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Do you enjoy driving? If public transport was drastically improved would you give up your car?

Personally I hate driving, yet I still use a car for convenience. This is despite the fact that public transport is good where I live. Would you miss your car if you gave it up, even if public transport could fulfil all your travel needs?

Public Comments

1. I like driving to be honest - but going places by train can be fun, but expensive for a family of 4
2. my car goes much faster than the bus and it doesn't smell of old people who stink of wee nor full of fould mouthed teenage slobs, so no i won't be giving my baby up anytime soon lol
3. Can't load camping gear on a bus.
4. I live in Greater Manchester where public transport is already very good. But I don't really like to use it if I can avoid doing so, simply because I'm 6'5" and buses aren't designed for people my height.
5. I would never give up my car anyways but i have no choice as the public transport around here is not suitable for a shift worker with a ten mile commute every day.
6. No, never
7. I have not used a car for a long time. I think thats best if public transport is good where you are otherwise its a problem.
8. Think of all the people that drive on a motorway, i cant see them all fitting onto a bus..
9. Good evening Corny, I have been a great supporter of London public transports for the last 20 years. I only drive on my days off because there is no where to park where i work. If i am honest, i would rather drive to work now because i am sick of being pushed and shoved on buses.
10. I love driving, it's one of the few pleasures I really enjoy The cost of running my car would have to be ridiculously high to make me think of giving it up
11. we have NO public transportation. There is no choice but to drive. The nearest grocery is 4 miles away.
12. The only time I enjoy driving is if I'm playing a driving game on my Xbox. I hate actuallly driving a car in real life, that is one reason why I don't! I have never owned a car, I have hired one if I need it (only done that once) and have had access to my husbands car (again, only ever drove that a handful of times). I loathe driving on the whole. Apart from going in the car on family outings/visits, I take the bus if it is just me going somewhere that warrants a bus. We walk everywhere in my town, though. The public transport in my area isn't brilliant, but it could be worse - it used to be worse to be honest. But, I am used to it, it is no bother to me to be 'tied' to the bus times - I have done so for many years and never has it been a major problem. Even if my husband did give the car up we would be quite happy. We were carless for about a year and we managed just fine. There were occasions we missed it, but on the whole it wasn't really a miss - I am just as happy on a bus (although hubby wasn't!).
13. I like driving but I have to use public transport as the most convenient and cost effective way to get to work. I just wish they had smell barriers on the tube to stop those with stinky BO being allowed on.