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Are a good idea, yes.
Many places intentionally hamper them to make them useless to perpetuate the idea of government incompetence and to deny the peasantry easy of access and transport, though.
Especially when they are slower than just straight up walking.
That sounds rather conspiratorial.
I'm sure car manufacturers are lobbying for less busses, and a lot of it has to do now with government officials being so used to cars they don't know better. I doubt it has anything to do with governments wanting to restrict it's citizens