@Marina I would guess (based on, admittedly, no facts) that a larger proportion car travelers die in car accidents than Greyhound riders die in homicides. You’d just as soon avoid traveling altogether. I’m sure there are a lot of travel related deaths.
I actually rather like Greyhounds. I’ve never found them stupendously comfortable, but more comfortable than riding in a full car. Especially if the Greyhound isn’t full and you can curl up across two seats. (If no one’s sitting in the back, you can curl up across the three seats in the back… I’ve ridden a lot of Greyhounds.) They’ve never been timely, but timely enough for the price. And you don’t have to worry about anything—being sociable, or taking a turn driving, or reading directions, or asking the driver to pull over for a rest stop. You can just relax and watch the country roll by. I find it to be a rather pleasant feeling, actually.
However, I still prefer to pay less by splitting gas with a carful of folks.