"thanks to the way that over-filled buses whiz by them without stopping."
This is not uncommon here in Pittsburgh, either, and I'm sure plays no small part in people's decisions whether to drive their own car vs. use public transit. If you can't even schedule your day because you don't know if the bus driver will actually stop for you and there can be an hour wait for the next bus, public transit is not a viable option. Or if it's the last bus that whizzes past you, do you go back into your office and sleep under your desk, or what?
In Japan, of course, they just forcibly push everyone onto the train, which is a better solution than not letting people get on, in my opinion.
This is not uncommon here in Pittsburgh, either, and I'm sure plays no small part in people's decisions whether to drive their own car vs. use public transit. If you can't even schedule your day because you don't know if the bus driver will actually stop for you and there can be an hour wait for the next bus, public transit is not a viable option. Or if it's the last bus that whizzes past you, do you go back into your office and sleep under your desk, or what?
In Japan, of course, they just forcibly push everyone onto the train, which is a better solution than not letting people get on, in my opinion.