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Road trip driving sign-up sheet
Who drives which leg.
A road trip driving schedule with the legs of the trip down one side and a driver against each, settled before you set off rather than at a gas station. Everyone can see their turn, and it's in their calendar.
Start oneIt opens with the shifts already laid out, dated from the next one. Check the dates, and change anything before you share it.
What's filled in for you
- Title
- Driving shifts
- Layout
- Shifts with a start and an end
- Shifts
- 4 to start with, from next Saturday, and you can add more.
- Saturday, 7:00 am to 10:00 am, one person
- Saturday, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, one person
- Saturday, 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm, one person
- Saturday, 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm, one person
- Description
- Pick a leg of the drive you can take. Each leg's times are on the sheet, and once it's taken, it's covered. Please only sign up if you're insured to drive the car.
- For
- Family or friends
You add your name. The dates start from the next one after the day you make it, so check they're right. Anything here can be changed before you share it.
An example
- Sat 7 Nov, 7:00 am – 10:00 am · taken by Priya
- Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm · taken by Sam
- Sat 7 Nov, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm · open
How to set it up
- Plan the legsIt starts with four three-hour legs next Saturday, with an hour off for lunch. Change the day and times to your route.
- Name the stopsPut where each leg starts and ends in the description, so drivers know where they take over.
- Send the linkShare it with everyone who can drive. Nobody needs an account.
- Swap if you need toDrivers can change their leg from their own link before you set off.
What helps
- Two to three hours a leg keeps everyone fresh. Plan a stop at each handover.
- Give the night legs to the drivers who are most comfortable in the dark.
- Check everyone is insured to drive the car before you set off.
- For a two-day drive, add the second day's legs before you make it.
Something to send with the link
Copy it into a text, an email or the group chat, change what you like, and paste your link at the end.
Questions people ask
- Can one person drive two legs?
- Yes, unless you turn on “One sign-up each”.
- Can I plan a two-day trip?
- Yes. Add rows for the second day before you make it. A leg has to finish on the day it starts.
- Do drivers get a reminder?
- Each one who leaves an email gets a calendar file for their leg.
Other templates people use
Family sign-up sheets, polls and RSVPs, or browse all templates
Start one
It takes a minute to set up, and nobody else has to install anything.