I would rather sit in a train for 69 minutes than sit in a car for 45 minutes. In a car if my attention slips for a second I can kill myself and others. In a train if I fall asleep I may have to take another train.
and if you're not? Not all bad health is a character failure, you know. Some people just have diseases like multiple sclerosis
in the public vs private transit discussion, all I know is that I've never been harassed by someone else in my car on the way to work, but the subway was a different story, and I've spent a lot more time commuting by car than train
Priority seating
It isn't.
It's about changing incentive structures over the long-term, so more people choose options which have a better set of societal externalities.