For me its mostly the time factor. A 45 min drive takes 2 to 3 hours by transit in my city, or longer one way. And thats if busses show up and make connections. I would love to take transit but can't make it work in a any that would mean I still get to sleep.

[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 30 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That is because your transit is underfunded and under prioritized. Good, viable transit is as fast or faster than cars.

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 19 points 9 months ago

underfunded and under prioritized

Or designed and scheduled by incompetence

[–] Riven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 9 months ago

Japanese transit it a sight to behold. Experienced it firsthand. In the greater Tokyo area taking a car was literally always just a 3 or 4 minute time save AND this was including the walk from anywhere I was at, to the sub, to my destination. If you accounted for parking time, since I didnt see much easily accesible parking over there, it was probably quicker to take public transit. If I lived over there I legit wouldn't bother owning a car and I say this as someone who currently has one and really likes it.

There's no fucking public sitting areas though so that sucks.