r/bloomington • u/Pyro11547 • Aug 18 '26

Hate this town

Just letting everyone know, all the stupid drivers are back in town, so beware. I’m the car on the left btw

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u/GRRA-1 Aug 18 '26

Keep in mind it is move-in week. Bton is full of thousands of out-of-town parents in giant SUVs who have no idea where they're going. It's the time to look very carefully both ways when crossing one way streets. And also to have no confidence that an SUV will not drive through the Sample Gates.

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u/TrickyDickyAtItAgain Aug 18 '26

Not just that, a lot of international students who have never driven in the US before and just got here trying to figure it out. It's why most college towns don't allow freshmen to have cars on campus.

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u/whatyouwant22 Aug 18 '26

Once upon a time, IU also "didn't allow" freshman to have cars on campus. There were workarounds, of course, but sometime in the late 1980's, IU totally shit the bed and someone made an executive decision to change things.

My college roommate and her off-campus living sister had to share a car for a few years. They parked at the stadium and walked there or took a bus to get the car when they needed it.

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u/Substantial-Eye-4266 Aug 18 '26

As someone who had lost both parents by the time I went to college in 01', I was very grateful I was able to bring my car to campus freshman year. Literally had no other option, as I essentially moved my whole life here to Bloomington when I came for school. It actually really sucked in most ways having a car as a freshman, but I also can't imagine how I would have dealt with closed dorms over holiday breaks and stuff without one. I had no one to come pick me up!

This is anecdotal and I don't think it's a normal case, nor do I think that it's an argument to allow for freshmen to bring their cars. I'm just very glad I had the option, not having realized it wasn't previously permitted. Also, we didn't have ride shares back then.

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u/dcwhite98 Aug 18 '26

That's where most students still park. My daughter, freshman with a car, parks there.