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Guest Essay

Why Stonehill should embrace the scooters

By Stori Rounds


There is a rise in electric scooter use on Stonehill’s campus, which, in the next few years could

help improve the College in many ways.


There are many benefits to using an electric scooter at Stonehill, an obvious one being the speed

at which you can get across campus, which has the potential to decrease the number of students

who tend to run late. I have an electric scooter and was able to get across campus in under three

minutes.


Electric scooters are especially helpful for athletes since many have practice or lift right before

class and electric scooters ensure less stress and tired legs. This may be the reason they are

mostly seen being used by athletes on campus.


Another benefit is that students are less likely to complain about the limited parking on campus if given access to electric scooters. If students need to park far away, such as in the back of Lot 17, then they tend to get concerned and aggravated with how far they must walk to get

back to their dorm or class. However, if they have an electric scooter available, then they can

easily get to where they are going in no time and parking becomes less of an issue for students.

Lastly, a more cliche benefit is that using electric scooters is just plain fun.


I originally got my scooter for Christmas because it was something that I wanted to use with my

friends around town; it was fast and fun. After getting the scooter, I realized that using it on

campus would be practical in addition to providing pure enjoyment. While there may not be an

exact study to prove this, I think that when students use electric scooters on campus, they are

more likely to want to go to class knowing they get to ride there.


Stonehill can embrace the increase in electric scooter usage by doing two things: create more

bike racks and places to park scooters on campus, and start having scooters available to rent.

There are few bike racks or places to lock electric scooters on campus, so I often find myself and

others needing to lock them to railings. If Stonehill invests in electric scooters on campus and

creates a rental system, such as bike rentals through “Citi Bike” in New York City, our campus

transportation could be improved.

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