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How to Participate in UCSD's Ride-Matching Service

Summary: Learn how to participate in UCSD's free online ride-matching service. Faculty, staff, and students age 18 and older can use it to form carpools and vanpools.

Note: If you form a permanent carpool, you may be eligible for a free parking permit, access to reserved carpool parking spaces, and up to 3 rides per year through Ridelink's Guaranteed Ride Home Program. For more information, see How to Participate in a Carpool or How to Participate in a Vanpool.

What to do		How to do it
1	Become a member.	Go to UCSD Ride-Match Service, select your Destination, then select Become a Member and follow the instructions. After you have become a member, you will automatically go to your selected destination each time you log on. Faculty and staff Ride-Match members can track rides using the My Commute Log and earn points toward commuter rewards.
2	Find a ride.	Log in to UCSD Ride-Match Service. From your Destination, use the check boxes and drop-down menus to narrow your list to rides near you or along your route. Check the Not a Match box next to rides you don’t want. Select Update at the bottom of page to hide checked rides. Contact potential ride matches: Click on the name of your potential ride match. Complete the e-mail and select Send. The system will automatically: Flag both rides as a Possible Match Send an e-mail to the other person and place a copy in your E-mail Log. Your potential match will accept or reject the match or reply to your e-mail. Note: Your privacy is protected because the system does not use your personal e-mail address. Once you finalize arrangements with your new ridesharing partner(s), return to the Member Information page and change your ride status from Open to Close-have a ride to prevent contact from other riders seeking a match.