Frequently Asked Questions
- What's Drive Less Trip?
- How do I enter?
- How do the Auto Fill features work on the trip diary?
- Who sponsors Drive Less/Save More Campaign?
- What if I drive a hybrid vehicle?
- Why if I use motorcycle?
- What if I use a scooter?
- What if I use a wheelchair?
- Are other types of foot-powered transportation eligible under the "walking" category?
- How did you calculate how much pollution I prevented and how much money I saved by making Drive Less Trips?
- Why should I record my Drive Less Trips?
- I'm not seeing all the information on this website. Should I turn off my pop-up blocker?
- I requested monthly reminders or a new password, but those emails are getting caught in my spam filter. How can I tell my spam filter to allow the emails?
- I'm having trouble logging in, and I have cookies turned off. How do I allow cookies for this website?
Q What's Drive Less Trip?
Any trip that involves reducing single person car trips including trip chaining, walking, bicycling, taking mass transit (Bus or MAX) and ridesharing.
Trip chaining is a strategy to reduce car trips by planning ahead and combining errands.
Ridesharing is defined as two or more licensed drivers sharing a ride to the same destination or separate destinations within a mile of each other.
Q How do I enter?
Complete the New User Registration on this website. Then record your Drive Less Trips using the trip diary on this website. You may record up to one Drive Less Trip per day. A Drive Less Trip must be made on the stated date.
You can enter Drive Less Trips for the current calendar month and the previous calendar month using this website.
Q How do the Auto Fill features work on the trip diary?
If you make the same trip weekly, every weekday, or every single day, you only have to enter the trip information one time. Then you can easily copy it to other days during the calendar month.
Click the calendar on a date you made a Drive Less Trip and enter the information about that trip. Check the appropriate Auto Fill box, and then click Submit Trip. You'll see the trip copied to other days on the calendar. To make adjustments to any of those days, click on the calendar and edit or delete the day's trip as needed.
Q Who sponsors the Drive Less/Save More Campaign?
The Drive Less/Save More Campaign is sponsored by Metro, the Oregon Department of Transportation, TriMet, the city of Portland and other public/private organizations. Click here to see the full sponsorship list.
Q What if I drive a hybrid vehicle?
If there is more than one person in the car for the commute, then the hybrid vehicle may count as a carpool. Driving alone in a hybrid vehicle may reduce fuel usage and emissions, but does not reduce traffic congestion. Therefore, driving alone in a hybrid vehicle is not an eligible Drive Less Trip.
Q What if I use a motorcycle?
A motorcycle qualifies as a carpool if more than one person is riding the same cycle.
Q What if I use a scooter?
Power-assisted bicycles qualify as a bicycle. Motorized scooters of any type qualify as a carpool if more than one person is riding the same motorized scooter.
Q What if I use a wheelchair?
TTrips made by wheelchair are eligible in the "walking" category, as long as the trip replaces a single person car trip.
Q Are other types of foot-powered transportation eligible under the "walking" category?
Yes, as long as it is a method of transportation where the foot is in contact with the ground, it is eligible in the "walking" category. This includes skateboards, jogging, rollerblading, and non-motorized scooters, as long as the trip replaces a single person car trip. It does not include Segways.
Q How did you calculate how much pollution I prevented and how much money I saved by making Drive Less Trips?
We used Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Emission Facts (PDF 120K) to calculate
the average emissions and fuel consumption for passenger cars.
The document also contains statistics for SUVs and light trucks.
We used AAA statistics on average gas prices in Oregon to calculate money saved. If prices change dramatically, we'll update the price used in our calculation.
Q Why should I record my Drive Less Trips?
When you record your Drive Less Trips, you become more aware of your daily transportation choices and patterns. If you are looking for opportunities to make more Drive Less Trips, recording your Drive Less Trips can help you.
We'll also tell you how many vehicle miles you eliminated and how much air pollution you've prevented from being emitted.
Q I'm not seeing all the information on this website.
Should I turn off my pop-up blocker?
This site uses pop-up windows to give you fast, easy self-service features. To use these features, you may need to disable your pop-up blocker for our website. Please also note that most of the information contained in pop-up windows on this site is also included in the Frequently Asked Questions.
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Q I requested monthly reminders or a new password, but those emails are getting caught in my spam filter. How can I tell my spam filter to allow the emails?
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Q I'm having trouble logging in, and I have cookies turned off. How do I allow cookies for this website?
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- Click on the "Sites" button
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