Not used as much in the city and relatively short range (unless your running a foot warmer) but better range then frs. Then the added useablility on channel 19 once your in a vehicle and on the way, between that and the scanner I can hear where accidents are or where traffic is stopped.
Ham is down the road but for noe I can buy used cb's for under $50 and outfit the whole family where portable HAM gear is ~$200 each.
I have some of those frs/gmrs radios but those the signal won't even make it out of the neighborhood.