We have returned to that school flow, where instead of waking up and watching hours of Orange is the New Black in our bed, we are forced to get up and attend school.
Now, it’s not all bad. We get to meet new people, join clubs, do different activities and listen to some interesting lectures.
In fact, it’s something we should all look forward to. The only problem that I have, and I think I speak for most of the students on the campus, is the process of finding a poor parking spot and walking for what seems like forever to our classes.
That moment where we power walk for five minutes straight across campus just to get to class because we’re running a little late. Even that moment when you’re done with school for the day and all you can hear is yourself complaining “Why did I park so far? Why can’t I just teleport to that crappy parking spot?”
Well, there is a solution for that problem and that’s personal transportation, such as skateboards, bicycles and scooters. Now, technically we’re not allowed to use transportation or wheels on the campus because it’s an official policy in the school, but this policy is completely useless.
Everyday I see people making good use of their personal transportation and all I can do is look at them with envy knowing that they will arrive to their destination in a timely matter.
They zoom through all the scattering students on campus with ease, while I’m power walking across campus, drenched in sweat when I arrive to class. The use of these portable transportation tools are beneficial in many ways.
The students that live to ride skateboards, scooters and bicycles around campus agree that it’s the faster and more efficient way to get around. This policy of prohibiting such transportation devices is a setback on using our tools that can be essential and efficient in time managing.
A few guidelines may need to be installed in order for this to work. For example, a separate lane reserved only for vehicles should be implemented to make it safer for the people on transportation and students walking on campus.
Another suggestion could be certain hours of the day should restrict vehicles, such as times in which student rush hours or events on campus take place in order to prevent any collisions with students.
The whole transportation on campus shouldn’t be prohibited, but tweaked to make riding on campus safe for all students. Scooters, bicycles and skateboards aren’t just wheels people ride on campus, but they are instruments that we can implement in our lives to make it easier.
