(03 Mar 2020, 3:05 pm)streetdeckfan wrote If you already have the car, that's the major expense already covered (unless it's on finance). And I don't think many people would want to get rid of their car and switch to bus fully. If you have 2 cars, maybe selling one and travelling by bus would be viable as you would still have a car for 'emergencies'
What they need to focus on is getting young people to use the bus before they get a car. And in that respect, I think having high spec vehicles, with WiFi, USB charging, comfortable seats is the only option. If your only experience of a bus is what crap they use on scholars services, then you'd never want to travel by bus (I know because I was in that exact situation. After I left school, I didn't use the bus for a good year or two, until they started getting the Streetlites and I never used the X21 until they got the StreetDecks)
The costs for our cars are fixed.
There's only additional fuel that we need to pay for, as and when we need it.
As I've said repeatedly, I can charge my phone and listen to my music in the car.
EldestC passed his test last year and can do the same in his car even though its 10 years old. It takes him 10 mins to drive to see his girlfriend, rather than an hour and two buses.
MrsC has the same facilities in her car.
Three individuals that could switch a percentage of their journeys to public transport.
If it's not financially attractive to do so, then those percentage of journeys will be at the smaller end of the scale and that's with me having worked in transport and who classes himself as an enthusiast.