JRN 200 Rachel Yates

Mopeds  Mopeds are very common on Michigan State University’s campus and many students use them as a way to get to class.                  As with bikes, convenience, parking, and safety are considered by MSU students when they are deciding whether or not a moped is right for them. Caroline Dimas, a junior and education major at MSU, has had a moped on campus for three years and said one of the major benefits of having a moped on campus is it saves her a lot of time going to work and class. Since bikes and mopeds park at the bike racks at MSU, Dimas said, “it is definitely hard to find parking with the bikes and the mopeds; I feel like this year there are definitely a lot more mopeds, so it’s really hard to find parking.” Dimas said she feels safe riding her moped on-campus because there are lots of people watching out, but she does feel a little unsafe when riding her moped off-...

Bikes Bikes and mopeds are two very common methods of transportation at Michigan State University, but how do they differ? Convenience, parking, and safety are three big considerations that MSU students contemplate when deciding what method of transportation is best for them. Hope Adams, a sophomore and biomedical laboratory science major at MSU, said rides her bike to class to get there faster when she has classes close together. When it comes to parking at the bike racks, Adams said she could always find a place for her bike, but sometimes she had to squeeze it somewhere. “Sometime when I would ride my bike I would have to be really careful, like stopping at intersections and making sure other bikers and cars can see me because I was almost hit by a car one time and that was super scary,” Adams said when talking about bike safety .