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As high school students at NCSA, who cannot have cars, we have had many intimate experiences with public transportation. Such experiences include Jamaican men making drug deals on the phone while we ride in the back seat and a man who was talking about drinking something that he did not know what it was. Once we we're in a situation where our taxi driver was pulled over and arrested, and we had to call a new cab to take us back to School. For this commonweal project we decided to venture into the world of public of transportation, risking our lives and career's as artists to unveil the interworking of WInston transportation. This day Jan 12th 2009, more commonly known as national pharmacist day, we went through the arduous process of signing out, and waiting for our taxi, about 45 minutes later, we we're on our way to the Clark Campbell transportation center.



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After signing out we waited for the taxi.

Mazena flicking off our taxi after making us wait for 40 minutes in the harsh winters.

The taxi costed approximately $6, just to go from school to downtown (about 2 miles).

We we're the only white people when we arrived at the train station

The bus driver made us sit in the back, because we were white.

Except not really

The bus ride was about 2 hours and included many scenic views such as

thruway, and the mall.


To conclude our anecdote about public transportation, we would like to make a few humble observations. We we're not impressed with Blue Bird cab company, because they took so long to come, and charged so much. We were however, quite surprised with the quality of the bus system. The facility's we're well kept, and up to date, and you could travel to several places in Winston-Salem, for a relatively cheap price of $2. The only criticism we have of the bus system is there should be more bus stops throughout Winston-Salem. I can see how the Winston-Salem bus system is beneficial to many locals, but from our bus ride, most people slept, and nobody talked to anybody. Although it would be very beneficial for the environment if more people took part in public transportation, I don't think that social capital would be better off.