone. Commuters can also receive referrals to bus, rail or ferry services and obtain locations of Park & Ride lots and diamond lanes throughout the Bay Area by calling RIDES at 800/755-POOL or by visiting RIDES online at www.rides.org. California Rideshare Week is a statewide promotion that encourages people to use alternative forms of transportation by offering prize incentives. The event is organized locally by RIDES and by ridesharing ride·shar·ing n. The act or an instance of sharing motor vehicle transportation with another or others, especially among commuters. ride groups throughout California. Local sponsors include the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, Chevron and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. RIDES is a private, nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. dedicated to helping commuters find and use alternatives to driving alone. RIDES is funded by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, the California Department of Transportation The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is a government agency in the U.S. state of California. Its mission is to improve mobility across the state. It manages the state highway system and is actively involved with public transportation systems in California. and the Federal Highway Administration The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is a division of the United States Department of Transportation that specializes in highway transportation. The agency's major activities are grouped into two "programs," The Federal-aid Highway Program and the Federal Lands Highway . |
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