There are many poor people in the world and they prefer to wait
for a cheaper mode of transport. Singapore's transport may not be
the best, but it's certainly not the worst. At least the MRT and
most buses are air-conditioned. Waiting time may be long, but at
least the trains and buses still comes in the end. The MRT/bus may
be crowded, but at least it gets us to our destination in one
piece.
And I don't see anything wrong with the idea of carpooling. Many
cities practice that, and some cities have special lanes for
carpool vehicles. (E.g. In Seattle, cars with 4 ppl and above, and
public buses can use "special lanes" on the expressways during peak
hour.) Carpooling is a good way to reduce traffic jams. Imagine the
amount of space saved when 10 drivers share 3 cars instead of 10
drivers driving 10 cars. But unfortunately the idea is not very
popular in Singapore.
