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April 22, 2010
Simoneel Czar
Just as the school bell rings at 2:35 p.m. about 2,000 students make their way for home. Students walk, get picked up by their parents, take the school bus or the city bus; but a vast majority of students drive. Students risk get into accidents in the parking lot, or argue about other drivers taking student spots.
“The worst problem is that people take your parking spots, and that starts a huge argument, even though the spots are assigned,” senior Gagandeep Singh said.
On the other hand, sophomore Shweta Shenoy usually walks home from school.
“People don’t always pay attention as they are backing out cars, which usually ends up in arguments and problems,” Shenoy said. “Many times people drive with windows rolled down and music blasting from the car, I think it not only distracts other people driving, but they also distract themselves.”
People tend to unknowingly drive fast and endanger not only themselves, but also other students who are in the parking lot. Maybe that is why insurance companies charge higher insurance rates for teenage boys in comparison to teenage girls. Also, student drivers have a strong disregard for etiquette and are more likely to cut people off. They don’t allow other drivers to leave their spots as they drive by. Because of this, there is a large influx of cars. Teenagers should be more aware and less aggressive when it comes to driving on campus. This will probably fix many of the problems students are likely to come across if they park in the parking lot.
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