You are literally describing where I grew up. I even linked the location , you can look at it on a map. Please accept that I am not ignorant on this.
There is absolutely no reason there couldn't be a small shuttle that runs every half hour from the closest thing to a "main street" near you, to the nearest town / city that people depend on to survive. It doesn't have to be filled every pass. It can even be empty for most trips, as is evident if you go look out at your road right now, which probably goes most hours entirely unused. What matters is that it is reliable, accessible, and frequent enough to avoid needing to schedule your live around it.
This opens up the world to people who can't or won't drive near you. Which, like it or not, kids, disabled, and elderly people exist. Your town should be accessible to them too, and we (America) have the resources to make it happen.
There is absolutely no reason there couldn't be a small shuttle that runs every half hour from the closest thing to a "main street" near you, to the nearest town / city that people depend on to survive. It doesn't have to be filled every pass. It can even be empty for most trips, as is evident if you go look out at your road right now, which probably goes most hours entirely unused. What matters is that it is reliable, accessible, and frequent enough to avoid needing to schedule your live around it.
This opens up the world to people who can't or won't drive near you. Which, like it or not, kids, disabled, and elderly people exist. Your town should be accessible to them too, and we (America) have the resources to make it happen.