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people should be reminded that posts like these aren't really critical of people for not taking the bus. they're critical of systems and planning that don't make you want to take the bus.
if the bus is always packed people will not want to ride it. that's not on you.
if the bus is unreliable, that's not on you.
if there's no bus or public transit that goes where you want to go out somewhere of a reasonable walking distance, that's not on you.
if where you're going is not walkable in the first place, then taking the bus is pointless since once you arrive you'd need a car anyway.
demanding change however is on you.
it's not like cars are awesome by the way. they're inefficient, pricy, troublesome, there's traffic, parking... it's stressful and it's deadly to boot. if people are not taking the bus, the city has work to do.
Semi solve by carrying passengers. Become the bus you wanna see.
piggy back rides for $1.99!
Pfft. But for real. I'm getting this feeling this is not normal in USA. Meanwhile where I live people routi ely pick each other up on the way ti save o fuel and/or time.
Carpooling is totally a thing, but in my experience doing it for years, unless the people in the group were punctual and lived close enough, it never works out.
Only for cost reasons, really, so it's only super common in poorer areas or among laborers (who pretty much universally get paid shit)