In some cases it does. I commute into the city from a rural area. I drive my car ~20 min to a large parking lot and take an express  bus that gets me there in about 30 minutes consistently. In really bad weather it may take 45 min to an hour. However, driving would consistently take 1 - 1.5 hours with no traffic. I know people who have to take a similar route and take 3 hours to drive home if there&#x27;s a snowstorm.<p>Since I drive to the bus stop, I have my car available to get groceries, etc. And my employer picks up the tab for the monthly bus pass (they would also subsidize parking if I drove).<p>Seriously, the only drawback is that I have to be at the bus stop by a particular time since the buses don&#x27;t run all day.