Such a system can mean less volume of cars in large cities, which can free up parking spaces and facilitate traffic.
Any kind of pooling for shared mobility is a viable solution to urban mobility problems. But for highly populated countries like India, disseminating the pooling/ sharing information is a huge task as people commute from different directions to the workplace. Increasing the frequency and number of public transport for various routes is also the need of the hour.
About the historical background, as old as the 18th century, you can see my recent paper "Aux origines du covoiturage. Le partage des voyages d'après les journaux d'annonces lyonnais de la seconde moitié du XVIIIe siècle", FLUX, 113 n°3, juillet-septembre 2018, p. 3-23.
Often, a good knowledge of the past gives ideas, even new tools, for studying the present…
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No, FLUX is a french geographic journal dealing with layouts and exchanges. Here is the english abstract : in the second half of the eighteen century, numerous newspaper advertisements were published in the main cities of Europe.Among the various offers and informations are sections seeking to organize shared travels from Lyon. It was possible to save money by taking a passenger with you, or finding a place in a vehicle. This article examines how, why, when and by whom these practices were implemented on european roads. Examples from other french cities open a comparative perspective. Shared travelling then appears as a characteristic practice of merchant elites.
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I think the concept of car sharing will evolve differently depending on the country it is implemented in. For instance, it is quite successful in developed countries, where the governments offer different perks for car owners that share rides, while in developing countries the consumers are quite reluctant. A solution, in these countries, might be the development of the public transportation.
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@Olivier Zeller. Quite interesting your ideas. I have a line of research based on Business History, and I use to view the reality from the historical perspective.
It works in German and Austrian cities like Bremen, Munich or Vienna reducing the number of necessary parking places (e.g. Schreier, Becker, Heller, 2015). Households own less cars with car-sharing and people take more rides with active transport modes or public transport.
short answer: yes AND especially if there is a public transport system that covers the most frequent routes of the inhabitants satisfactorily. mass transport for masses of People! car sharing or pooling as additional modes. the following link leads to current figures in germany. especially the statements on usage behaviour also apply to similarly structured areas - at least in german-speaking countries
https://carsharing.de/alles-ueber-carsharing/carsharing-zahlen/aktuelle-zahlen-daten-zum-carsharing-deutschland
In Germany, up to 20 cars will be replaced by a car sharing vehicle. Here is the article: https://carsharing.de/carsharing-ist-umweltfreundlich
And here the reference to the study and further links of the german federal association for car sharing . https://carsharing.de/alles-ueber-carsharing/studien/mehr-platz-zum-leben-carsharing-staedte-entlastet
If you need more detailed information, the association is very cooperative.
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