These days, more and more people prefer to use shared transport such as buses, trams or carsharing applications on their smartphones rather than driving their own cars. Do the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages

It is popularly believed that people use public transport or cabs instead of using their vehicles to get to their destination. This, however, has more benefits than drawbacks. The fewer vehicles people drive, the fewer traffic jams and discomfort. On the one hand, using public transport means that there are high chances of getting pickpocketed. […]