Some students do drive and some don’t drive and those who don’t drive have to take other transportation such as a yellow bus, NJT, Taxi, or apps like Uber and Lyft to go on-campus and attend their classes. Even when it is raining cats and dogs, in the snow, in the hot summer days and even in the Spring and Fall semesters, transportation is important to every students on Mercer County Community College’s campus because money can be tight when it comes to transportation. It can be very expensive. Even if you own your car it can still be pricey at the gas station.
As college students we need to go on-campus for our classes. Some students drive to classes some students are driven by their parents, and some students take public transportation for example New Jersey transit, Access link, Taxis’ or apps like Lift, and Uber.
Students wait for transportation by the CM building near the turning circle at PE. PHOTO | Laurie Gallagher
On average, college students need a low-income way to go to school, especially when it comes to transportation. I know because I take Uber myself because I do not drive. Uber is a way for me to do my daily life like going on-campus and going home, shopping and so on. But the challenge of taking Uber is that you need to pay by credit card or debit card. I am very lucky that my parents pay for it, but it can be expensive.
If you want to take Uber download the Uber app, pay, then select the kind of car of your choices and enjoy your ride. But, in the app you do have give your location and the location of your destination. The Uber drivers are nice too.
I interviewed Tione Maurice Campbell Jr. who is a Mercer County Community College student. He said “yes I go to college; the Uber is great on time there to pick me up and to the campus.”
I interviewed more Mercer County Community students who take many different kinds of transportation to campus. Mercer Student Shaboi said that they take a bus called New Jersey Transit, and another person named Zachary aid he drives on his own and another student’s name Siddi says takes a yellow bus.
Uber cars are comfortable, and I talk to the drivers and it is a great opportunity for people who don’t drive. It is easy to download the app go into the app store on your cell phone and pick your location and your destination where you what to go there can take you anyway you want from any store and go and from school, work and so much more. Everywhere you on go to the airport or even on our spring /summer break.
People should care about the safety and the well-being of college students, and how they need to depend on their transportation to go to and from school. After all, these students are the future.
