Comment by appreciatorBus

If the bus is using "free" roads, then it's forced to compete for space with general traffic and likely to perform far worse than BRT or trains that don't have to do this. Worse performance/speed/frequency => lower ridership => worse profitability => calls to cancel the "wasteful" bus etc.

The only way out IMO is that we have to stop ripping off the public by giving away unlimited road space for free.