Even between cities. For a while I was driving between Portland and Seattle pretty often, and the traffic was always awful! I would love to be able to take a HS train.

I certainly think it's better to be stuck in a traffic jam and sit in your own car than stuck in a traffic jam inside a packed vehicle full of other (sometimes extremely unpleasant) people.

If properly designed, you don't get traffic jams on public transport though. Trains have dedicated tracks, and buses can be given bus lanes.

But you can do something else if you’re not driving.