I’m 25 and I don’t have a drivers license. I mean, I’ve never really felt the need to go and get one. Public transport is usually the fastest option where I live, and it takes a lot less responsibility to use it.
But most people would still prefer driving, rather than using the public T. Why?
Personally, I am a huge fan of public transport (also without a driver’s license), but there are certain downsides to it that really can’t be ignored. The biggest of them all: dependability/dependancy. As a user of public transport I am dependant on that mode of transport to operate. If they don’t, I’m stuck. Say the public transport you wanna take operates only every one or two hours, that significantly changes how flexible you are and also alters the way you can plan. Instead of committing to, say for example, leaving at 8am and returning at 4pm, I may have to leave at 9am and return at 3pm (effictively cutting my visit short by 2 hours) if those are the only times with service. And then of course construction can be a nightmare, depending on where it needs to be carried out.
Car users don’t have these issues. They can travel whenever they want and wherever they want on whatever route they prefer. No need to change between trains, no danger of missing the bus or running into construction, no restrictions caused by the train schedule.