A street vox pop in Malta has put a simple question to students: when you need to get somewhere, does the car or the bus win? Traffic is still one of the biggest transport headaches on the islands, which makes the answers worth hearing. Some students stick with public transport because a car is simply beyond their budget while they study. Others explain they gave up on buses over unreliable timetables and long waits, and now pay for the convenience of driving. Parking shortages and congestion come up as the everyday cost of that choice. Putting student voices into a debate usually run by officials and statistics gives the traffic argument a dose of lived reality.