Before I had a family, I also did not have a car. But in rural areas, it is really, really hard without one. For example one train line in a village close by d

Before I had a family, I also did not have a car. But in rural areas, it is really, really hard without one. For example one train line in a village close by down in a valley is currently not active for whatever reason. But there are buses as a replacement - except that they do not go down in that valley, so people wanting to use that bus, just have to walk 2 km steep uphill. Then it happens, that the last train was late, you miss the connection - and are just stranded somewhere and they don't give a shit, even though they told you before, the other train will wait. What else? Well, trains that just don't come and no more information avaiable, except that they officially are on time. So you stand there and wonder if it just came too early and left before the timetablr (also happened to me). Then of course there are villages where the train passes through and they have a train station, but the train never stops there. And if you live a bit away from the trains, then you are lucky if one bus is coming on the weekend. So good luck convincing those people, that they don't need cars. Not with that state of public transport. I also simply cannot imagine, how you can run regular bus lines in low populated areas in an economic way. The best compromise I know are buses on demand, meaning you call one hour before and then they will come. But this also only works with subsidies.