Do you think the usage of public transport will reduce the risk of accidents?

[GirlNextDoor15]

Saw this interesting question on a bus a few weeks ago. Pretty weird, huh?
But yeah. Will usage of public transport reduce the risk of accidents?
I'll not be listing out the PROs and CONs because I cba to do that now.

[GommeInc]

I'd assume it would. Less road accidents at least, due to the lack of cars. Unfortunately bus adverts don't list why people would prefer an increase risk of road accidents and that's reliability of the service - people would rather risk death than be on a bus

[Suspective]

Yes, it probably would. More people on buses = less cars on the road which in turn means there is less congestion and traffic problems. Which means people won't be rushing everywhere, and more importantly there is less cars and vehiclesto cause collisions.

A good idea for a debate none the less.

[Recursion]

Yes it would. But hardly anyone is going to ditch their car for a bus or train... for example, for my dad to commute to work on a train he'd have to get up at 5am as opposed to 8am, get a bus to the station, get a train into London and then get a train back out of London into Hertfordshire, AND THEN get a bus. Around a 3 hour commute time, when it could be 45 minutes in the comfort of his own car.

[theskyisblue]

I do think it would be a good idea. Less traffic will be on the road meaning less road accidents and safer for children to walk to school in the mornings. However if they didnt produce enough buses they would be over crowded and people would get sick of them and get their own cars. However there is different types (bus,train ect)

[Rainbow]

I think it would to be honest lesser people driving and less traffic and wont cause as much accidents, although I find it quite scary been on a bus since they're no seat belts and in winter when the roads are icy the buses always go flying and turning everywhere where I live

[Andy]

it would to a certain extent, but public transport is over-crowded as it is.. if more people were to use it, they'd need to increase services and make it alot safer for us all

[Camy]

It sounds like a good idea, but buses and trains are far too unreliable and overcrowded as it is.
Never mind the fact all bus drivers, in my area anyway, seem to drive like lunatics.

[TheCasualSpy]

Less cars on the road means more room so they would have more room on the road to avoid accedents. But if it were to crash it would effect a lot more people

[.:iRawr:.]

Honestly, we should all just ride quad-bikes it'd be awesome