Private transport (as opposed to public transport) is the personal or individual use of transportation which are not available for use by the general public. Compared to public transport, typically the user faces fewer constraints on time and route of transit ('choice rider' vs. 'captive rider'). In some cases, public transportation systems are hardened to extreme weather conditions to a level difficult to achieve with private transport: a green water or blue water public ferry service can continue to operate in blustery maritime conditions unsuitable for the vast majority of private watercraft. Additionally, public transport is often safer than private transport, because the drivers and pilots in most modes public transport are professional trained and certified, with deep organizational and institutional support to handle any operational contingency. On the other side, public transport is often more expensive, less flexible, less convenient, less private (more crowded), and less flamboyant (rarely wins on style points, with some notable exceptions, such as the Trans-Siberian Railway, the Orient Express, the RMS Titanic, the Concorde and rigid airships). Private transport involves vehicles and conveyances such as: private car, company car, bicycle, dicycle, self-balancing scooter, motorcycle, scooter, aircraft, boat, snowmobile, carriage, horse, etc., or recreational equipment such as roller skates, inline skates, sailboat, sailplane, skateboard etc.
