Carpool apps provide practical solutions for daily-life problems

When I tell my family, friends and colleagues that I'm using carpool apps to commute between office and home, they seem shocked and remind me to beware of bad guys.

Getting into a stranger's car, or giving a lift to a stranger, is odd and risky behavior in their eyes. It seems we don't have a culture that accepts and trusts strangers.

However, those who have been using the apps in recent months, even once, are likely to embrace the new way and use it frequently. By my observation, age is one factor in divergent attitudes: the younger, the more open to new ideas.