Comments by "Javier Flores" (@JJFlores197) on "" video.
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I took a few summer classes at the local community college which is 2 towns over and about 7-8 miles away from my home. I took the bus for the summer semester and it was not fun. On average, it took 70 minutes to get to school and another 70 minutes to get back from school. This was before I had my own car. With my own car, it took me on average 25 minutes to get there with moderately heavy traffic.
So while taking the bus is significantly cheaper (it only costs like $1-2 or a monthly bus pass with unlimited uses for about $30) it is very slow and inefficient. I mean I would rather not have to pay for gas, insurance, and upkeep for my car, but when it takes forever to get around with the bus system, it makes more sense to drive my own car. At least with my car I can go wherever I want, whenever I want and not rely on the bus' schedule.
I'm not against public transit by any means. If people can make it work, great. More power to them. My main argument is that in my town, its just way too slow, thus it makes much more sense to drive your own car.
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