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UA enforces scooter rules on campus

Abstract:
An increase in students using scooters on campus has brought a concentrated effort in enforcement of state laws and significant changes in parking policies, UA officials said.


With the nationwide move toward greener solutions for everything from food choices to how those choices are carried out of the store, and with the recent slump in the economy, scooters have become a staple in student transportation, on and off campus....

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Amanda Smith

posted 2/21/09 @ 8:04 AM CST

scooter rules on campus is very good idea
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Alex

posted 2/21/09 @ 4:54 PM CST

"Complaints have been received by officials at the UA Transit and Parking Department, the UA Police Department and University Housing, Voorhies said."

So basically, no actual students have complained about the scooters?

Do you smell it? Mmm, bureaucracy.
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Alioth

posted 2/21/09 @ 6:51 PM CST

Alex, are you illiterate? It said complaints were received by the UA Police Department. It didn't say who complained. Students can call the UA Police. Or are you implying all UA students are too stupid to know how to use phones?

By and from don't mean the same thing.
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Alex

posted 2/24/09 @ 3:57 PM CST

Originally posted by

Alioth

 Alex, are you illiterate? It said complaints were received by the UA Police Department. It didn't say who complained. Students can call the UA Police. Or are you implying all UA students are too stupid to know how to use phones?

By and from don't mean the same thing.


Why don't you take my literal meaning instead of implying a bunch of wrong information?

"It didn't say who complained."

Look at the quote again.

"Or are you implying all UA students are too stupid to know how to use phones?"

No. Read it again...it mentions a bunch of different groups complaining, but said nothing about student complaint rising, just complaints in general.

To clarify my position, I have absolutely no problem with laws already in place being enforced. I simply find it amusing that nothing is done until a few office workers at the university start complaining.
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Alioth

posted 2/25/09 @ 12:39 PM CST

"Pizzas have been received by officials at the UA Transit and Parking Department, the UA Police Department and University Housing, Voorhies said.

The pizzas were sent by students.
The pizzas were sent by monkeys.
The pizzas were sent by militant martians.

It doesn't say who complained."
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Bman

posted 2/24/09 @ 2:50 PM CST

The "beaucracy" wasn't going to touch this until there were enough moron students driving on sidewalks and through the interior of campus (which was ALWAYS illegal!) to force their hand.

They've responded appropriately by creating official places to park scooters. There is one little nook off of maple by the green houses that is creatively placed, for instance, that doesn't lose the convenience of driving a scooter.

No one claims ignorance (with any justification) to parking their cars illegally. Why? Because eveyone goes to get a sticker to register to park, and a map showing where they can park. It is the exact same process with scooters. Ignorance can not be claimed.

As the scooter population grows, hopefully the administration will continue to find creative solutions that accomodate a more economic and ecological way of transportation to campus that currently is being used.
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big red

posted 2/27/09 @ 10:23 PM CST

Originally posted by

Bman

 The "beaucracy" wasn't going to touch this until there were enough moron students driving on sidewalks and through the interior of campus (which was ALWAYS illegal!) to force their hand.

They've responded appropriately by creating official places to park scooters. There is one little nook off of maple by the green houses that is creatively placed, for instance, that doesn't lose the convenience of driving a scooter.

No one claims ignorance (with any justification) to parking their cars illegally. Why? Because eveyone goes to get a sticker to register to park, and a map showing where they can park. It is the exact same process with scooters. Ignorance can not be claimed.

As the scooter population grows, hopefully the administration will continue to find creative solutions that accomodate a more economic and ecological way of transportation to campus that currently is being used.


Bman is on target. Additionally, scooters help solve campus pkg problems. You can park more scooters in a designated area than the same amount of cars/trucks/SUVs. In other words, maximize parking space for other vehicles by using designated scooter spaces for the rise in scooter usage, in fact, encourage scooter usage.

For the morons, the fines are a good warning.
Perhaps for total stupidity (elevator, dorms,) there is more power to be welded from Univ Housing. Stopping such unsafe and idiotic behavior shouldn't require UAPD manpower/patrol since violations are in a Univ Housing operated area. Housing should be able to put a swift end to those antics, if they want to call in the UAPD fine. In Univ Housing, rules should be more stern as occurs within a UA group community which already adheres to guidelines for the safety of all.
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