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Whilst waiting for the bus I happened upon an idea.

Why not sell cars at two prices: 1 for people who want to car-hog all day long and a discounted price to those who would be willing to pick people up.

The people who’d opted to pick people up subscribe to a scheme where they have a chip put in their car linked to a SatNav. When starting their journey they type in their destination and the route they intend to go.

Pedestrians also subscribe to the scheme and have a chip on a card which they keep in their pocket - that too can be programmed (via computer at home) which also has intended destination, but not route as this is irrelevant.
When the Subscribed car drives along it’s route it notifies of pedestrians standing at bus stops up ahead and prompts the driver to pick that person up if the destination of the pedestrian matches that of either the route or destination of the car driver.

Once the car has picked up 3 passengers, or more depending on your car insurance, the SatNav will not alert the driver until a seat becomes vacant.

Finally, for each passenger the driver picked up they are either rewarded points which they can spend at shops or get a discount on their car insurance.

Both pedestrians and Drivers must be vetted before they can enter the scheme to avoid any criminal intent on either part.