NEWS: TRIPDA MALAYSIA APPOINTS CAMPUS AMBASSADORS AS ADVOCATES FOR CARPOOLING

There is an Smartphone app by Tripda, a company that runs an online car pooling platform that connects car drivers and passengers heading the same way so that they can car pool together and save time and money (or allow car drivers to make money? IF they don't have a conscience I suppose). 

Anyway, Tripda Malaysia has linked up with university students who act as their ambassadors to advocate the benefits of car pooling. Do read the press release below for more info.

Press Release

TRIPDA MALAYSIA APPOINTS CAMPUS AMBASSADORS 
AS ADVOCATES FOR CARPOOLING




KUALA LUMPUR, 14 January 2015 – Tripda, an online carpooling platform that connects passenger car drivers and passengers heading the same way has appointed university students as ambassadors to advocate the benefits of carpooling to alleviate traffic congestion and car park problems within the campus and the surrounding area.

As Tripda ambassadors, students have taken a pledge to carpool whenever possible and to encourage their peers to do so by sharing the three key benefits of carpooling i.e reduce carbon footprint, reduce traffic congestion and to save travel cost by sharing out the expenditure.

According to Tripda Malaysia’s Country Manager Victor Ang, several campuses in the Klang Valley such as Taylor’s Lakeside Campus, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) and Universiti Malaya (UM) have car park issues with the increasing volume of cars and limited parking space. Taylors Lakeside Campus for example has a total of 2,500 car park bays with approximately 3,000 vehicles driving in to the campus everyday while Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) has a total of 1,200 car park bays with 1,600 vehicles accessing their campus everyday.

“The overall volume of cars are fast increasing on the road and the numbers are also reflected within university campuses. It is paramount that road users start carpooling to reduce traffic congestion, alleviate car park issues and also reduce carbon footprint to preserve the environment,” said Ang.

According to Ang, Tripda Malaysia’s strategy is to start off by instilling carpooling practices among students. “Once they are accustomed to carpooling, they will continue doing so even after they leave campus and start working,” said Ang. Tripda hopes to be able to influence more Malaysian road users to start carpooling through various programmes which Tripda Malaysia will introduce in the near future.


So far, Tripda Malaysia has appointed a total of 11 campus ambassadors in Malaysia. Tripda Malaysia hopes to double the numbers of ambassadors in the next 3 months to make carpooling a success among university students.

The Tripda app is available for download via Apple App Store and Google Play. Users can also access Tripda via its website www.tripda.com.my. To enjoy the convenience of Tripda, users just have to sign up on Facebook and register to offer a ride or find a ride by entering the date of travel and destination. Tripda is safe, convenient and it saves you travel cost.

About Tripda
Tripda is an online marketplace developed for people to share their rides anywhere in the world in a fun, easy, conscientious and safe way, helping people travel more while spending less.

More than just a website, Tripda is a reliable and friendly Community with the objective of offering a sustainable transportation alternative, accessible to all passengers throughout the world. All of us here at Tripda are driven towards this objective of connecting people and making trips to anywhere more efficient.

Our Goal, based on the principles of the Sharing Economy, is to make it easy for our members to communicate so everyone wins – drivers, passengers, our society in general and the environment. By offering a ride as a Driver, you can put your vehicle to better use, saving both money and fuel. When taking a ride as a Passenger, you will also save money and time. All this while doing your part to reduce the carbon emissions and the traffic on the roads, plus you’ll also meet new people and exchange exciting tales and experiences!