Community car sharing revs up as gas prices soar
Frank Douma is quoted in this story about how gas prices influence commuters.
The cost of gas is causing some people to think twice about keeping their cars and use car-sharing instead, Frank Douma believes. A 2006 Humphrey Institute study found that 21 percent of car-sharing members gave up at least one vehicle after joining a car-sharing program and that the primary motivation to joining was saving money while still retaining occasional access to a car.
"Anecdotally, the most popular use of car-sharing was taking trips to Ikea," Douma said his researcher team found from talking to focus groups in Seattle, Chicago and the Twin Cities.
Star Tribune
April 19, 2008
