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Originally Posted by Cypherus
A friend of mine who has been taking the bus for years also switched to a car, vowing to never take the bus again due to poor service in the Surrey / Delta area. The increasing fare prices as well made it so she was just saving $600 a year by not owning a car, which is not much compared to the freedom and comfort you get with owning a car, as well as access to cheaper living arrangements beyond normal bus routes.
As such, the current state of mass transit in some areas of Metro Van is not going in the right direction as was originally intended....
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I use transit a lot but I will always have to own a car.
The only way I could do without one is if we had Japanese style transit, with heavy rail and / or grade separated mass transit lines running within a few blocks of each other in every direction, along with frequent rail services to even the most rural towns / locations. Even there, most families have a car for weekend trips, transporting pets, or just the ease of shopping for big items.