alt Hacker NewsI didn't watch it as it seemed fairly long.
Now I have watched it and he basically says the same thing as me.
A lot of people have to use cars because they have no other option. Yes, let's fix that for them as best we can.
As he puts it, that also leaves more room on the road for the people with the vintage Mustangs.
Right. So you didn't watch it and instead cherry picked the comments. You missed a key thing in the video. It isn't really any cheaper using public transport. BTW my experience was roughly the same as in the video but replace buses with trains.
One of the key reasons I learned to drive was because trains, buses and taxis are expensive and mile per mile more expensive than using the car. Even flying in some circumstances is more expensive and longer than driving (short domestic UK flights).
The issue with public transport is that it doesn't go quite go where, when you want and nothing is going to fix that.
No amount of campaigning is going to change anything. Near where I live there is two roads closed. It been this way for almost three years now. If the council can't fix one road in three years, how are they ever going to sort out more complex issues.
So you have something that isn't cheaper, doesn't quite do what you want and generally is less pleasant than using a car, you aren't going to want to use it.