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Reading comments on this page, the problems with public transport are listed - not safe or clean or uncrowded enough.

But, the only alternative considered is private individual/family transport.

Why is private mass transport not more widely available given that it can solve a lot of these problems?

Having an Uber for buses which does smart scheduling based on current demand, possibly involving transfers so that frequent local routes connect with each other without long delays, should be possible.

Of course, prices will fall when things scale. So, the government can be involved as a facilitator but operations are mostly run by companies which can pay a fee to the government rent necessary infrastructure.

You still have the problem of higher prices for odd hours/locations but sharing costs ahould make it cheaper than uber.

>>enugu+(OP)
Various places have carpool lots where you can park your car for the day and ride with someone else. They are often illuminated at night and patrolled by police.

>>enugu+(OP)
No one does Uber for busses because it would be way too expensive. Fares don't even come close to covering the cost of running busses. If a company wasn't just burning money VC money, they would have to charge at least taxi rates to get on the bus and it would be significantly less convenient. Uber for cars is barely profitable now, and they get to be extremely cheap with driver labor.