most of the citizens in Israel with cars) are downright lazy- and couldnt care less, The Government should start by making drivers abstain from driving for one day less a week.

If the transportation planners cared about the public, then perhaps more users would use buses and trains. Thanks to the changes due to the train, it now takes me 1 intercity bus and 3 city buses in Jerusalem to reach my office, instead of 1 city bus. And because of the time factor, I usually have to pay a second fare. I am not even considering the time factor - that it now takes me 2.5 hours to get to work. So I switched to a car. While it may cost a bit more, my time is more valuable.

Wow what a mystery! Why do Israeli use public transportation less than in most developed countries? Maybe because Israeli public transportation is much inferior than that of most developed countries? like duh...

Maybe it is under used because the buses are a main target for terrorists, the bus shelters are in disrepair and are not sheltered from the sun, rain. The Sherut is a superior alternative, they are spotless, and drop you off where ever you want along the routes , unlike the buses, and they are not targets for terrorists, and go straight from the Kiryot to Haifa without having to switch at a station and transfer to a different sherut(for Ex).

Build a legitimately efficient high speed rail system. That is the biggest joke of them all, the train doesn't have a decent route that connects Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. HOW is that possible? A high speed magnetized rail would make that commute 25 minutes long with a stop in Petakh Tikva. Now, throw in a train that runs from Karmiel, Tiveria, and the Galil, and run it on a magnet rail system through Haifa and down to Tel Aviv, and now you are talking about a train that can get to a city center in 1 hour and 15 minutes. That would encourage public transport.

i drive to work every morning in my own car. One time i decided to check out the bus connections from my street to my office. What takes me 15 minutes (06.15) took an hour and a half on the bus ! Would love to leave the car at home but the public transportation is just not up to it. Working in a high tech area in Tel aviv the connections are just lousy.

After driving in this country for over thirty years, I sold my car and bought a monthly pass. In Jerusalem, it is great. I sit down and read until I get to my destination. It got impossible to drive to the center of town or Geula so the bus makes sense. Going between towns is less appealing, since I must know the bus schedules ahead of going. Renting a car is a better option for long trips. All in all, I have seen the road situation improve greatly since I came in '68, but the drivers are still hot tempered lunitics that learn how to drive and drive with the attitude of 'I'll show you!'. Egged drivers have gotten better and more curtious and TG for that. All in all living in Israel is a dream come true.

Busses: No bus enters the area where I work, even though it is full of high-tech and other companies. The nearest bus drops me off 20 minutes walk from work. To get to that bus, I need two more busses: one from my neighborhood to the main road, and another from the main road to the third bus that doesn't go anywhere near my work. I tried this twice - it took two hours both times. Train: The nearest train is a 20 -30 minute bus ride from home. I have to switch trains (15 minutes wait) and then walk 17 minutes from the train station. I tried this twice. It took almost two hours both times. Car: 35 minutes. Care to guess how I get to work?

As long as there is no public transport on Saturdays, odds that people will forego their cars are low to nil. And if they have a car, they will use it in week days as well...

I read all the TBs and couldn't figure out why people were only talking about the time factor. The main problem is that we're basically all forced to have a car if we want to be mobile on Sat and holidays...it's hard to have a car sitting in the yard and using public transport...make transportation available EVERY day and everyWHERE at a reasonable rate and you're going to see totally different stats

Netherklands has a lot of common features with Israel: short distances, flat landscape, at least in Sharon, densely populated areas, overcrowded road system, efficient railroad net. Their solution: a van wagon in every trainset allowing travellers to bring their bike (or electric bike) from 1 station to another.

public transport. Try standing outside in winter with a wind chill of -32C waiting for a bus, then tell me about it. Going to the welfare office, you have all the time in the world thus public transport suffices. For the rest of us who do something with our lives, public transport doesnt cut it.

I travelled at 6 o clock in the afternoon by train:empty train; near the rails a road full of cars , waiting...your trains are anachronic: not enough trains, not quick enough , the stations ,outside of the towns (you need a car to get to the train!) too expensive for using it every day of work, anachronic!!! the buses use the same roads ,too crowded all the time cherouts are at least the best...

Perhaps the survey should have also asked : What percentage of cars on the roads are owned by companies for their employees to use, even in their free time. Many times here I've heard of job interviewees asking if they get a company car.I'm not talking about those employees who need their car to move around all day between customers. Stop this joke and you'll see how much is saved, although the government will then say they are losing money because of all the taxes being lost because of lower petrol sales.

who do something with their life. Not everybody can allow himself a car. Don t you think ,if you were less arrogant ,you could be a nice guy?

Spend billions on improving roads and people buy more cars to travel on them. Duh! College degreed traffic engineers can't figure that out because they make their money engineering better highways, overpasses, etc. Divert all that money to improving rail and bus services, including blocked off bus and taxi only lanes, and you'll be able to provide adequate service PLUS the worsening situation in the private auto lanes, slower times, increased traffic, more bumps and potholes, will then motivate people toward public transportation INSTEAD OF the present motivation toward private autos. Duh, again! Private auto usage will adjust to highway conditions for private autos -- for good or bad, until traffic conditions become intolerable. If they get better, more private autos; if they get worse, people will move away from private autos until traffic eases off enough to become tolerable for those remaining.

To leave by bus from my neighborhood in Jerusalem just to reach a main road I have to ride in a crowded bus, stop at 15 bus stops and be bounced / jolted over 25 speed bumps taking anywhere from 25 35 minutes just to get out of my neighborhood onto a major road leading into the city. Bus line #8 Armon Hanziv Jerusalem . Many elderly because of the above have not been to the center of the city or outside the neighborhood for years !!

Transportation in Jerusalem is a nightmare but the city bows to the Egged monopoly mafia and will not allow the sherut cabs such as Tel Aviv does which eases the crowding & increases the frequency Most Jerusalem Cab drivers want the Sherut system but evidently the city of Jerusalem is frightened to death of the Egged Mafia to the detrement and continued suffering of the Jerusalem public. disgraceful!

Maybe if the govt. could step in and prevent large companies from issuing cars as bonuses for working,then people would need to start relying on public transport.