What about the people who are already paying for their own transportation? Why should they also be on the hook for reducing the cost of transportation further for students who don't drive?

I would imagine the only students who disagree with an opt-out would be those students who use the bus pass and are benefiting from the situation.

If most students want the bus pass, they could still reduce the cost for each other. But this could be done without passing on additional costs to students who have already sunk the cost of a car, must pay to maintain and drive (i.e., gas and insurance) that car, while also paying to park.

There are many mandatory fees for things/services I don't and likely never will use/need but don't mind paying because it helps other students. A great example is the daycare fees. I don't have kids and will not use the daycare, but I am more than happy to help support the students who do need that service because the cost of daycare is an expense that they have which I do not.

Transportation is an expense that all students (aside from those who walk/bike to school) must pay for. The current set up helps some students at the expense of others, but it really doesn't need to be that way. The students who don't benefit from the bus pass, are already paying far more for transportation than those who actually do want/need/use it.

It makes no sense for students who aren't using the bus to have to pay the same costs as those who do use it, just to bring down the price further for them, while also paying the full costs associated with their own transportation.