To be clear, this did not happen at all

Lemmy: Cars are a plague and shouldn't exist, communities need functional public transit

Also Lemmy: Someone used public transit when they could have walked? Pathetic.

In the Netherlands, students get free public transport. If there's a bus coming that you can use for free, why not?

Fwiw as far as the reasonableness of taking a bus 1 mile, that's 16 minutes at a brisk walk. Less at a very fast walk. Depending on traffic, number of stops, etc., a bus could take about 10 minutes to go the same distance, probably less. So you're definitely saving time, even if it's not a huge amount. You're also saving effort and sweat, depending on how fast you go and the weather.

When I was in uni, I would regularly walk the 1.2 km to campus. But I would catch a bus the 1.8 km (remembering that a mile is 1.6) to the shops. Because it's a hot unshaded route with a significant uphill. Plus I had to carry the shopping. Whereas the walk to uni was flat, shady, and I rarely had to carry more than just a laptop. And also there literally wasn't a bus that could take me.

So yeah, depending on how all the specifics fit together, I don't see anything wrong with taking a bus 1.6 km.

Do you take the escalator, or do you walk up the stairs ?

What a weakling you are for choosing the escalator.

Edit :

It seems that the irony got lost : most people just take the escalator for a mere 50 steps, just as most people would just take the bus if it's convenient. So all people in this thread shaming her are quite ridiculous.

As for me, I take the stairs instead of the elevator daily (5th floor) and wouldn't get on the bus because I have strong social anxiety.

I'm sure the physically disabled students at that college appreciate you letting them know that you think one mile is too short for a bus ride

It could be cold, windy, or really hot out. Or she doesn't want to walk a mile with all her school stuff, or she doesn't have great mobility. Also there are plenty of 30+ people going to college

It could also just be made up, maybe stop looking to get outraged

My university was literally all uphill from dorms with traffic and 90 degree heat. You took the fucking bus.

American infrastructure is so heavily skewed against pedestrians in pretty much every city that isn't NYC. While large college campuses tend to be more pedestrian friendly, it still isn't great. And since most Americans aren't walking a mile everyday, when you then couple that with a backpack with materials needed for two different college classes like textbooks, laptop and charger, or notebooks and pens, it can be difficult for some ti walk that distance for whatever reason.

I don't know why people are still surprised that the country designed to punish people who are too poor to afford a car has so little pedestrian and cycling.

Wall-E is the future.

Lots of universities have free busses that you can just walk on, no pass or anything needed that loop around campus. They're so frequent and convenient that using them is often just the routine, even if it's not literally faster. It's easy to get into the habit of waiting for the bus on cold days, and you keep it in the summer.

I don't know why everyone's going on about weather. 1 mile is a 20 minute walk. A bus can do it in 5. That's huge time savings regardless of the weather.

Colleges love to flex their local bus service. Especially if it’s a big campus in the north.

If it's a campus bus it's almost certainly free, and probably timed to class schedules. If you only have 10m or so between classes it makes sense.

Why? Do you live in america or something where bus infrastructure is bad?

When I was 330 lbs. (150kg) it would take me 30 minutes to walk a mile, and I would be post-exercise dumb for at least 30 more. You don't want to the post-exercise dumb for class (taking or teaching).

Now (225 lbs. [~102kg]), it would still take me about 15 minutes to walk it, tho at that pace my HR wouldn't significantly increase, and I might decide to take the bus instead, if there's any sort of weather.

Free bus and constant buses arriving? Why not.

Fiction or American.

Eh, 1 mile is pretty far when carrying a heavy backpack. If it's free, I'd take the bus.

Not really. I used to take a bus every day to get to the metro station for a distance of only 1.5 km (0.93 mi). But to be fair it's because I was always on a tight schedule.

???? Free college buses around campus in the winter time is dope what's the problem

I mean depends on the weather and how much time you have. I have a shop I go to regularly about 5-10 minutes walking distance away. Some days I just don't feel like walking and take the bus. If she had to go there more than once per week I can completely understand some days just not feeling like it.

Does it feel better if you say it's a shuttle instead?

What did you do exactly, if you don’t mind us asking?

You what