This is kind of a joke, but imagine this scenario:
If I illegally immigrate to USA, how much I would make just to take a ride with people?
I believe I could charge US$20 per trip. One trip early morning, go back by public transportation (it is just 10 miles!), and get another ride. The same at rush hour in the other direction. It would me about 80 * 22 = $1760 each month. Nothing bad. Better than a minimum wage of $1,150 per month.
There are plenty of slug line commuter parking lots around the area that you can find people that will ride for free in your car so everyone can take advantage of HOV lanes. It's definitely a thing in some places where the passengers have no real need to be going anywhere in DC, people are just trying to get to work.
Why would you pay someone when we already have a mechanism in place here to pick up additional people for free? See http://www.slug-lines.com/ for more information.
Edit: Didn't notice the comment below, that's what I get for not refreshing the page...
If I illegally immigrate to USA, how much I would make just to take a ride with people?
I believe I could charge US$20 per trip. One trip early morning, go back by public transportation (it is just 10 miles!), and get another ride. The same at rush hour in the other direction. It would me about 80 * 22 = $1760 each month. Nothing bad. Better than a minimum wage of $1,150 per month.
This is a kind of job that exists in a lot of places: https://gizmodo.com/10-transportation-related-jobs-that-only...