I'm a simple emigrant and I sometimes regret that I don't have a car

Today is the last day of one of the longest strikes by railway workers in Germany's history. It lasted five days!! In other words, for almost a week, long-distance trains operated by Deutsche Bahn (the rail monopoly) hardly ran: 75% of services were canceled. This is already the third strike in August. I can hardly imagine how much money all participants in the process have lost in a single month. In general, I like that ordinary workers have truly functioning unions, and that the state apparatus allows them to defend their rights and not be afraid, although for some people, surely, it is scary. Their goal is clear: they are not satisfied with the salary. The result of the previous strikes was a promise to raise salaries by 1.5% from 2022 and another 1.7% from the first half of 2023, but the union regarded this as insufficient. Even the later proposal of +3.2% and a one-time payment did not stop the strike. As a result, from Thursday the train schedule looked bleak, and my friend and I needed to buy a ticket to another city three hours away. There were no train options at all, because DB was on strike, and the presence of other railway companies was minimal. We had to buy a bus ticket, not to the final destination, but to another large city. But this turned out to be a catastrophe as everyone who could not use the trains was forced to switch to buses and cars, creating incredible traffic jams all over the country. The bus was an hour late at first, and then instead of the declared three hours, it was on the road for all six! My friend left on this bus to attend to his affairs, and I spent the whole weekend regretting that we have good weather, but I can't spontaneously go anywhere since I don't have a car. And you, do you prefer public transport or a personal car?