It depends on where you are. Public transit in London, for example, is amazing. The longest wait for a train at my local station (Zone 2) was around 12 minutes

It depends on where you are. Public transit in London, for example, is amazing. The longest wait for a train at my local station (Zone 2) was around 12 minutes off peak. Night buses take over for the tube late at night. They'll take you where you need to go, albeit a little slowly. A yearly pass costs £1216 (Zone 1-2). Good luck getting insurance and petrol for much less than that. There's an argument to be made that public transportation isn't available because poor and middle class people can afford cars.