Thanks for this useful comment, too rare in this discussion unfortunately.

One thing to bear in mind is that roads are required no matter what, so the question is one of size, really. In general public transport shines and is definitely worthwhile in dense urban environments where cars-only infrastructure could not cope or would be completely disproportionate. As density drops usefulness and viability drop, too.

> In the end there is a balance between public transportation and car dependency and right now the scales are leaning too much in favor of cars.

Not sure that is the case in Europe. In Europe this tends to be driven by militant groups that want to ban cars for dogmatic reasons and they create real problems for people and businesses in the process.

A pragmatic approach is indeed to have a good balance and to accept that cars are both wanted and useful, and needed in many cases.