Hi Dave.

You are already more socially responsible than 99% of the populace if you car pool (I was not sure if you do this already, since you put it as an 'option'.)

We car pool within the family. In the morning all 4 of us leave together. Kids get dropped off at school, then my wife either gets dropped off at school, or joins me at the gym. We have two cars, but the second car is used perhaps once or twice weekly. Most of my errands are scheduled around trips I am making already.

We enjoy our time together, although it does increase our eating out :-)

This arrangement has only been possible since I cut back work to twice weekly; but with my flexibility, a bit of planning goes a long way towards reducing single driver trips.