I’d also like to add that there are areas in the US that simply don’t have public transportation reasonably available.
Its about 35 minutes to drive into work. I’ve certainly had longer commutes. That being said, the nearest bus stop would be a 30 minute drive and its not like it has a well lit secure parking lot… I would have to park on the curb in front of someone’s residence in an area that has historically had issues with poverty and crime, and not just property crime, violent crime as well. I worked in that area when I was younger, and I’ve had enough guns drawn on me that it doesn’t seem to phase me anymore, at least in that context. They want the take from the till of a dollar store, they don’t wanna kill someone.
Its just not reasonable to think public transportation is a valid option in the US. Its not necessarily about public transport being for the “poors,” it just simply isn’t accessible for some.