Jacksonville State University - Mimosa Yearbook (Jacksonville, AL)

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JSU Traffic As new Students enter JSU, they are faced with many new experiences, one of which is the traffic. New- comers will find traffic to be bumper-to-bumper and sidewalk-to sidewalk. It is common knowledge at JSU that driving a vehicle around campus is like taking one's life in his own hands. Until this person has learned the tricks of the trade, he especially has problems. He must be able to change lanes quickly, be- cause as a beginner, he usu- ally gets in a turn lane before he ultimately realizes his A New Experience mistake. As new students come to Gamecock Country, they must learn which backroads are the short cuts and which are the dead ends. They must also learn when they are better off taking the main streets, because even- tually they will make it to a red light and have a chance to turn. They might never get a break without a turn signal. Once a person has mas- tered the basic skills of Ve- hicular Motion 101 at JSU, the next step is the parking lot. To become a successful driver, one has to learn to zip in and around parking lots, as if a mouse in a maze that cannot find the exit. He also must learn the art of finding a parking place. He must be able to spot a vacant space and race to it before anyone else does. Students are often better off walking to class than driving. An experienced sophomore remagked, Too many freshmen and driving to class. In many colleges, freshmen are not allowed to drive on campus. If this was a rule at JSU, the problems of parking and traffic would ,Y 14 Vampu- Lil:-1 Traffic'

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