There are those of us who are
not pleased with the proliferation
of motorcycles around the
University. They are extremely
noisy machines.
If those responsible for traffic
control were at all concerned with
noise pollution, and with the
extreme discomfort inflicted on
residents and users of the Grounds
by the insane and incessant roar of
far too many motorcycles, we
might be able to stop this swift
deterioration of our aural
environment, rather than
encouraging the destruction by
establishing parking lots.
And the fault lies not only in
the machines themselves, but also
in their users who are often guilty
of extreme discourtesy, as they
insist on indulging the tactile
pleasure of revving up their
motorcycles, a pleasure which
produces pain for all others in the
vicinity, especially in the early
hours of the morning.
If the students at the University
cannot place the value of a more
humane environment above that of
the convenience of parking, they
have no right to criticize society for
doing the same thing, only on a
larger scale.
Leon J. Podles
19 West Range
(and five other students)
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