How do you guys make taking public transit more bearable?

I can’t stand taking public transit. It makes me feel physically and mentally exhausted after taking it. I would prefer walking/biking over taking the bus.

I hate how loud it is, I hate banging my knee and being thrown around on the bus, I hate when they go over a big pothole and the noise fills the cabin with the sound of a gun shot. I hate when they go fast over residential speed bumps and I fly off the chair 6-10 inches upwards. The asshole bus drivers who make you feel as if they’re doing you a favour even though the bus pass is $150/m. Unreliable train system that brakes down often.

When I’m on the bus, it feels like I’m in the back of a military cargo plane waiting to jump off. It’s a very stressful situation. I failed an entire year of college because I would stop going to class because of how terrible the bus system was, thank God for online learning that really saved me.

I’ve tried noise cancelling headphones, I’ve tried reading a book, I’ve tried sleeping. Nothing makes the ride actually enjoyable.

Is that it? Am I just destined to write off public transit? Should I just get a car? Or is there any hope left?