Hitch a ride to the airport

This is a great idea that I read about on Springwise and I think a lot of people would agree with me. Hitchsters.com is a new company that has been launched by Terry Crawford and his wife Gloria, that combines social networking with a ride matching site, to come up with ways to share taxi's to the airport. Using Hitchster, you can connect with others who are travelling on the same flight and are from the same area, to save money and share a cab. There is also an option to specify a male of female co-rider. All that is required is your first name, cell phone number, cell phone service provider and an email address. Hitchster connects passengers using its database and makes a match.

The company has a few rules: customers must be over the age of eighteen and the first person to get dropped off pays 60% of the fare and tolls to make sure the second rider doesn’t get stiffed for the tip. Hitchsters suggests rock paper scissors to minimize arguments over who gets out first. Customers who stand up other riders risk being banned from the system. Currently, Hitchsters is in beta in New York, and scheduled to launch soon in Brooklyn and Boston. The service is free, but the Crawfords hope to generate revenue by attracting advertisers to the site.