@LoliHat @tk >Cars are more efficient
they are if you're talking about pure distance by time, perhaps. but that's not including other factors. The biggest is traffic. A trip that could take 5 to 10 minutes could take 20 or even 30 when you're stuck waiting at intersections or behind a large line. At some point, it's sometimes better to simply take an alternative form of transport, like bike or by tram or even foot. That's also not counting things like interrupts like road constructions, accidents or bad weather.

There's also the fact that cars are completely unnecessary for most in most places as the world, as most cities are built to be walked around. Oh, your car can get you across town in just a few minutes? Well, the nearest grocery store, pub and work is just a stroll down a few blocks and that's all I need for a month And even then I, I could just simply use the tram If I need to go a longer distance. Most people aren't going to spend grands to get a vehicle that they'll only need a few times a year.

>It's a better overall value when you look at both cost
false in almost every metric. the cost of buying a car, registering it, insuring it, maintaining, inspecting it, fueling it and paying tolls/fines that will inevitably occur. Not also counting necessary things like driver's licenses. Also, most of this stuff is subsided. Not only that you're bleeding yourself to buy a car, the government is, too. Now compare that to paying a ticket, at least twice per day, for a monumental $3 bucks.