Why is public transport not good enough to make private vehicle ownership unnecessary?

Why is public transport not good enough to make private vehicle ownership unnecessary?

If the goal is to protect the environment from automobile pollution, improve road safety, and end economic disparities in society, then vehicle scrappage policy is not likely to deliver on these tall promises. Rather such a policy could be counter-productive if we look closely at the aforementioned goals. Such a policy is another example of promoting market-based solutions to benefit few industries at the plight of the people and the planet. If governments are serious to deliver on the goals listed above, then the only way forward is to improve public transport to an extent that private ownership of motor vehicles, becomes unnecessary and cumbersome.

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