El-Amin sits in his car for a portrait with the PiggyBack ride-share app in Chicago. On Piggyback Network, parents can book a ride for their student online with another parent travelling the same direction. — AP
CHICAGO: Ismael El-Amin was driving his daughter to school when a chance encounter gave him an idea for a new way to carpool.
On the way across Chicago, El-Amin’s daughter spotted a classmate riding with her own dad as they drove to their selective public school on the city’s North Side. For 40 minutes, they rode along the same congested highway.
