Well, US spends on roads but not on buses or rail. Unless you are creating a reliable bus transport system, spending on roads isn't much of a part of public tra

Well, US spends on roads but not on buses or rail. Unless you are creating a reliable bus transport system, spending on roads isn't much of a part of public transport spending. Also, the way the US creates bus systems - each locality spending more or less depending on the location's shifting fortunes - means that no one can rely on buses in any long term and this indeed makes people not want to ride them.