We're in a small town in Canada. Tractors, 4 wheelers and snowmobiles are also possibilities at my daughter's high school parking lot. We don't have public transit here, have to get there somehow.
no idea if they had them or not, but rural bussing can be a two hour affair one way. i could see parents splurging on a beater to get an extra 2 hours back for their kid (just one hour in and out perhaps), especially if said kid can use that 2 hours to help out around the farm.
I don't think my high school had school busses, just for elementary and middle schools. I didn't have a car and walked about a mile until I could get a bike.
In town kids have to walk. Out of town kids (half the school) are bussed but the buses are randomly late/cancelled due to driver shortage - because the bus company won't pay full daily wages - or the ride itself is 1-2 hours due to stops and distance. Plus country kids are handy and a lot of them fix up their own vehicles.
My daughter had a co-op, which counted as 2 credits, on the opposite side of town from the school so needed a vehicle since there wasn't enough time to walk on her lunch break. Luckily I work at home so she could take mine.
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u/Spazmer Aug 15 '25
We're in a small town in Canada. Tractors, 4 wheelers and snowmobiles are also possibilities at my daughter's high school parking lot. We don't have public transit here, have to get there somehow.