Public Transport, The Pros and Cons

At present, in many countries, it is common to see people travelling by public transport. Despite the surge of transportation start-ups recently, which have been benefited from IT development, people still prefer to use public transport, especially for a long trip. However, there are concerns about whether it benefits the society or the drawbacks outweigh the positives. I will look at both sides and try to draw a conclusion.

Let’s start by looking at the main disadvantage of public transport. For many, it is far less flexible than private transportation, for example cars. If we want to travel by bus, we will have to suit its schedule. Nonetheless, we can drive cars whenever we want.

Secondly, generally speaking, public transports are less secure and less private. A lot of crime scenes occur daily in public transport, whether buses, trains or even planes. Some even involves in sexual seduction and raping. Another issue is that for girls in public transport they may not be able to talk about the newest gossip, unless the people overhear the conversation, which means public transports are less private.

Turning to the other side of the argument, as regards public transports, it helps to reduce traffic jam on street. One big car certainly will not carry as many passengers as a city bus. Moreover, sometime a car only carries its driver in a big space which is not very efficient.

Another major advantage is that using public transport, has been well-known, reduces CO2 emission which is the major cause of global warming. Energy needed per person to transport men in a bus is not as much as a man in a motorcycle.

Having looked both sides, public transports are less secure and private. However, it helps preventing global warming and traffic jam. In my view, for the sake of sustainability, people should start to use public transport.