Sure, now imagine all those things in Germany:

• The train comes every 30 minutes, but oh whoops there’s a 30 minute delay that’s keeping the other trains behind delayed. So rather than getting home on time for dinner, you eat shit from a vending machine. Oh and we need to prioritize passengers going between the main cities, so the provincial trains will need to wait. Oh, and tomorrow there’s a strike. Oh and the fare costs 10€ if you travel more than 5km.
• The bus comes regularly but it meanders between small villages nowhere near your final destination, so takes 30 minutes longer than it should.

Just to be clear, I’m not against trains and I am definitely against cars. But I do think E-bikes are the way forward for any journey less than 100km