There you're right. The amount of idiotic, stupid, bad smelling, etc.people in public buses, trams or railways sucks me.

When I started my job in the early 90ies, at first I took a bus and the subways in my home-town Hannover. After was nerved by the other people, I took my bicycle. 10 kilometers in the morning, 10 kilometers in the evening. no problem (Hannover is flat, no hills at all anywhere).

Later, when I moved to the town of Dortmund, I had 17 km to my work. There I used the car (ca.20 minutes, if everything was going right). For a bicycle (resp.for me )the hills were to steep. With bus and subway I needed minimum 1:05 hours one way.

Now, since we live on the countryside, with a distance of 65 km to work, only the car is possible. With public transport (bus, railway AND subway) I would need min 2 1/2 hours (one way!)

Since a few months I have a fight with my boss. I want to have a home-office. I'm fucked up with the lot of driving. A home-office is possible, but my direct boss don't like it.
My personal phase with friendly and honestly presented, founded arguments is gone. No I'm acting stubborn. This is not really helpful too, so I've just started terroristic behaviour. I can hold on raisin' hell for a long time, as long, until by boss will have learned to accept my desire.