Don't Be Lazy: Catch The Bus Service Learners!

     Attention prospective service learners: Free bikes are not free! It won’t hurt if you just catch the public streetcars or buses to your service agency if it is miles away—because you get free tokens ranging from ten to twenty tokens once every week and if you lose them, or if they’re stolen, you won’t be penalized with a fine. That is not the case if you rent a bike from the Office of Service Learning. There are several modes of transportation for you to choose from if your assigned or chosen service agency is not walking distance: the public bus, streetcar, and bike rental. The bike rental is a good choice for those of you who abhor sharing space with total strangers or simply not a peoples person, enjoy the freedom of routing wherever you want to reach your destination, or are immediately intrigued with items stamped “free”. The Office of Service Learning lets you reserve any of its five bikes for any day and time which you plan to visit your service agency free of charge; you don’t have to worry about putting any air in the tires also. A helmet and key and lock are also trusted with your care, which means you’d be kept safe at free of charge, and the office’s bike would be kept safe at free of charge.

     But…what happens if you don’t keep the bike safe—oh, you’re charged! I almost forgot to mention that the Office of Service Learning holds you responsible for any damages inflicted onto the bike, at a cost. You’re charged if you don’t lock the bike properly and it so happens to be stolen. You’re charged if the bike handle’s cover is gone. You’re charged if you don’t return the bike in a given amount time (hours or day) in which it is reserved for another service learner. And $300 is the awarded fine if any of the above mentioned offenses are committed. Is it really worth replacing a bike for $300 as opposed to being given twenty free tokens for the bus and streetcar every week?
Catch the bus service learners.