On Apr 23, 8:54*pm, Mr Thant
wrote:
On 23 Apr, 20:34, MIG wrote:

I know that it's just the way it is, but it really could be better and
I wish some alternatives could be seriously considered.

Maybe they could have a scheme so that if you make, say, three and a
bit journeys in one day, the rest are free?

That's a bit different, because it's bulk-buying. It doesn't really
address the issue of charging people double if they go to a shop (etc)
during a bus journey but not during a car journey (I doubt if a taxi
driver would try on such a thing if you stopped on the way).

In general, I think it makes sense to look at the perceived advantages
of private car travel and consider whether the obstacles to providing
equivalent facilities in public transport really are insurmountable,
or are simply allowed to remain, just because that's the way it's
always been.

Some reasons people give for travelling by car are

1) I want to be able to travel whenever I like.

2) I want to visit someone/do something on the way.

3) I want to come back a different way.

4) It costs the same by car with four passengers, but four times as
much on public transport.

1) is ruled out for a lot of journeys these days, with walk-on fares
totally out of any realistic price range. 4) could be very
problematic, so not an obvious one to start on. I think 2) and 3)
need better options though (I know there are some, but there could be
more).