Given that this mostly indicates that cars are just a better product than public transit for the individual, one might hope that this would be interpreted as a challenge : can we make public transport as good as having a car ?<p>I wonder if public transport would still be cheaper than having lots of cars if it were demanded to provide the same service : pick up anyone anywhere, including goods, and bring them to their destination, without having to change vehicles halfway.<p>The thing for me is, even with absurd levels of traffic, my car takes me to work in ~50 minutes, 20 minutes if there&#x27;s no traffic. The only public transport option would do 1.5h, and would always do 1.5h (with regular delays to 2h I might add). Furthermore, I wouldn&#x27;t be able to take much more than a laptop bag on public transport, whereas with my car I can do groceries on the way home.<p>And the only thing the government is talking about is making public transport more expensive.