Today we are in the Netherlands, taking bus route 395 from Zierikzee in the province of Zeeland north to Rotterdam, at the Zuidplein metro station. This bus ...
No. No you do not. You need to force your local governments to campaign for better public transport and infrastructure.
If you have to go three towns over in rural NL the car may be the best option, but going by bike is a very close second.
The busses in the NL are often mainly for transporting you to and from the city, though some provinces also offer halfway decent local connections.