"Never" is a massive understatement. Especially in big cities, say Paris itself, it's a nightmare to drive a car compared to just using public transportation. Even outside of cities it can be much nicer to relax on a smooth train ride rather than have to focus on driving the entire time.

Depends on where you live obviously.

As an American who spent most of their life in the south, which abhors public transit because racism(wish I was making that up) and now on the west coast, which is better but still woefully behind y’all, this is a fantasy for me