Sharing, a matter of confidence and trust

It’s Friday the 13th, 2 in the afternoon, Paris, at Porte d’Orléans. Lilian waits for the three people who will share his trip to Saint-Etienne. He knows what they look like, their BlaBlaCar member profiles and their first names: Stéphanie, Mérah and Simon.

Protecting what matters

3 minutes

Part 1: Meeting up

Lilian works for an IT management company and has been ridesharing for more than a year now. He posted his trip on BlaBlaCar’s website. Three people have chosen to travel with him.

Mérah, a guitar teacher

Stéphanie, a physical therapist

and Simon, who has just finished his studies in video animation. All three of them are regular users of BlaBlaCar, Stéphanie as both driver and passenger.

Key figures

The sharing economy

34y/o

is the average age of BlaBlaCar members

It was 29 in 2010. 36% of members are over 35

66%

of BlaBlaCar members are employed or self-employed

(32% managers and executives)

70%

of ridesharing passengers

have their own vehicle

source blablacar.fr

Part 2: On the road

Lilian gets behind the wheel, Stephanie sits next to him. Let’s get started!

As the journey starts, they share their BlaBlaCar experience.

All of them are in a good mood. Lilian is a BlaBlaCar Ambassador who knows how to make his passengers feel comfortable.

Part 3: Breakdown and repairs

On the road to Saint-Étienne, a loud alarm goes off in the car. Apparently the pressure in one of the tires is slow. Lilian stops at the first parking area.

False alarm! After checking the tires at the air pump, they can go on.

Lilian, Stéphanie, Mérah and Simon are now reassured and can head on towards the south.

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