(which is located on Highway 101). Although the freeway is geographically
the quicker route to both locations, I take the 101 highway the majority
of the time to avoid the traffic congestion. Driving allows me to be
independent, in control, and is quicker than walking, riding a bike, or
taking the bus.
My fieldwork experiment involved using public transportation, by taking
the bus from Solana Beach to UCSD (I cheated a little since I would have
had to take a different bus just to get to Solana Beach). My experience
with taking the bus was a very uncomfortable one. Not only did I suffer
from intense motion sickness from the swaying motion that the bus made,
but the waiting to get on and off the bus was very unpleasant. Although
the bus was free (for UCSD students), cheaper for non-UCSD students than
paying all the fees incorporated with owning a car, and much better for
the environment, it was way too uncomfortable for me to make it my new
form of transportation. Maybe if San Diego created an efficient form of a
subway system this would be a more feasible alternative for many
commuters.
Debbie Siegrist
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