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    Parents need help driving kids. Are ride-sharing apps the answer?

    Feb 26, 2020 4 minutes

    Tara Vassallo-Soto and her husband knew something had to give. With both parents working full time and four children scattered among three different schools, after-school pickup was a logistical nightmare. 

    When a friend introduced her to GoKart, a business specializing in transporting children, Ms. Vassallo-Soto decided to give it a try. The Raleigh, North Carolina-based mother now schedules rides ahead of time through the company’s app and depends on its drivers to pick up her middle and high-school aged kids three or four times a week. 

    “You never want to be the parent that’s not able to pick your kids

    Options for parents growStill finding solid footing

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