About 75% of North Americans live in cities. Many of them simply don't drive enough to justify the expense and hassles of owning a car - yet can't give up the freedom of driving a car when they want to.

Car Sharing provides flexible wheels for an urban lifestyle. It's instant-access to a network of cars throughout the city, 24 hours-a-day, paying-per-trip, without commitment or inconvenience:

• as EASY as hailing a cab,
• the CONVENIENCE of your own car,
• as AFFORDABLE as a latte,
• FASTER than renting, and
• lets you KICK the CAR HABIT

Reserve the vehicle - by phone, smartphone or Internet, 24-hours-a-day - that best suits your needs, and then use it for a few hours, or a week. Pay per trip, and never have to worry about repairs, insurance or monthly parking again.

And when you feel like it, grab a taxi, take the train, walk, ride a bike or take the bus.

If you drive less than 12,000 km (7,500 miles) a year and you don't need a car for work every day, car sharing will likely save you thousands of dollars a year, give you greater mobility - and actually reduce pollution.

An Introduction to Car Sharing introduction - CBC.ca

Car Sharing, launched in 1987 in Switzerland and later in 1988 in Germany, came to North America via Quebec City in 1993. As of January 1, 2009 - based on data provided by Susan Shaheen, University of California, Berkeley - 24 U.S. car sharing programs claimed 309,437 members sharing 6,093 vehicles; and 46,802 members shared 1,758 vehicles among 15 car sharing organizations in Canada.