As a Melbournite living in London, I can imagine a sharp uptake in public transport use back home if we had half of the infrastructure London has. The problem is that cities like Melbourne are serviced so badly at the moment that as you indicated driving is the default option even when it's slower.
Also, let's not forget brilliant strategies like implementing a city bike-sharing system without a corresponding change in bicycle helmet laws.
Adelaide, which has nice wide roads, lots of bike paths, and the traffic is nowhere near as bad as Melbourne or Sydney. On top of that, most of the year the weather is great.
As a Melbournite living in London, I can imagine a sharp uptake in public transport use back home if we had half of the infrastructure London has. The problem is that cities like Melbourne are serviced so badly at the moment that as you indicated driving is the default option even when it's slower.
Also, let's not forget brilliant strategies like implementing a city bike-sharing system without a corresponding change in bicycle helmet laws.