Public transport or private cars?

Public transport is always good to use because we can save energy and reduce polution. But in USA public transport is not good. I live in a city but we don't have good public transport system, there are only some buses which don't cover all route. So, we have to use our own car. Using own car has some advantage, but to save the earth from polution and save energy we should use public transport.

I own a private car and it is my most used transportation, it provide me with the easy to bring two young children to school. But, I do like to take the public transport if I am alone, it save me the trouble of of driving on crowed road and it is at time very fustrating with reckless driving. While, on public transport, you need not worry, let the driver move you around.

we dont have public transportation were i live.but it would be nice not to have to drive every where. i live out in the country and we live 50 miles to the nearest store. but it is always nice and quite out here.

I ride the bus most often, and occasionally I take a taxi when I need to get somewhere in a hurry. I don't drive, so the only time I ride in a private car is when someone else I know who owns one can take me somewhere.

I hate public transport personally. My wife rides the bus to work everyday. I pick her up at night as she doesn't drive. Recently Minnesota got Light Rail (electric trains) & I rode it a few times just to say I did. LOL. I will never rely on public transport no matter the cost of gas. I prefer to be able to drive where I want & when I want. Thanks for the discussion also. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!

well...i prefer private transport i.e. i look out for privacy...!!!

I drive.I just don't trust anyone else with my safety.Maybe silly but I'm just not comfortable with public transport.The few times I've HAD to use it was very unsettling for me,so if I can drive there I do.

I prefer electric trains. They are cheaper for long distances and reach our destination fast and less pollution.

I find pvt car more comfortable, but i admit that public transportation is more recommendable, because it means less cars in motion, hence less pollution. Goverments should offer a better offer of public transportation so that we all preferred using it to our own cars, and that way pollution in our cities would be reduced.

I depends a little bit on where I am going, and how many things I have to carry. For things like the big weekly trip to the supermarket, I normally go in the car. However, even though I live in a smallish town (about 10,000 people) the bus system is pretty good-- and the bus stops on the street next to my house every 30 minutes. Much of the time, actually, I take my bicycle, if I just need to get from one point to another, and don't have anything large to carry-- I can be almost anywhere in town in less than 20 minutes. Back when I lived in Denmark, I always took the trains or the bus.

I have been using public transport way from my school days and now iam working in a company which takes 45 minutes to reach from my residence by bus.Its very difficult for one in my country to travel in bus as our city is largely populated and most of the people opt public transport to travel.But travelling in trains is quite comfortable because even if we dont get a seat we can travel by standing and its quick to reach our destination and very much cheaper than public buses.

I use my private car more than anything. I have used public transportation. With my car, I get the choice to go whenever, and wherever I wish. Public transportation, the bus, you can only go according to their schedules. However it is nice to use the buses during the cold winter months, because you don't have to clean off your car!!

I use public transport because I can't afford private transport for now, but I like private transport. Thanks and have a nice day.

When I lived in NYC, and then in the suburbs there, I used public transportation more than private when I worked in the City, but when I got a job outside the city I found it was more practical to drive myself. But New York City has a wonderful system of mass transit, and you can live there without having to own a car. I've heard that some other large cities in the US are the same way, but it's not universal. Right now, for example, I live in the Atlanta, GA metropolitan area, and we absolutely need two cars. There's a public train system, but it's just not up to the task (the nearest station is about fifteen miles from my house), plus there's a great deal of resistance to public transportation here. People are wedded to their cars, even though the daily commute is among the worst I've seen in the United States (easily rivaling Los Angeles, for example). The answer here to congestion is "add another lane." I'll tell you what - where I come from (the NYC area) there are three or four times as many people, and probably two to three times as many cars. Yet I'd say there's only about half the roadway up north as there is here, and yet, the commute up north is better - because so many people take public transportation. And it's not a matter of rich or poor, either - the wealthy take the train because it's generally more economical. If you're wealthy and take a helicopter, or a chauffeured car to work every day, it's my bet you don't stay wealthy for very long. There's one roadway here in the Atlanta area that they're discussing widening to twenty-three (yeah, that's 23) lanes! From my perspective, that's just plain stupid!And down here, we seem to have at least one fatal traffic accident every week. In the NYC area, I recall that there were plenty of fender-benders, but very few fatalities. In my opinion, public transportation, if available, is more efficient, more economical and more responsible.

Here in Texas the public transportation isn't very good. So private car/truck is what we use.