(20 Jun 2021, 11:45 am)mb134 wrote I feel like that's already a losing battle to be honest. There are very few young people these days who don't have a car, don't want a car, or aren't in the process of getting a car (or don't have access to a car through other means, i.e parents, partners, friends, work colleagues).
Just in general, I think this is an interesting point. If the services operated by these companies are so good, then why are car parks at virtually every bus depot you ever go past jam packed with cars? Drivers, to a point, have no excuse as I'd imagine there are staff cars. Management/admin likely need to be in by 8/9am, by which time the network is up and running. I don't see how you can realistically convince Joe Public to drop their car for the bus if you can't even convince your staff.
your assuming that the cars in the car park are admin. surely most will be drivers on early shift before buses start running. Bit like how does the snow plough driver get to work if the road are impassable due to snow?