There&#x27;s a simple explanation for this that neatly fits the questions raised in the article: public transit sucks.<p>It&#x27;s dirty, it&#x27;s crowded, it&#x27;s noisy.<p>I rode on BART a grand total of four times in my entire life, and don&#x27;t really have any desire to do it again. Were I a native of the area, you bet I&#x27;d be willing to throw money at it to make it suck less. But in the meantime, I wouldn&#x27;t be riding it because, as mentioned before, it sucks.