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The need for this in America shows how much of a market wasteland it is. School travel by bus (public and chartered), train, even in rural areas, is 100% gover

• rayiner 7y ago
  The same is true of nearly every state in the U.S. California, ironically, is one of the states where school districts aren't required to provide bus service to everyone. Apparently, it also varies by state in Australia: https://www.education.tas.gov.au/parents-carers/parent-fact-sheets/travelling-to-school/ https://www.education.tas.gov.au/parents-carers/parent-fact-... From the Department of Education in Tasmania: > If your child’s school is not within walking distance, a bus service may be available. This may be free or it may be a fare-charging service. Contact your school to find out about the bus services available for your area. And apparently even in New South Wales, the government coverage is not "100%" as you claim: https://apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts/schoolDriveSubsidy#/schoolDriveSubsidy https://apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts/schoolDriveSubsidy#/s... > The School Drive Subsidy is administered by Transport for NSW and is available to NSW residents in areas where there is no public transport, to drive an eligible student all or part of the way to school. The subsidy is only intended to partly offset the cost of using a private vehicle to drive the eligible student and is not intended to cover all costs. The subsidy is about $0.70 per km, which defrays the cost of travel, but certainly won't pay for a private vehicle for people who don't already have one.