But what if your specific commute isn’t that congested and traffic is only a minor inconvenience?

Moreover, how do those things cover the other benefits of cars?

Direct line from home to office that runs on my schedule and can change route at any time I choose.

The ability to run a little late without missing the ride all together.

I don’t have to share it with strangers.

I have significantly more space for transporting things.

There’s no interconnecting travel. It’s just front door to car, car to front door.

It doubles as a mobile locker, shelter, bench, and lunchroom. All private.

And I don’t say all that to downplay the need for public transit, just that if the goal is to get more people on it, you’re not going to convince them to give up their cars only to avoid traffic.

Genuinely, I’d rather sit in my car in traffic than lose all the other benefits of it with public transit.