I'm Dutch, I have an American sister in law. I lived in her house in Texas for 3 months. Now, I don't have a driver's license as I never needed one (even while travelling in Europe and the Middle East) and I rode a bike in New Braunfels, Texas. It was challenging. Also: New Braunfels is between San Antonio and Austin, but there's no trains, no regular buses, just a student bus that goes to the university of Austin and to San A. It also goes to San Marcos where the train between Dallas and SA stops. ONCE A DAY. So I took that train to Forth Worth and those student buses to San Antonio and Austin. But being a pedestrian is also bad. There was a crossing with a stoplight, but then no sidewalk when you got there, lol.
Europe is not just better designed for pedestrians, bikers and users of public transport. Even car owners benefit from the design choices, because if there's one thing that angers drivers, it is other cars! If an American gets in a car, it mostly is for trips of less than 3 miles or 5 kilometers. We Europeans would walk or bike such a distance. But that isn't an option over there. They have no other option than to use a car, which increases the annoyances among drivers. But in Europe, there wouldn't be that many cars on the road, because there doesn't have to be. This is how Europe is also better for drivers.
No, in the USA the cities were designed to be reachable by train and tram. The car destroyed the tram and later the railway. The car destroyed every major city in the USA.
I live in Paris and my daughters are at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, about 500 km away. If I take my car I will consume about 75 liters of fuel at 2 euros (this is approximate) or 150 euros to which I add the price of the motorway 45 euros, a total of 195 euros and a journey time of 4 or 5 hours. If I take the TGV (high-speed train) I will have a 1h50 journey and it will cost me less than 30 euros, without counting the risk of accident and the fatigue saved... The choice is quickly made.
I live in Denmark and never got a driver’s license and honestly never needed one. I get around in my city by bike and can get anywhere else in Denmark by public transport.
Here in Europe everyone owns a car too but you can use the magnificent public transport as well, and it's better in many cases, like going to work everyday or going out for the hollidays using a train or a plane, for example, because is so cheap and confortable. ¡¡Saludos desde España!!
@@PROVOCATEURSK But almost everybody have a car in Europe. Don't you know that the 9% of americans do not own one? Many more than in Europe, it's a paradox.
Hello Fran ,the maximum speed of French high speed trains is between 150mph and 199 mph ,it all depends on the track ,you can catch a high speed train service from London to Paris via the channel tunnel ,it take 2 hrs 30 mins ,there are other high speed rail lines to other cities in Europe .Some Uk cities are now charging to enter city centres, London charges £15 a day (8am to 6pm ) to drive into centre . The second largest city in Uk Birmingham may charge drivers £8 or £10 a day to enter if their cars exhaust emissions aren't low enough , good video, Fran ❤❤.
Note that this video you watched has tons of mistakes. At 3:33 the US doesn't have HSR and they pulled a hypothetical map of a dream HSR network that doesn't exist at all. Same for the other map showing the "roads of Europe", idk what that is but we have much more highways than that in France alone. OBF is a terrible source. It's sad cause they actually say valuable stuff but with terrible sources and documents.
i have a car, using it for work commute and shopping... i travel in Europe only with my motorbike.... sometimes use a bus in my town, but mostly my bicycle... trains only to go to the airport, to travel overseas... i never used an airplane to travel in Europe, only for South or North America and Asia!
From the thirties on the US-car companies bought all public transport systems und closed it….and if you tell the people long enough they need to have a car to live the American lifestyle they will believe it….
It IS the peoples fault. They do not demand a livable neighbourhood from their (chosen!) authorities. In the US you got these 'food deserts' in suburbs. You have to travel 30 miles to get something to eat. And most people think that is normal in the richest country on the planet.
Above all, it is a very different urban planning from European cities, the vast majority of which were built centuries ago, at a time when mega industries and shopping centres did not exist.
Its a big differens in political and tax systems.. soo I propose a Goverment for USA.. at least in every state! Soo every comunity have there own responsibilitys.. even there own police force! And then zoning laws.. thats forbid living walkable neigbourhoods! In Europe the goverment own the rails.. private companyes compete for there slots for travle on it, both freight and passanger trains! In USA the rail is owned by private freight companys and the goverment tryes get some passanger tru by Amtrac.. but they have to wait! Livably walkably city centers have been torn down, in US citys to give place for bigger roads, more parking spaces/more walmarts! As a US women that moved to sweden.. to a not so big city.. in US I shoped every second week, and used a car, now I shop every second day, and I dont even have a car! Not every europe live in a town, but moste of us own a car, but many dont need to use a car everyday.. its for many of us easyer/cheaper/convinient/and faster to comute with public transportation! And pick up groserys on the way home! And let our childs take public transport to school! There is a lot of kids on the bus/tram/tube every morning.. ad they ride for free with school cards!
To speak of design in this context is forcing it. Europe is a result of hundreds of years of various developments, and most of this time, long distance travel was a problem for a very small group of people. The US has a fraction of the length of history, and long distances have been a problem from the start. Where there is a design problem is in US zoning laws. The car is simply the only way of making the suburban sprawling of the US viable. And suburban development is a large factor of economic activity and hence, political decision making especially on local levels.
I was crouched down trying to plug it in and as I tried to get up I stepped on my flesh causing me to fall forward onto the glass coffee table, what a mess!I hate this world!!!!
The biggest issue with forcing people to own cars is really no one should be driving past age 65-70 years old, our eyes get much worse, our reactions get much worse we stop being able to focus properly we should not have our old age people driving cars, ever. So proper transport networks are required to allow the growing number of retired people to travel around. In no way should people age 90 that can hardly see, have poor hearing and who are on various strong medications being driving a car at any speed and yet in the USA such people have no choice. This all comes down to corruption being the main driving wheel of the US government.
@@elemar5 You don't need a driving test to know that reaction timers drop the older we get its ubiquitous, its a perfectly natural part of aging and there is nothing any of us can do about it. I wish it was not the case but even at 38 My reactions are not half as good at they were when I was 20. I think to keep things '' fair'' you are right, driving tests should be far more strict and far more often, I think over age 60 they should be required every year. and post age 70 it should simply be illegal to drive anymore.
@@elemar5 Elemar5 I know my statements have been harsh but try to remember we are talking about the main cause of human death and most of the deaths are caused either by drunk / intoxicated driving, the punishments for drunk driving should be much harsher sadly most of the deaths old age people making mistakes, falling asleep, losing focus ect. We are talking about millions of dead people world wide many of them children.
@@elemar5 Its true in the USA and even the remote parts of European nations but without a large section of the population that do not have cars, other transport networks that are more suitable will not get setup, at least in the USA as it stands, corruption is simply to ubiquitous.
As a Dutch on vacation in the Us,i did park my car,and had to walk further to Walmart,than i do bike at home to my local supermarket. And that 2 times whit the shopping car.
The biggest problem in the USA is that the industry bosses are in charge and not the government, what I mean is that the car industry can do whatever it wants and lobby hard to keep people driving cars instead of taking public transportation, because then they lose money and they need money for the top so that they can go on vacation on their boat or bought island somewhere in a tropical area. In addition, they also have influence on public transportation, because why are so many roads built/widened and no train tracks expanded for better connections. Why is gasoline so ridiculously cheap, throw a dollar on every gallon and then see how much protest there is from both the motorist and the manufacturer. Why are there so ridiculously few bike and sidewalks, to get people in the car!. Why are there so many ridiculous parking spaces, to get as close as possible to the door with the car so that you don't have to walk too far and certainly don't have to come by bike and certainly not by public transportation. If they do it like they do here in Europe......then they will get a heart attack and by the way less obesity because they have to walk more
@@elemar5y tú quien eres??el defensor del inglés??el español tiene más hablantes que el inglés,y si como titular su vídeo es una chica sudamericana porqué no utiliza el español??quiere ser famosilla en USA??así nos vá a los hispanohablantes que damos más valor a un idioma que NO es el nuestro.
@@contrerassev Maybe there are more people in the world who understand English rather than Spanish therefore she reaches a larger audience. What are you so angry about?
I'm Dutch, I have an American sister in law. I lived in her house in Texas for 3 months. Now, I don't have a driver's license as I never needed one (even while travelling in Europe and the Middle East) and I rode a bike in New Braunfels, Texas. It was challenging. Also: New Braunfels is between San Antonio and Austin, but there's no trains, no regular buses, just a student bus that goes to the university of Austin and to San A. It also goes to San Marcos where the train between Dallas and SA stops. ONCE A DAY. So I took that train to Forth Worth and those student buses to San Antonio and Austin.
But being a pedestrian is also bad. There was a crossing with a stoplight, but then no sidewalk when you got there, lol.
The fastest train in Europe is the German DB ICE (220 miles pr. hour) ..
Europe is not just better designed for pedestrians, bikers and users of public transport. Even car owners benefit from the design choices, because if there's one thing that angers drivers, it is other cars! If an American gets in a car, it mostly is for trips of less than 3 miles or 5 kilometers. We Europeans would walk or bike such a distance. But that isn't an option over there. They have no other option than to use a car, which increases the annoyances among drivers. But in Europe, there wouldn't be that many cars on the road, because there doesn't have to be. This is how Europe is also better for drivers.
the problem in USA the cities were built for the car market where other countries the city were built for the people.
No, in the USA the cities were designed to be reachable by train and tram. The car destroyed the tram and later the railway. The car destroyed every major city in the USA.
I live in Paris and my daughters are at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, about 500 km away. If I take my car I will consume about 75 liters of fuel at 2 euros (this is approximate) or 150 euros to which I add the price of the motorway 45 euros, a total of 195 euros and a journey time of 4 or 5 hours.
If I take the TGV (high-speed train) I will have a 1h50 journey and it will cost me less than 30 euros, without counting the risk of accident and the fatigue saved... The choice is quickly made.
And no risk of a speeding ticket if you try it in 4h
@@_Yannex Yep.
I live in Denmark and never got a driver’s license and honestly never needed one. I get around in my city by bike and can get anywhere else in Denmark by public transport.
Here in Europe everyone owns a car too but you can use the magnificent public transport as well, and it's better in many cases, like going to work everyday or going out for the hollidays using a train or a plane, for example, because is so cheap and confortable.
¡¡Saludos desde España!!
Never owned a car and don´t ever plan to, speak for yourself.
@@PROVOCATEURSK But almost everybody have a car in Europe. Don't you know that the 9% of americans do not own one? Many more than in Europe, it's a paradox.
Hello Fran ,the maximum speed of French high speed trains is between 150mph and 199 mph ,it all depends on the track ,you can catch a high speed train service from London to Paris via the channel tunnel ,it take 2 hrs 30 mins ,there are other high speed rail lines to other cities in Europe .Some Uk cities are now charging to enter city centres, London charges £15 a day (8am to 6pm ) to drive into centre . The second largest city in Uk Birmingham may charge drivers £8 or £10 a day to enter if their cars exhaust emissions aren't low enough , good video, Fran ❤❤.
THANKS!
There are many highways in Europe as well. The reason that is not built for public transport and bicycles is incompetent politicians and a bad state.
Note that this video you watched has tons of mistakes. At 3:33 the US doesn't have HSR and they pulled a hypothetical map of a dream HSR network that doesn't exist at all. Same for the other map showing the "roads of Europe", idk what that is but we have much more highways than that in France alone. OBF is a terrible source. It's sad cause they actually say valuable stuff but with terrible sources and documents.
i have a car, using it for work commute and shopping...
i travel in Europe only with my motorbike....
sometimes use a bus in my town, but mostly my bicycle...
trains only to go to the airport, to travel overseas...
i never used an airplane to travel in Europe, only for South or North America and Asia!
From the thirties on the US-car companies bought all public transport systems und closed it….and if you tell the people long enough they need to have a car to live the American lifestyle they will believe it….
02:35 if You trvel 5 hours in Estoni = You get other country becuse verge border to border trip tke c a . 4 until 6 hours.
Heh, yeah, over here in the Netherlands you can be in France, through Belgium, in 5 hours from everywhere in the country.
It IS the peoples fault. They do not demand a livable neighbourhood from their (chosen!) authorities. In the US you got these 'food deserts' in suburbs. You have to travel 30 miles to get something to eat. And most people think that is normal in the richest country on the planet.
Above all, it is a very different urban planning from European cities, the vast majority of which were built centuries ago, at a time when mega industries and shopping centres did not exist.
You don't know WTF you are talking about
Wrong, dipshit.
we do commi things - we share and we care ... and we are not the possession of any company...
Its a big differens in political and tax systems.. soo I propose a Goverment for USA.. at least in every state!
Soo every comunity have there own responsibilitys.. even there own police force!
And then zoning laws.. thats forbid living walkable neigbourhoods!
In Europe the goverment own the rails.. private companyes compete for there slots for travle on it, both freight and passanger trains! In USA the rail is owned by private freight companys and the goverment tryes get some passanger tru by Amtrac.. but they have to wait!
Livably walkably city centers have been torn down, in US citys to give place for bigger roads, more parking spaces/more walmarts!
As a US women that moved to sweden.. to a not so big city.. in US I shoped every second week, and used a car, now I shop every second day, and I dont even have a car!
Not every europe live in a town, but moste of us own a car, but many dont need to use a car everyday.. its for many of us easyer/cheaper/convinient/and faster to comute with public transportation! And pick up groserys on the way home! And let our childs take public transport to school! There is a lot of kids on the bus/tram/tube every morning.. ad they ride for free with school cards!
To speak of design in this context is forcing it. Europe is a result of hundreds of years of various developments, and most of this time, long distance travel was a problem for a very small group of people. The US has a fraction of the length of history, and long distances have been a problem from the start.
Where there is a design problem is in US zoning laws. The car is simply the only way of making the suburban sprawling of the US viable. And suburban development is a large factor of economic activity and hence, political decision making especially on local levels.
I was crouched down trying to plug it in and as I tried to get up I stepped on my flesh causing me to fall forward onto the glass coffee table, what a mess!I hate this world!!!!
No car no Independence
Spoken like an american.
@@lipgloss202 Thank you I am honored
The biggest issue with forcing people to own cars is really no one should be driving past age 65-70 years old, our eyes get much worse, our reactions get much worse we stop being able to focus properly we should not have our old age people driving cars, ever. So proper transport networks are required to allow the growing number of retired people to travel around. In no way should people age 90 that can hardly see, have poor hearing and who are on various strong medications being driving a car at any speed and yet in the USA such people have no choice.
This all comes down to corruption being the main driving wheel of the US government.
Speak for yourself. Introduce driving tests and regular inspections for both drivers and vehicles.
@@elemar5 You don't need a driving test to know that reaction timers drop the older we get its ubiquitous, its a perfectly natural part of aging and there is nothing any of us can do about it.
I wish it was not the case but even at 38 My reactions are not half as good at they were when I was 20. I think to keep things '' fair'' you are right, driving tests should be far more strict and far more often, I think over age 60 they should be required every year. and post age 70 it should simply be illegal to drive anymore.
@@elemar5 Elemar5 I know my statements have been harsh but try to remember we are talking about the main cause of human death and most of the deaths are caused either by drunk / intoxicated driving, the punishments for drunk driving should be much harsher sadly most of the deaths old age people making mistakes, falling asleep, losing focus ect. We are talking about millions of dead people world wide many of them children.
@@alistairbolden6340Older people in your country don't have much choice.
I say again, regular testing.
@@elemar5 Its true in the USA and even the remote parts of European nations but without a large section of the population that do not have cars, other transport networks that are more suitable will not get setup, at least in the USA as it stands, corruption is simply to ubiquitous.
As a Dutch on vacation in the Us,i did park my car,and had to walk further to Walmart,than i do bike at home to my local supermarket.
And that 2 times whit the shopping car.
I really Recommend reacting to "Greatest Recorded Speeches in American History (1933-2008)"
why? 🤬🤬🤢🤢
@@helfgott1 it’s a good video, why not?
i only recommend the speech of Charlie Chaplin at the end of the great Dictator....
in English and my own language!
@@helfgott1 The Yanks like a good whine.
01:14 only litlle Estonia are 54 cities
The biggest problem in the USA is that the industry bosses are in charge and not the government, what I mean is that the car industry can do whatever it wants and lobby hard to keep people driving cars instead of taking public transportation, because then they lose money and they need money for the top so that they can go on vacation on their boat or bought island somewhere in a tropical area. In addition, they also have influence on public transportation, because why are so many roads built/widened and no train tracks expanded for better connections. Why is gasoline so ridiculously cheap, throw a dollar on every gallon and then see how much protest there is from both the motorist and the manufacturer. Why are there so ridiculously few bike and sidewalks, to get people in the car!. Why are there so many ridiculous parking spaces, to get as close as possible to the door with the car so that you don't have to walk too far and certainly don't have to come by bike and certainly not by public transportation. If they do it like they do here in Europe......then they will get a heart attack and by the way less obesity because they have to walk more
all shit excuses ,they had trains ,
Si eres sudamericana porque hsblas en inglés?en donde en Sudamerica hay habla inglesa??porqué???
English is a universal language. Anyone is allowed to use it.
@@elemar5y tú quien eres??el defensor del inglés??el español tiene más hablantes que el inglés,y si como titular su vídeo es una chica sudamericana porqué no utiliza el español??quiere ser famosilla en USA??así nos vá a los hispanohablantes que damos más valor a un idioma que NO es el nuestro.
@@contrerassev Maybe there are more people in the world who understand English rather than Spanish therefore she reaches a larger audience.
What are you so angry about?