ToGetCar - 全港跨區順風車App

About ToGetCar - 全港跨區順風車App Android App

香港順風車熱潮

　　你試過在香港乘搭順風車嗎？你能想像在香港狹窄的馬路旁，遞起一個大拇指的手勢，攔截順風車的情境嗎？其實早在 2013 年，香港已經有許多人透過 Facebook、Whatapps 等社交平台發起了許多順風車的配對，並且充滿濃厚的人情味。尤其最近的大埔街坊泥鯭 Facebook 專頁更引起社會一陣討論的聲音。


順風車熱潮的原因

　　其實不難想像這股熱潮的真實需求，小編作了些小統計，發現大多數順風車的乘客都是偏遠地區，例如：屯門、元朗、大埔、馬鞍山、將軍澳等等，當中更不乏觀塘及荃灣。加上該區一些熱心的車主，願意將既定的路線公佈，讓有需要的人乘坐。在節能減碳，減少路面交通擠塞的大道理下，這股充滿人情味的熱潮便湧現了。


社交平台配對困難

　　不過這條現代化順風車的路並不容易走。據小編了解，其實透過社交平台作配對，遇許不少的難題及阻礙。由於社交平台的設計最初就不是給予用戶作配對順風車用途，因此有不少乘客反映社交平台的版面不方便去搜尋路線，讓配對產生不少困難，結果導致一些車主的心意被忽略。


一個專門作順風車配對的 APP 誕生

　　有見及此，一個製作手機應用程式的公司 Urban-Manta，便決心推出一個手機上的順風車平台，讓攔截順風車更方便、更生活化。

　　Urban-Manta 團隊受到外國汽車共享（Carsharing）的啟發，結合我們 Urban-Manta 成員的初衷－－從解決大眾的公共及日常生活問題的角度製作了這個項目 ToGetCar。

　　ToGetCar 的定位是一個聯繫無私奉獻的車主及陌生人的橋樑，用意是只需一個舉手之勞的善意，便將兩者連接起來，這是一個將溝通化作行動的項目。

　　ToGetCar 的使命是：透過共享經濟的理念，善用香港日常生活中車輛的閒置資源，改善因車輛產生的各種污染問題（如噪音、廢氣等），以及舒緩繁忙交通時段，公共交通工具擠迫的情況。另外更重要的是，因科技發展而日漸疏遠的人際關係，透過科技本身去解決，改善地區鄰里的關系。從而喚醒人與人之間的無私付出、信任、善良的道德價值。


溫馨提示：

　　ToGetCar 本著促進香港順風車文化的理念成立，希望能夠自然產生一套良好友善的文化去維持平台本身的風氣。以下是一些建議希望熱心的車主及乘客參考，讓每一程順風車更愉快及順暢！


禮貌和尊重

一、溝通：ToGetCar 本身只是一個連接車主及乘客的平台，我們非常鼓勵雙方於出車前作良好的溝通，例如在Facebook與對方打個招呼，或者最好乘客能夠主動致電熱心車主作溝通。

二、守時：無論做人或做事，守時好重要，早 15 分鐘到達約定地點，對大家都是一份尊重。如果臨時有事更改預定，請盡可能提早通知對方。如果你遲起床的話，誠懇地致電對方請求諒解吧！

三、遵守熱心車主的要求，例如：禁煙、保持車內整潔、不載貨或寵物等。如果真的很想，請自行溝通，但切記車主的熱心不是應份的。

四、我們非常鼓勵行車期間聊天交友，當然以不妨礙車主駕駛及行車安全的前提下。

五、熱心車主提供的行車路線沒有更改的義務，如果你有個別要求，請預先溝通好，否則只會按車主既定路程。
　　
六、鼓勵乘客盡量坐上副駕或助手位置，並主動聊天，不要讓熱心車主單純當個接載你的司機。


法律和保障

一、不可透過 ToGetCar 的平台去賺取金錢，我們平台永遠不會收取車主及乘客任何費用，亦希望各位不要將簡單的義舉複雜化，坊間有其他更好的平台牟利。

二、ToGetCar 內設有舉報機制，如果有任何問題，歡迎回報予我們，我們承諾即時處理和跟進。

三、請車主和乘客遵守香港的交通規則，以免產生不必要的不愉快事件。Hong Kong ride boom

You tried to take a ride in Hong Kong it? Can you imagine the narrow roadside in Hong Kong, handed up a thumbs up gesture, context interception ride it? In fact, back in 2013, Hong Kong has a lot of people through Facebook, Whatapps other social networking platform launched many paired ride, and full of strong human touch. In particular, recent Po neighborhood mud 鯭 Facebook page but also caused a burst of sound social discussion.


Cause ride boom

It is not difficult to imagine the real needs of this trend, the small series made some small statistics, found that most of the ride passengers are in remote areas, such as: Tuen Mun, Yuen Long, Tai Po, Ma On Shan, Tseung Kwan O and so on, of which there have been many Kwun Tong and Tsuen Wan. Plus the area a number of enthusiastic owners, willing to established routes announced, so that those who need to take. In carbon reduction, reducing road traffic congestion truths, which shares will be full of human craze emerged.


Pairing difficult social platforms

But this modern way is not easy to go ride. According to Xiao Bian understand, in fact, make pairing through the social platform, the event promises a lot of difficulties and obstacles. As the design is not the first social platform to give users a ride for pairing purposes, so there are a lot of passengers reflects the social platform inconvenient forum to search for the route, so the pairing produces a lot of difficulties, resulting in some owners of the mind are ignored.


Ride a specially made pair of APP birth

In view of this, a production company of mobile phone applications Urban-Manta, he resolved to launch a mobile phone on the ride platform, allowing interception ride more convenient living.

Urban-Manta team inspired by foreign car-sharing (Carsharing), combined with the original intention of the members of our Urban-Manta - From the public's point of view to solve the problems of daily life in public and made this project ToGetCar.

ToGetCar positioned to be a bridge between the owners and strangers selfless intention is just a little effort of good will, they put the two connected, this is an action of the project will be turned into communication.

ToGetCar mission is: through shared economic philosophy, use of idle resources in Hong Kong daily life of the vehicle, improving due to various pollution from vehicles produced (such as noise, emissions, etc.), as well as to relieve heavy traffic periods, crowded public transport situation. Also more importantly, due to technological development and increasingly alienated relationships through technology itself to solve, improve relations area neighborhood. So wake up between people selfless giving, trust, good moral values.


Tips:

ToGetCar the spirit of promoting the idea of ​​the establishment of the Hong Kong Cultural ride, hoping to naturally produce a good friendly culture to maintain the culture of the platform itself. Here are some suggestions that the owners and passengers enthusiastic reference, so that every journey more enjoyable and smooth ride!


Courtesy and respect

First, the communication: ToGetCar itself is just a platform to connect owners and passengers, we strongly encourage good communication on both sides of the bus before, for example in Facebook with each other and say hello, or, preferably, passengers can take the initiative to call for communication enthusiastic owners.

Second, punctuality: whether life or work, good punctuality is important, as early as 15 minutes to reach the agreed place, for we are all one respect. If something happens to change the provisional booking, to notify each other in advance as possible. If you get up late, then, to call each other sincerely request the understanding it!

Third, the requirement to comply with enthusiastic owners, such as: smoking, keep the car clean, no cargo or pets. If you really wanted to communicate your own, but remember not to be enthusiastic owners of parts.

Fourth, we are very encouraged to chat with friends during the journey, of course, without prejudice to the owner of the premise of driving and traffic safety.

Fifth, the obligation to provide driving directions enthusiastic owners have not changed, and if you have individual requests, please communicate well in advance, otherwise it will given away by the owners.

Sixth, encourage passengers to try to get on the first officer or assistant positions, and take the initiative to chat, do not let the enthusiastic owners simply be a pick your driver.


Legal and security

First, impermeable ToGetCar platform to earn money, our platform owners and passengers will never be charged any fees. We hope you will simply not owed complicated, even though there are other better platform for profit.

Two, ToGetCar features a reporting mechanism, if there are any questions, please return to us, we are committed to immediate treatment and follow-up.

Third, please owners and passengers to comply with Hong Kong's traffic rules, avoid unnecessary unpleasant events.