…The relatively small difference between Victoria, where public transport was free, and NSW – where fares remained unchanged – suggests price is not the main constraint on mode shift. Access, travel time, service reliability and the ability to make specific trips appear to matter more.
I live in a public transport black hole with extra shit late night pt home. Free is useless if there isn’t a service running for me to catch.
I reckon that happens to a lot of people. Australia has always been really car-centric unless you are in the city and even there outer suburbs often don’t have much choice.