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Getting around Washington & Lee requires only two feet and a modest capacity for hill walking. That said, most students bring a car for trips into the surrounding countryside, whether for off-campus parties or day trips to neighboring Roanoke or Charlottesville. All campus spots are within easy walking distance of each other, and the University sponsors a shuttle service to the local Wal-Mart and Kroger.

Indeed, Washington & Lee has its own social shuttle service, Traveller. Founded in 2003 in response to a tragic alcohol-related student driving death, the University-sponsored transportation service offers both shuttles and individual dispatch cars in an effort to keep intoxicated students off the roads. The shuttle offers fixed routes to popular party spots in the country and runs from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, while Traveller Dispatch offers rides to locations within a five-mile radius of the campus every night from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Besides these automotive options, bikes and even scooters are popular means of transport among students.

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tgrant2012

Political Science and Government '12

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Traveler and Walk

students can get anywhere by walking. On the weekends, students use traveler to get to off campus parties.

Oct 05, 2011

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barenoj13

Mass Communication '13

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Walking Usually Works

Public transportation is usually not necessary as Lexington is a fairly small town. There are shuttle buses to and from Walmart and other areas of interest. Traveller runs at night taking students to and from the dorms and fraternity houses to off campus houses.

Oct 04, 2011

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mrrb12

Psychology '14

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Traveller

Traveller is the free sober-ride system that runs Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10pm-2am to get students to and from parties. Sometimes you have to fight to get on Traveller, and when they say they aren't coming back past 2am they mean it. During Pledgeship, sober pledges tend to drive students to and from parties as well. It is pretty necessary to have a car as a junior or senior, desirable as a sophomore and probably not needed as a freshman (although there are definitely times where you'll wish you had one).

Apr 14, 2011

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