Which transport is best public or private?

Limited comfort: Public transportation is way less comfortable than private transportation, as you have to share the vehicle and even sit with strangers. That will make your journey less relaxing, especially on longer trips. Safety concerns: Some people may have safety concerns when using public transportation.



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For a good to be a public good, it must be nonexcludable and nonrival. So, for example, public transportation is not a public good. It is excludable, because the transit company won't give you a ride if you don't pay the fare.

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Public Transport leads to less air pollution as more people commute via single vehicle eliminating the need to travel by different modes. In some areas, public transport is the only means to commute. It is the only facility for people to travel to different places. Hence, public transport is like a blessing for them.

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8 Benefits of Public Transportation
  • Improves Community Health. ...
  • Economic Benefits to the Community. ...
  • Improves Fuel Efficiency. ...
  • Public Transportation Reduces Air Pollution. ...
  • Improves Road Congestion. ...
  • Improves Community Mobility. ...
  • Provides an Equitable Transportation System. ...
  • Public Transportation Improves Commuters Productivity.


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Cost-cutting and poor design. Low ridership is sometimes given as a rationale for not investing in public transport. But when transport doesn't make sense, people won't ride it. The Brookings analysis in Chicago highlights one common commute, which would take 20 minutes by car and 60 minutes on public transit.

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Advantages of private transportation
  • Convenience: Private transit allows you to go wherever you want, whenever you want to. ...
  • Comfort: You can travel in your own space and as free as you want. ...
  • Organization: With a private transport service, you can be as organized as you want.


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Public transportation gets people where they're going while emitting far fewer climate-warming greenhouse gases than private cars. The reason is simple efficiency: while cars usually carry just one or two people at a time, a bus can carry 50 or more, and a train in a large city may carry thousands.

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Public transport is a public good. A good is a public good if the good is non-excludable and non-rivalry. Non-excludable means that no one could be refused from consuming the good. Since everyone has access to public transportation, therefore public transportation is non-excludable.

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This fuel efficiency ties directly in with the environmental impact you have when transporting goods. Railroads emit less greenhouse gas than vehicles by up to 75 percent for the same load. Plus, with careful planning, railroads can carry more per trip, saving emissions that might otherwise go into the air.

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Public transit is a vital force for the American economy. The American Public Transportation Association estimates that 87% of trips directly benefit the local economy, with $1 invested in public transit believed to generate $5 in economic returns.

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Congestion is one of the most prevalent transport challenges in large urban agglomerations.

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Some 21% of urban residents use public transit on a regular basis, compared with 6% of suburban residents and just 3% of rural residents.

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Save Money. A household can save an average of $10,000 annually by taking public transit. Owning a car costs between $6,000 and $12,000 a year — it's not cheap. If we keep fares affordable, more people have access to the transportation they need.

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