<p>I hear that everything is pretty close so I don't need a car but should I really leave my car at home. I have to pay for my own gas so I don't know. I also have a Longboard (long skateboard) and that can get me to classes or should I get a bike? Is the campus really hilly to where I won't be able to stop on my board. What should I do?</p>
<p>Isla Vista ia flat plateau about 30 feet in elevation, separated from the beach by a bluff. </p>
<p>Longboard would probably work, but I think a bike would be the best way to go. It seems like all of Santa Barbara (even the city) is bike-accessible</p>
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<p>Buy a bike!!! Have you been to sb? There are bikes EVERYWHERE and it is the main transportation system there. Bike lanes and everything!</p>
<p>get a cheap bike, BTW. You don't want to have an expensive bike that tempts thieves. In fact you might want to consider buying a cheap bike at the police auction of abandoned bikes; see <a href="http://police.ucsb.edu/crime_prevent.html%5B/url%5D">http://police.ucsb.edu/crime_prevent.html</a> and call to see if they're doing one in the fall.</p>
<p>You will want a bicycle. A longboard will probably work, but a bicycle will get you to the place that you want to go to considerably faster.</p>
<p>Generally speaking, bicycles won't stop for you when you are crossing bike paths, so at peak times, it might take a while to cross the bike path.</p>
<p>I agree with Iamtheevilest about the non-stopping bikes. I have seen people drinking coffee, talking on their cell phones, and riding a bike all at the same time so I do not think they want to stop for pedestrians. There are a LOT of bikes on campus and sometimes I wonder if bikes get lost because there are so many! I have seen nice bikes on campus, but they are generally always locked up really well. Most defenitely buy a bike and maybe bring a car if you think you will be leaving campus a lot, but I think everything is pretty much in biking distance.</p>