When packing up all my stuff to leave for college at the end of the summer, neither my mother nor I hesitated for a moment that my bicycle should be brought down to school with me. UVA’s campus isn’t enormous, but it’s certainly big enough that it warrants some type of cross campus transportation. This rational is exactly what I thought most other students would have. However, having been here for about a month now, I’ve been slightly disappointed in the number of fellow bike-riders on campus. This may seem like some sort of environmental message to the students of UVA, but, in reality, those who are not riding bikes are simply walking, so that is not the message I’m trying to relay here. My point is that of, “Why not?” For starters, it’s fun to ride a bike. There’s no denying that. On top of that, the campus is extremely bike friendly and there are racks almost everywhere to store them. Even the UTS buses have bike racks on the front! And, perhaps most important to the average student, it saves tons of time. I can leave my room 3 minutes before a class is supposed to start and make it easily on time. This applies outside the classroom as well. You want to go to out for dinner but the corner is so far away. About a ten or fifteen minute walk from the dorms, right? Try instead a two-minute ride. Dinner suddenly seems much more appealing, doesn’t it? So over reading days or Thanksgiving break, go home and grab your wheels. You won’t regret it.
For more information about bike riding resources and safety tips, visit http://www.virginia.edu/parking/TDM/active/bikeinfo.html
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