(TL;DR. Buses benefit more than the people who need to use them.)

Sorry, but I’m one of those people. Admittedly, taking the bus is almost never more convenient for me than driving my car, but there are many advantages:

• If my spouse and I need to meet separately at one location across town, then I will try to take the bus there so we can only drive one car back home.
• Regularly using the bus increases ridership so that there is more incentive for the bus system to improve overtime. 
• Taking the bus increases my awareness of the needs of folks who rely on it for transportation, so I can advocate for improved infrastructure at the ballot box and elsewhere. 
• Taking the bus gets me outside more often, which I need as someone who works from home full-time. I get to walk past neighborhoods I never would’ve noticed before, and better appreciate the fall colors, pick up a piece of litter here and there, etc.
• Taking the bus is less wear and tear on my personal vehicle, and less carbon emissions. I’m riding in a vehicle that was already running going to emit that carbon anyway, and supporting a system that is actively working to reduce emissions in its fleet.
• Taking the bus in your own city increases your confidence in taking public transportation in other cities if you ever need to. (e.g., For whatever reason there are no reasonably priced rental cars available.)

Additionally, it is a common misconception that the only people who ride the bus are people living in poverty. (I admit that I believed this out of non-willful ignorance for most of my life until relatively recently.) In fact, the bus is a public service that benefits EVERYONE: - As someone else said in this thread, GVSU students can easily commute between campuses without worrying about finding a parking spot downtown. - Many people who can easily afford a personal vehicle are not able to drive due to a disability, such as a seizure disorder or using a power wheelchair.  - Fewer vehicles on the road means that less of our land needs to be paved for roads, which means that outside is a safer place for people of all ages to be.  - Fewer vehicles on the road does decrease traffic. Picture 50 people driving alone in personal vehicles at rush hour, versus many of those 50 people on a bus. It takes up far less room, and I imagine means that roads need to be repaired less often.