You saved and saved and saved for your first car, impatiently awaiting the day you no longer had to take the bus to school or work. Surely you can\u2019t possibly imagine going back to those days, but we\u2019re here to tell you that public transit may, in fact, actually be the superior choice.<\/p>\n
We know, we know, opting to take public transit \u2013 especially when you have access to your own wheels \u2013 can seem a tedious and unnecessary business. You may even think it downright crazy of us to suggest it to you in the first place.<\/p>\n
Yes, public transit can be crowded; yes, it can take longer to get places (although this isn\u2019t always the case); and yes, it may involve spending more time outside in undesirable weather,\u00a0walking to and from<\/a>\u00a0the stop or station (we\u2019re looking at you, Canadian winters!).<\/p>\n Despite these very valid reasons to want to avoid your city\u2019s public transportation system at all costs, there are many benefits of public transit that may surprise you \u2013 benefits that should at least make you consider using public transit, even occasionally.<\/p>\n Buying a vehicle isn\u2019t cheap. Maintaining that vehicle<\/a> isn\u2019t cheap. Insuring that vehicle \u2013 you guessed it \u2013 isn\u2019t cheap. And, of course, everyone\u2019s favourite expense, gasoline, is\u00a0not<\/i>\u00a0cheap<\/i>.<\/p>\n In fact,\u00a0Canadians spend<\/a>\u00a0almost equally as much on their vehicle any given year as they do on their rent or mortgage expenses, with the average cost ranging between $8,600 and $13,000 annually.<\/p>\n On the contrary \u2013 an entire years worth of adult public transit passes costs an average of $940 across Canada. That\u2019s almost 10x cheaper!<\/p>\n We know what your thinking.<\/p>\n How<\/i>\u00a0can it be possible that 50 people crammed into a bus, sans seatbelts, is safer than your own vehicle?<\/p>\n Well, here it is \u2013\u00a0accidents on public transit are much more rare than car accidents<\/a>.<\/p>\nWhat Benefits?<\/h3>\n
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