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Personal Transportation

Walking through the University of Central Florida’s main campus has become a complete disaster. Over fifty thousand people attend UCF and it seems like everyone is out in the middle of the day. Mobs of people are squished elbow to elbow, gasping for air and worrying about being late for their upcoming class. Then you hear wheels turning and the sound is getting closer and closer. The sidewalk soon splits and someone on a bike or skateboard roars through. Every time this happens I become furious and wonder why people move for them. The answer is because the idiots on their personal transportation vehicles will not stop. I have been hit or clipped three times now by people riding through campus. The first incident was when a skateboarder ran over the end of my new white Nike shoe. The next “accident” I was involved in was when a bicyclist swerved into my back. Luckily my backpack was packed with calculus books so I did not get injured, but it still angered me. The last crash involved a long boarder and the back of my ankle. A shaggy-haired kid was riding and texting on his phone when he rudely hit the back of my leg. Pain shot through my body and I looked down to see a bleeding left leg. Profanity filled the air and all I got was a, “My bad, bro. You straight?” That did it for me. All personal forms of transportation should be banned from the University of Central Florida. Banning skateboards, long boards, bikes, scooters, and whatever else students ride will increase the safety on campus, lower the stress of people, and even help the obesity problem in college.