Why are People not "Pooling"?

Today was the last day for me to pick up the grandchildren from Pre-K. I will miss them tomorrow because they have been very entertaining as usual. And, they are growing up so fast, it's unbelievable. I'm beginning to think one cannot spend enough time with loved ones before they are grown and gone. One thing they do is keep my energy level higher than usual, which is necessary when trying to keep up. Leaving the classroom, Livvy is off and heading for the car, ready to listen to Christmas music. In fact, yesterday, she asked me if I had a tape of "The First Noel", one of her favorites. At the time I didn't so she informed me that I needed to get it, that her mom played it for her in her car all the time. Now that I have the tape, she may not be riding in my car again before Christmas.

To change the subject, traffic in our little town is getting more and more hectic every day. Sometimes, I sit at the end of our drive for 5 minutes when I used to be able to drive directly out. I have planned to leave 5 minutes earlier than necessary to pick up the children just in case I needed it. Well, yesterday, I did need those extra minutes. Also, the traffic was moving much slower, too, due to patrolman pointing his radar in our direction. On main street, every car wanted to back out of its diagonal space in front of us (at its leisure). I shouldn't complain about the traffic, however; when in Raleigh last week, traffic was so heavy that it took forever to even get to an intersection to make a right! I also noticed that almost every vehicle had only one person in it. Now, for a country that is turning "green", I am shocked at this arrangement; why are people not pooling? It was quitting time for many I'm sure. I guess everyone feels that they need a vehicle in case they need to leave work for various reasons. I have thought about a hybrid but then decided that it would take many years to break even after paying so much for one that I would be ahead to pay for the liquid gold. Those prices need to come down soon if we are serious about staying green.