Cars a tool of state control and not public transport? If the government wants to surveil someone it’s much easier to see exactly where they tapped their card on and off, and if they want to stop people getting somewhere all they need to do is tell the drivers to shut it down rather than set up a bunch of roadblocks.
ANPR is much more effective than trying to track public transport usage, this isn’t even contestable.
Blocking a bus route has a large knock on effect, same for trains, and nobody is taking a bicycle away from you either.