it should be noted that provision of a good tram service gives the freedom to choose the mode of travel. Given the number of people using trains and trams in Melbourne, it is obvious that people welcome the choice, and by providing much greater capacity within the available road space, the existence of trams is very important for Melbourne. Outside the, say, 50 km radius from Melbourne's CBD, public transport is hardly noticed! Not important at all there. "I would think that those who cited reduced travel time were those living in zone 2, where the train could be far faster than the car." Really? I would say the opposite -- that reduced travel time is more likely in Zone 1, though in reality it's where you're going and what time you're going that matters. If you're travelling into the CBD at peak hour, it doesn't really matter much where you're coming from, unless you're a long way from any public transport (which is only going to be true in Zone 2). OTOH, it's hard to think of too many journeys entirely within Zone 2 that would be quicker by public transport than by car, whereas within Zone 1, even if not travelling to the CBD, if your journey starts and ends near a train station, and occurs during any sort of it's quite likely to be faster by train than car. I also don't really believe that only 9% of respondents choose P.T. consider "Cheaper than own transport" as