Has the pandemic changed your relationship with public transport?

[Hairbrush123]

Not sure if this is the right place to post this but just interested to see what other people think.

Pre pandemic, I was an avid user of public transport and didn’t really drive my car anywhere except for places where it was not convenient for me to drive to/inaccessible to get to using public transport.

However during the pandemic, I haven’t been on any public transport since March. Can’t say I miss using it either. I used to get the train into the city centre (I live in Birmingham) as I always found driving into the city centre daunting but now I’ve been forced to (I could have used the train/bus but felt safer in my car) it’s not nearly as bad as I once thought. Weekends away would always have been done in the past using the train/coach but it’s definitely changed and DP and I take it in turns to drive to our destination and have noticed it’s cheaper to drive there too.

I would like to use public transport again once I get a vaccine but I definitely won’t be so dependent on it anymore like I once was! Anyone else feel the same?

Don't drive so was: bus a minimum of 4x a day (to school and back). Short enough but crowded journey. When working, train and tube, not too long and usually not at peak rush hour.
Now: walk or car to school - this is to a great extent because around 5 bus stops each side of the main road the buses use (with a major hospital at its end too), have been suspended since the start of term due to works, so the number of stops has been really reduced. Pavements on the other hand, are best avoided at certain times, because of huge crowds around secondary schools even with staggered timing. Secondly the buses are fuller much quicker due to reduced numbers allowed so sometimes don't stop for that reason either.
Haven't used a train, due to wfh possibility, and quite glad.

Yes. I don't drive so pre-Covid I was getting the bus five times a week for commute to work then would usually get the bus into town on saturdays as well. And would probably go on a train or coach for leisure purposes every few months. Now I cycle to work and don't go anywhere else really.

As a family we had two of us who used public transport (buses) every day, and dh would use trains, taxis etc travelling for work.

None of us has been on public transport since March.

Not sure if I feel anything specific about it. A mad mix of anxious and sad , but thought I’d add an answer