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Unless you're in an apartment with a bus stop right outside, the losses from walking to the stop, waiting at the stop, having the bus stop all along it's route,
by eloff 4y ago
Unless you're in an apartment with a bus stop right outside, the losses from walking to the stop, waiting at the stop, having the bus stop all along it's route, and then walking from the final stop to your destination will usually dominate compared with traffic. Even in cities with dedicated bus lanes.
In theory you could save time in special circumstances on a bus, but I don't think I've ever done it in practice. One exception could be if you need to search for parking at your destination. A robo-taxi wouldn't have that short-coming.
- MisterSandman 4y agoThis is not true at all. Unless you're going very close by, I usually spend longer in the bus/train than walking or waiting for it. Good public transit cones every 15 minutes, so on average you'd be waiting at the stop for 7.5 minutes. Most bus rides are longer than that
- eloff 4y agoOnce you get out in the suburbs it's every 30-60 minutes. You've usually got at least 5 minutes walking at each end. Sometimes in inclement weather. There's always exceptions, but there's a reason people use cars when they can afford it. Trains on the other hand can be a lot better if the stations are close to where you live and where you're going, they don't have traffic and they tend to come every 5 minutes or less during peak hours.