The city of golf carts

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  • @TomScottGo
    @TomScottGo  6 років тому +5858

    The Georgia road trip continues! Thanks to Mayor Fleisch and her team for their time. I realise that the golf carts aren't directly comparable to public transit - for a start, they're privately-owned - but I'd say that replacing cars with slower-speed, electric vehicles is at least an improvement!

    • @Jarkol
      @Jarkol 6 років тому +153

      I just want to make it abundantly clear that this is not the only city that does this. This is very common in Minnesotan towns, as many neighborhoods are right next to golf courses. I know this is common practice in Minnetrista, every home has golf carts.

    • @i.mcgraw459
      @i.mcgraw459 6 років тому +72

      You went to my college and now my hometown. Thanks for coming through Georgia!

    • @markcangila1613
      @markcangila1613 6 років тому +14

      You should do a talk in Atlanta! I didn't know you were in Georgia.

    • @y_fam_goeglyd
      @y_fam_goeglyd 6 років тому +65

      Great video. It would be interesting to know if the air in the city is noticeably cleaner than in a comparable sized one.

    • @L0RDANGUS
      @L0RDANGUS 6 років тому +15

      Oh wow! You went right behind my parents house!

  • @NateandNoahTryLife
    @NateandNoahTryLife 6 років тому +7892

    Oh I bet there’s some crazy cart races after school

    • @ftaylor1696
      @ftaylor1696 6 років тому +634

      Mario cart georgia

    • @masterimbecile
      @masterimbecile 6 років тому +276

      The banana peels on the tracks is gonna be out of control.

    • @Surf_Crisis
      @Surf_Crisis 6 років тому +65

      There are none bro the traffic around McIntosh is insane

    • @jimmysgameclips
      @jimmysgameclips 6 років тому +47

      Where's my remake of Grease

    • @jarjarbingbong
      @jarjarbingbong 6 років тому +49

      They don’t go fast and the speed limit is 25. Cops are more than happy to give out tickets, trust me.

  • @otakuribo
    @otakuribo 6 років тому +7772

    Prohibited in Peachtree City:
    • littering of banana peels
    • throwing objects at other cart drivers
    • drifting
    • blue shells

    • @Phourc
      @Phourc 6 років тому +30

      Nice :D

    • @fetchstixRHD
      @fetchstixRHD 6 років тому +133

      Damn, my plan 😭 didn’t say anything about squids though 🦑😈

    • @emdivine
      @emdivine 6 років тому +109

      Nah blue shells are fine, they only get the buggers who remove the limiters.
      But don't you dare use lightning. :)

    • @fetchstixRHD
      @fetchstixRHD 6 років тому +36

      zebezd: No lightening? So driving under the influence of some magic mushrooms is fine? 🍄 What about shrinking other cart drivers? 😈

    • @ethanchou4906
      @ethanchou4906 6 років тому +40

      Removing the limiter is like being the bullet bill

  • @artieechols8173
    @artieechols8173 5 років тому +7383

    I live in peachtree city and there is no secret racing gangs on golf carts, however I will be fulfilling this goal and starting one

    • @Flint_Inferno
      @Flint_Inferno 5 років тому +284

      Please update us when you finish, my friend

    • @artieechols8173
      @artieechols8173 5 років тому +599

      Flint 25 I have 3 ppl so far and we’ve raced at a construction site does that count?

    • @trey5896
      @trey5896 5 років тому +70

      i live in atl can i join

    • @june4171
      @june4171 5 років тому +53

      Winner McDinner nice, everyone in this town drives before theyre allowed to xd, including me

    • @jeffersoncaldwell3149
      @jeffersoncaldwell3149 5 років тому +6

      I also do

  • @wolframstahl1263
    @wolframstahl1263 6 років тому +2599

    3:03
    "The brakes on this are very good, I'm sorry...."
    - "It's better than the alternative"
    If that's not a typical Tom Scott answer I don't know what is ;)

    • @MottyGlix
      @MottyGlix 6 років тому +2

      * brakes

    • @littlefrank90
      @littlefrank90 6 років тому +5

      I don't completely understand the exchange, what is "the alternative"?

    • @CassandraNZ
      @CassandraNZ 6 років тому +7

      @@littlefrank90 not driving, walking

    • @miikey_lol
      @miikey_lol 6 років тому +307

      @@littlefrank90 the alternative is the brakes not being so good, meaning it would be dangerous

    • @curiousfirely
      @curiousfirely 6 років тому +138

      I think the 'distracted by ducks' is also up there for very 'Tom Scott' thing to say.

  • @Choconillaaa
    @Choconillaaa 5 років тому +2648

    The fact that Tom just casually eats his McDonalds in the middle of the interview amuses me to no end. The bit from 3:32 to 3:43 was especially hilarious with that crumb drop.

    • @山岡あきら
      @山岡あきら 5 років тому +342

      It's that British feeling of obligation to immediately eat any food that your host gives you, even if you are riding in a golf cart with the mayor you are supposed to be interviewing

    • @MaartenvanHeek
      @MaartenvanHeek 4 роки тому +155

      @@山岡あきら is it then the American feeling of obligation to treat your guests to drive through McDonald's? :)

    • @meeperator
      @meeperator 4 роки тому +110

      @@MaartenvanHeek Old Southern tradition involves treating houseguests to food or a meal as part of being a hospitable host.
      It just so happens as the mayor, her house is the town, and McDonald's happened to be in her pantry.

    • @danearl8328
      @danearl8328 4 роки тому +2

      The plump mayor insisted.

    • @danearl8328
      @danearl8328 4 роки тому +37

      @@MaartenvanHeek Tom obviously paid as we saw him get his greenbacks out.

  • @minibuttonz
    @minibuttonz 5 років тому +3769

    I was in school when they were filming this and i remember our whole class staring out the window

    • @Bruce_T
      @Bruce_T 5 років тому +38

      Ok.

    • @bloodeleine
      @bloodeleine 4 роки тому +20

      why would they?

    • @Kyo-bd4tw
      @Kyo-bd4tw 4 роки тому +742

      @@bloodeleine Becuase it's frickin Tom Scott

    • @alec4672
      @alec4672 4 роки тому +1237

      @@bloodeleine Because your mayor is doing laps in the parking lot with Tom Scott right outside your window. You're clearly not from a small town.

    • @lbc2013
      @lbc2013 4 роки тому +78

      False Flag I call 2,500 or less a village. In the UK I think, 2,500 to about 20,000 is a small town. 20,000 to 50,000 a medium town, and 50,000 to 110,000 a large town. Although in the UK cities are rarer and most, if not all towns, have mayors.

  • @jomolisious
    @jomolisious 6 років тому +3325

    I went to highschool there. 80% of injuries among boys aged 15-17 were flipped-golfcart related

    • @clockworkkirlia7475
      @clockworkkirlia7475 4 роки тому +259

      I'm just picturing Marty McFly's "Nobody Calls Me Chicken" moment. In a golf cart.
      *oh gosh but a golf cart delorean though*

    • @E-A-Z-Y
      @E-A-Z-Y 4 роки тому +8

      😂😂

    • @alvaricoke41
      @alvaricoke41 4 роки тому +46

      I bet someone watched Regular Show and tried to make the spin trick.

    • @nirutmorfmot
      @nirutmorfmot 4 роки тому +4

      How often did those injuries occur though?

    • @jellyfishbones0
      @jellyfishbones0 4 роки тому +45

      better than a flipped cat accident

  • @jet69399
    @jet69399 6 років тому +3950

    Goes to America, gets McDonalds in a golf cart

    • @TheMightyKinkle
      @TheMightyKinkle 5 років тому +100

      "Only in America!!!"

    • @rydemk4168
      @rydemk4168 5 років тому +119

      Well that’s the true American experience.

    • @LocoMan123
      @LocoMan123 5 років тому +7

      Tech With Gabe Y E S

    • @ericleger8158
      @ericleger8158 5 років тому +6

      It's considered to be rude talking with food in your mouth!

    • @vasmajority45
      @vasmajority45 5 років тому +28

      I wonder if they have golf cart police officers with lights on top and a siren

  • @Movie_Games
    @Movie_Games 4 роки тому +3045

    This place looks amazing if you're into electric skateboards.

    • @MicroageHD
      @MicroageHD 4 роки тому +66

      I have an electric beer crate and use it here in germany on the cycle paths... The rozzers hate it tho, so always trying to avoid them :(

    • @localatticus4748
      @localatticus4748 4 роки тому +28

      My plan is to get a one wheel and ride the paths here later next year. They've been childhood bike trails as well, a cheap bike can substitute any other motor vehicle for transport if you don't need the carrying space :)

    • @sinclairal
      @sinclairal 3 роки тому +30

      @@localatticus4748 Unfortunately, I live here and anything motorized is prohibited on the paths (other than registered golf carts of course).

    • @localatticus4748
      @localatticus4748 3 роки тому +6

      @@sinclairal I never knew that, glad I didn't try without looking that up. I've still got a bike I need to fix up to ride on them anyway

    • @bramvanduijn8086
      @bramvanduijn8086 3 роки тому +7

      Or cycling.

  • @bagoston325
    @bagoston325 6 років тому +2521

    Step 1: Get a golf cart
    Step 2: Remove the limiter
    Step 3: Lower it until you become one with the ground
    Step 4: Remove top pieces
    Step 5: Go(lf)-kart

    • @elliot7753
      @elliot7753 4 роки тому +153

      Step 6: ???
      Step 7: PROFIT!!
      Hotel: Trivago

    • @Leaferr
      @Leaferr 4 роки тому +114

      Step 6: Karting champ
      Step 7: Formula 4
      Step 8: Formula 3
      Step 9: Formula 2
      Step 10: Formula 1
      Step 11: Win Grand Prix
      Step 12: Win Championship
      Step 13: Profit!

    • @alexalekos
      @alexalekos 4 роки тому +52

      chavs there be like that
      + ultra bass
      + spoiler
      + led strips
      + xenon headlights
      + flames paintjob
      + converted exhaust
      + chrome rims
      VW go(lf) kart gt

    • @emptyplaces1928
      @emptyplaces1928 4 роки тому +39

      I worked at a golf cart retailer and for fun we did all that an changed the rear gearing, cart went 0-50mph in 4 seconds.

    • @jamesallmon7756
      @jamesallmon7756 4 роки тому +5

      That’s like a golf course maintenance cart (except they aren’t earth benders)

  • @CookieTheSmolFox
    @CookieTheSmolFox 4 роки тому +533

    "Sorry, I got distracted by ducks."
    He's becoming James Veitch!

    • @prappsy
      @prappsy 4 роки тому +13

      I hope not...

    • @Joshlama
      @Joshlama 4 роки тому +5

      Type in tom scott ducks into youtube and enjoy

    • @emilytalerman3567
      @emilytalerman3567 3 роки тому

      Omg haha yes

    • @thelessercat
      @thelessercat 3 роки тому +1

      We need to talk about the bathroom ducks.

    • @Becky_Cooling
      @Becky_Cooling 7 місяців тому

      @@thelessercat The bathroom ducks?
      THE DUCKS IN THE BATHROOM.

  • @chuckygobyebye
    @chuckygobyebye 6 років тому +2248

    One thing that is not mentioned is that this system will save a ton of wear on the traditional roads, making maintenance cheaper. This is a really good solution for individual transportation.

    • @tykirkland7738
      @tykirkland7738 6 років тому +41

      Daniel Cooper the roads here still suck

    • @chuckygobyebye
      @chuckygobyebye 6 років тому +19

      You should talk to the mayor :)

    • @LesKing72
      @LesKing72 6 років тому +156

      These paths are probably cheaper to build, since the pavement doesn't need to be as thick to accommodate heavy tractor-trailers

    • @Chasing100
      @Chasing100 6 років тому +70

      Cars provide basically no wear on the roads, it's the heating and cooling over the seasons that do almost all the damage

    • @kenfox9577
      @kenfox9577 6 років тому +14

      @@Chasing100 and the garbage trucks.

  • @erodi6956
    @erodi6956 6 років тому +289

    I grew up here.
    Yes Tom, at 15 we did remove the limiters from our carts. Golf cart drifting was a local sport. Things did get out of hand, but most of us made it out alive.

    • @Kier_1
      @Kier_1 2 роки тому +28

      „Most“

    • @fastestdino2
      @fastestdino2 2 роки тому +8

      You live in a very lovely city.

  • @peter1062
    @peter1062 4 роки тому +3509

    In the Netherlands we've got a network like this spanning the entire country, except for the all the golf carts.
    We call it "bicycle infrastructure."

    • @ElynevanOpzeeland
      @ElynevanOpzeeland 4 роки тому +304

      this!
      They CAN do it apparently, but only for gold carts, wow....

    • @プスライト-z1x
      @プスライト-z1x 4 роки тому +125

      @@ElynevanOpzeeland the whole country of the Netherlands is like a quarter of the size of one state in the USA....

    • @andramoie
      @andramoie 4 роки тому +304

      @@プスライト-z1x So what? How is this related to the feasibility of bike infrastructure?

    • @ftyiogtyre7769
      @ftyiogtyre7769 4 роки тому +19

      Bek houden josti

    • @AngPur
      @AngPur 4 роки тому +48

      That's real convenient for the next German invasion. They like bikes and make little tiny tanks now.

  • @nukepony
    @nukepony 6 років тому +499

    I actually live here, and it’s great! Picking up groceries from Walmart in a golf cart is an experience, and it never gets old no matter how many times you do it. And yes: people bike on the paths all the time, it’s encouraged!

    • @57atk2lr
      @57atk2lr 3 роки тому +10

      It's great that you can ride a golf cart to Walmart. Can you also access the downtown area with a golf cart. Also how about accessing the hospital, the movie theater and restaurants. In other words can you do without a car and just use a golf cart?

    • @nukepony
      @nukepony 3 роки тому +22

      @@57atk2lr Most of the central areas of the city are accessible by the paths! Anything not directly within the city's limits you can't get to, however, so quite a few things are a mile or two out of reach. The golf cart can get you a good majority of places with little to no traffic, especially with a larger battery, but it's really no replacement for a car.
      Definitely makes for good driving practice, though!

    • @scottriley5141
      @scottriley5141 3 роки тому +1

      Are there rules or restrictions regarding disabilities like getting a driving license for the roads? e.g. could someone with a condition like epilepsy drive a golf cart?

    • @EvanGundersen
      @EvanGundersen 2 роки тому +5

      Rip Walmart

    • @musewolfman
      @musewolfman 2 роки тому

      Could you use an electric go-kart, or is it strictly golf carts of the style seen in the video?

  • @joshuahadams
    @joshuahadams 6 років тому +1233

    Ducks really are Tom’s weakness, aren’t they?

    • @bennylofgren3208
      @bennylofgren3208 6 років тому +2

      And squirrels.

    • @zerofourfiveone
      @zerofourfiveone 6 років тому +4

      Ducks and apparently Egg McMuffins!

    • @tomcardale5596
      @tomcardale5596 6 років тому +20

      The question is, did Tom go to York because of the ducks, or did ducks become a thing at York?

    • @MickeyD2012
      @MickeyD2012 6 років тому +1

      Anatidophiliacs disgust me.

    • @clarencetaylor7455
      @clarencetaylor7455 6 років тому +16

      He’s a bit of a quack

  • @mcmagiccracker
    @mcmagiccracker 4 роки тому +876

    "The City of Golf Carts" was almost subtitled "Tom Scott Eats a Cheeseburger"

    • @fakename7423
      @fakename7423 4 роки тому +28

      It looked like an egg McMuffin or a breakfast item

    • @KentHambrock
      @KentHambrock 4 роки тому +9

      Yellow wrapper, not a burger. Probably a McChicken.

    • @DoctorTokyoSexWhale
      @DoctorTokyoSexWhale 4 роки тому +8

      @@KentHambrock In my region of the US, the cheeseburgers have yellow wrappers.

    • @matthewdesrochers4581
      @matthewdesrochers4581 3 роки тому +2

      It was most certainly an egg McMuffin, but to clear up confusion;
      Cheeseburgers have yellow wrappers, McChickens also have yellow wrappers but they're slightly bigger, McDoubles and double cheeseburgers have a white wrapper, and McMuffins have a yellow wrapper.

    • @ha420weednumber
      @ha420weednumber 3 роки тому

      you can see quite clearly its an egg mcmuffin

  • @_Piers_
    @_Piers_ 6 років тому +939

    "You can't have a quarter of a cart network" I really wish my local council were capable of that kind of logic. They decided to build a cycle path the the next town and successfully completed their plan.
    At no point did they ask the other town to build a cycle path to join theirs though.
    So it's literally a path that goes nowhere, it heads towards the other town and then stops dead on the boarder.
    Well done, money well spent. You must feel proud of you accomplishment every time you *drive* past it.

    • @lars1588
      @lars1588 4 роки тому +38

      Technically, you could just keep going if your bike is capable.

    • @DerKatzeSonne
      @DerKatzeSonne 3 роки тому +19

      Haha, so true, these kinds of things happen all the time here (Germany). Sucks. And even if there's technically a whole network, huge parts of it simply suck and thus qualify as "only quarter of a network" in my opinion.

    • @raney150
      @raney150 3 роки тому +17

      I know a town that only made a bike path downtown. As soon as you leave downtown the bike path ends.
      And they got rid of the sidewalks on one side of the street to do it.

    • @alphagt62
      @alphagt62 3 роки тому +7

      You can bet they got stinking rich off of that bicycle path to nowhere. They are very proud of themselves for skimming all that money off the project!

    • @lakecityransom
      @lakecityransom 3 роки тому +3

      Bureaucracy leads to wishful thinking and just getting what you can get.

  • @AndrewKart
    @AndrewKart 6 років тому +777

    You passed my school and even got my cart in the shot. Wish I woulda known you were coming, Im a fan of your content. Keep it up

    • @davywavy6457
      @davywavy6457 4 роки тому +7

      Which cart was it?

    • @Stuttering_twat
      @Stuttering_twat 4 роки тому +23

      Andrew Kart drifting his cart

    • @glipk
      @glipk 4 роки тому +4

      I like your name

    • @samuelthecamel
      @samuelthecamel 4 роки тому +68

      Are you related to Mario Kart?

    • @pipebomber04
      @pipebomber04 4 роки тому +5

      Did you see me hiding under your cart?

  • @lukejanysek6369
    @lukejanysek6369 3 роки тому +74

    I just love how the Mayor themselves were so kind to show Tom around during their interview, as well as even grabbing some food on the way!

  • @nickwoo2
    @nickwoo2 6 років тому +2757

    Goes to show if you design a city around a transportation system people will use it. We just need to design more cities to be bike friendly.

    • @mofo888
      @mofo888 6 років тому +202

      I think golf carts are a little better because a lot of people don't like sweating before they arrive somewhere and this also allows people who might not be able to ride a bike on the network. Golf carts could be powered by solar stations as well.

    • @cobaltno51
      @cobaltno51 6 років тому +161

      @@mofo888 but there are more health benefits to biking. Plus its cheaper and requires less space. And if everybody bikes to work they will have showers there.

    • @MrJonton01
      @MrJonton01 6 років тому +139

      @@mofo888 Yes, that's right, but there's still a (huge) difference if you build cities around bikes and public transportation or if you build them around large roads and cars.
      I live in a German city where 80% of all trips inside the city are done by foot, bikes and/or public transportation.
      We have a large network of bicycle paths and public transportation, and the city is constantly expanding it.

    • @mofo888
      @mofo888 6 років тому +10

      Fair points @@cobaltno51

    • @mofo888
      @mofo888 6 років тому +75

      I feel like a lot European towns have the benefits of having built things on 'foot traffic' scale, if that makes sense. Most legacy infrastructure in the US is build around the car already, it's an expensive obstacle to overcome. @@MrJonton01

  • @andor_yoko
    @andor_yoko 6 років тому +495

    Wow new Mario Kart looks cool!

  • @NotJustBikes
    @NotJustBikes 4 роки тому +300

    Wow this is amazing; I had no idea this existed! But with this kind of path infrastructure, why are they using golf carts and not electric microcars, like the Birò? These are very common here in Amsterdam and they're much nicer to ride than golf carts (but a similar size or even smaller).

    • @jasonreed7522
      @jasonreed7522 2 роки тому +93

      The golfcarts are mainly a legacy vehicle left over from the town being mostly golf courses. And the multi use paths was the town's attempt to keep people from driving golfcarts on car roads for obvious safety concerns.
      Personally i think most small towns should have a multiuse path network within the village limits. (Maybe without the golfcarts)

    • @Ruben-ol2tc
      @Ruben-ol2tc 2 роки тому +26

      I was going to send you this video because I was just amazed i did not see one bicycle in this entire video, and was curious about your thoughts on this. To me (as a Dutchee) it's kind of laughable that no-one is riding one, even though these paths look perfect to do so.
      Fun fact: while typing this, Bicycle race - Queen played on the radio 🤣

    • @Nsta1
      @Nsta1 2 роки тому +66

      @@Ruben-ol2tc Hello, I live in peachtree city. I went to the high school in the video. Many people do ride bikes in peachtee city. However it is seen more as an activity rather than transportation, which is a common mentality in the states, so if it’s a crappy day people will probably use cars or golf carts instead. If this were filmed in may instead of december you would likely see more bikes.

    • @ManchurianCounterweight
      @ManchurianCounterweight Рік тому +6

      cuz in america we have golf carts by the ton and we have no tiny microcars.

    • @hanshintermann1551
      @hanshintermann1551 Рік тому +2

      I WAS LOOKING FOR YOU, I KNEW YOU'D BE HERE

  • @erlendsandvoll
    @erlendsandvoll 6 років тому +296

    4:12 -"Sorry, I got distracted by ducks." Seems so be a recurring theme :p just watched the golden ducks story again yesterday :p

    • @manuelbonet
      @manuelbonet 6 років тому +2

      That's just what I thought when I saw it.

    • @1fareast14
      @1fareast14 6 років тому +2

      and the vfx breakdown park bench :)

    • @esdisaysaloha
      @esdisaysaloha 6 років тому +5

      Deep down, Mad Captain Tom is still missing Brian the Duck.

    • @stupidburp
      @stupidburp 6 років тому

      Well distracted by some kind of birds anyways

  • @ChuckN914
    @ChuckN914 6 років тому +461

    Wish you would have interviewed the high school kids.

    • @princecamm
      @princecamm 5 років тому +27

      Yea we were in school we all knew about it and wanted to be apart of it

    • @roseroseroserose
      @roseroseroserose 5 років тому +50

      "Be honest, is there an underground racing network I can bet on?"

    • @florianfirlus4638
      @florianfirlus4638 5 років тому +3

      What would you like to know? I grew up there, AMA 😂

    • @roseroseroserose
      @roseroseroserose 5 років тому +4

      @@florianfirlus4638 is there a underground golf cart racing scene?

    • @florianfirlus4638
      @florianfirlus4638 5 років тому +14

      @@roseroseroserose We live our life one quarter mile at a time.
      There wasn't when I was there, but we did try and take the top speed governor off (it's possible on some brands, but not on others) so we could haul ass down hill. The brake comment in the video hit home for that reason 😂

  • @Rex_Crackerz
    @Rex_Crackerz 4 роки тому +563

    someday I'm going to hear Tom outside my house talking about my neighborhood and how there's a lake of toxic acid under it

    • @Ocker3
      @Ocker3 3 роки тому +3

      And you're Not going to say where you live??

    • @jamesbalajan3850
      @jamesbalajan3850 3 роки тому +15

      @@Ocker3 I believe it was a joke.

    • @Unknown_Ooh
      @Unknown_Ooh 2 роки тому +11

      ​@@Ocker3 The point of the joke is you wouldn't know there was such a thing until it was too late (like Tom showing up with some new found research). It's obviously a joke.

    • @Ocker3
      @Ocker3 2 роки тому

      @@Unknown_Ooh thing is, many places where people still live are almost hell holes. So, sometimes joke, sometimes just brutal reality.

    • @PetersPorsches
      @PetersPorsches 2 роки тому

      If I had to give an educated guess probably Michigan. They have had a few massive chemical spills throughout the years that still leach into the water system

  • @caesar1700
    @caesar1700 6 років тому +2171

    If Americans were commissioned to make their own Venice

    • @emiliofernandez7117
      @emiliofernandez7117 6 років тому +104

      Just cut manhatten into squares, let some water in and you've got an american venice

    • @bismuthcrystal9658
      @bismuthcrystal9658 6 років тому +69

      ...it'd be the Florida Keys.

    • @kiDkiDkiD12
      @kiDkiDkiD12 6 років тому +14

      Mohammed Ishaan K B -- Ever heard of the Florida Keys buddy?

    • @ruwo7697
      @ruwo7697 6 років тому +6

      @@bismuthcrystal9658 the florida keys are NOTHING like venice... venice is a city

    • @bismuthcrystal9658
      @bismuthcrystal9658 6 років тому +20

      @@ruwo7697 Ohhh. A land-locked one, where no one travels by boat everywhere? Where there are no boat taxis?
      I also didn't know that the Florida Keys had no cities in them. Like Marathon. Which I thought existed, spanned multiple landmasses, and had artificial landmasses. But I guess I was wrong.
      My bad. Clearly a land-based city with no coastal borders is much more similar to Venice than any number of cities in a region.

  • @holycrapchris
    @holycrapchris 6 років тому +890

    All these comments along the lines of "they should use bikes instead!" are missing the point that the city-wide network would not exist without the carts. Since the paths offer multi-mode transportation, the city was able to raise the taxes necessary to build and maintain the paths. If they had tried to raise taxes for a bike-only path network, the city government would likely not have been successful. The network is as extensive as it is because of the golf carts.

    • @kiDkiDkiD12
      @kiDkiDkiD12 6 років тому +17

      Thanks for highlighting this

    • @elias_xp95
      @elias_xp95 6 років тому +72

      I think carts are a great idea. Try doing your weekly shopping in one trip on a bicycle

    • @jonnyclueless
      @jonnyclueless 6 років тому +34

      Yes. They might as well criticize people for driving cars when roads can handle bikes even better than a bike path. It's a non-sensical argument.

    • @polygondwanaland8390
      @polygondwanaland8390 6 років тому +94

      Europeans don't generally understand the scale of North America. This small town is wider than the entirety of downtown Amsterdam.

    • @WeeabooOtakune
      @WeeabooOtakune 6 років тому +43

      I think the other advantage is every cart on the cart path is one less petrol powered vehicle on the roads. Golf carts don't have the high barrier to entry that full electric cars have and it is extremely practical to take your golf cart for groceries / inner-city transport and use your car exclusively for your out-of-network trips.

  • @A._is_for
    @A._is_for 5 років тому +1131

    "The breaks are very good"
    *"It's better than the alternative"*
    Britishness level: Queen at teatime with a crumpet

    • @decidiousrex
      @decidiousrex 4 роки тому +38

      *brakes

    • @caramelldansen2204
      @caramelldansen2204 4 роки тому +11

      @@decidiousrex you know how yanks are with spelling!

    • @lukasg4807
      @lukasg4807 4 роки тому +14

      How is that British?

    • @AnastasiaCooper
      @AnastasiaCooper 3 роки тому +1

      I just hoped somebody would point out this lovely moment :D I dunno whether this is typical British, but I just love it :D

    • @bestdarrenshanfan
      @bestdarrenshanfan 3 роки тому +3

      how is this british?

  • @chelseacarlson2249
    @chelseacarlson2249 5 років тому +166

    I was born and raised in Peachtree City, GA! I had the best childhood ever...

  • @AflacMan13
    @AflacMan13 6 років тому +606

    Hmm. I like this actually. This is a really neat system.
    And it teaches kids how to drive before they get a real car and get stupid with it. :-)

    • @StarshadowMelody
      @StarshadowMelody 6 років тому +15

      That second line is what I really like about this.

    • @thesalamilids
      @thesalamilids 5 років тому

      @GunsOfThePhoenix you should mention the incident where the poor kid got paralyzed in a golf cart accident.

    • @thesalamilids
      @thesalamilids 5 років тому +2

      It doesn't matter how much experience I have in driving, ill still be stupid and spin out, burn out and donuts.

    • @OrangeC7
      @OrangeC7 5 років тому +11

      @@thesalamilids That sounds more like an irresponsible person than a new driver

    • @thefirstexpert8514
      @thefirstexpert8514 5 років тому +4

      @its_supra_time you should also mention the accident where the kid got killed in a car, and that other kid got killed in another car, and those 4 kids got killed in another car accident, and when etc.

  • @Zizywa
    @Zizywa 5 років тому +42

    I'm a biker myself (although I do have a drivers license), but I definitely can see the advantages of the golf carts. For example when it's raining, you can still go out and about and be quite protected from the rain. When you are shopping, I bet you can load more bags in the cart than I can on my bike.
    If I lived there I'd probably use the bike on nice days where I don't have to fill my bike up, and the cart when it's a rainy day and/or when I need to shop a lot of grocerys.

  • @pbjtoast
    @pbjtoast 6 років тому +445

    Am I the only one thinking Leslie Knope would be friends with this mayor if given the opportunity?

    • @jp-hv5jr
      @jp-hv5jr 6 років тому +9

      I thought that too! I guess because I've been binge watching Parks & Rec lately 😂.

    • @henrycrozoer3428
      @henrycrozoer3428 5 років тому

      this mayor sucks

    • @henrycrozoer3428
      @henrycrozoer3428 5 років тому

      like really sucks

    • @glipk
      @glipk 4 роки тому +4

      The mayor is nice too

    • @princesidon
      @princesidon 4 роки тому +3

      The golf carts reminded me A LOT of Eagleton, so idk.

  • @doktormerlin
    @doktormerlin 6 років тому +245

    Maybe you should do a trip to one of these Airplane towns. Towns in the US, where the main street is just one big runway and people park their plane in their driveway, where you park your car. These are amazing

    • @JamesBond-xx1lv
      @JamesBond-xx1lv 5 років тому +28

      CheatyTycoon 2 look up "Alaska".

    • @TSBye-qo1vc
      @TSBye-qo1vc 5 років тому +5

      @CheatyTycoon 2: Look up John Travolta's house in Ocala, Florida. It is part of a development like that.

    • @aurelia8028
      @aurelia8028 4 роки тому +3

      ....
      Wait what? O_0

    • @dark2023-1lovesoni
      @dark2023-1lovesoni 4 роки тому +15

      Usually referred to as a Residential Airpark, or occasionally a "Fly-In Community". Those are the terms that will probably return the best Google results.

    • @glipk
      @glipk 4 роки тому

      Wtf? Care to share a link or article?

  • @Makiruot
    @Makiruot 3 роки тому +1286

    "Hey, great bycicle infrastructure you built there!"
    Americans: Nope, we just use smaller cars

    • @PouLS
      @PouLS 3 роки тому +90

      Atleast they're electric.

    • @lucabanks6581
      @lucabanks6581 3 роки тому +38

      @@PouLS But where does the electricity come from???

    • @themangastand8475
      @themangastand8475 3 роки тому +86

      @@lucabanks6581 good old americain coal

    • @ryanjohnson8340
      @ryanjohnson8340 3 роки тому +43

      Everything is spread out. Ptc is fairly hilly as it’s near the Appalachian mountains. When it’s 100 degrees in the summer with 100 percent humidity I don’t feel like getting soaked in sweat just to go somewhere when I could hop in a car or on a golf cart and make it to my destination far quicker.

    • @tavoh3200
      @tavoh3200 3 роки тому +62

      @@ryanjohnson8340 Why do you think everything is spread out

  • @probablyaparent
    @probablyaparent 6 років тому +46

    With all the wisdom, anecdotes and general wonderful videos that come from you, Tom, the single shot of you eating a McD's breakfast sandwich is arguably my favorite shot of you ever because it proves you're human and not a quasi-internet-god.

  • @hejsa123
    @hejsa123 6 років тому +205

    Those paths look so good for bicycles too!

    • @gideonkloosterman
      @gideonkloosterman 6 років тому +14

      Lets be honest, I love cycling, do it every day, but would you leave a golf cart? I can imagine the carts being a lot of fun

    • @vegguid
      @vegguid 6 років тому +3

      Ssst America doesn't understand what that means :)

    • @kaitlynsitro5596
      @kaitlynsitro5596 6 років тому +34

      They sure are! Tons of people bike on those paths. They also got a bunch of cool extra paths that are specifically for biking.

    • @EUC-lid
      @EUC-lid 6 років тому +5

      Sure, for as long as all the 14yos with unrestricted golf carts are in class.

    • @hejsa123
      @hejsa123 6 років тому +2

      @@gideonkloosterman of course I would! I love my bike and I come from a country where biking is a very common form of transportations. Maybe I'd get a golf cart for when it's winter though 😀

  • @lol_iyoutube
    @lol_iyoutube 4 роки тому +233

    "sorry I got distracted by ducks"
    Tom Scott is my spirit animal

  • @keiyakins
    @keiyakins 6 років тому +125

    When you get down to it, a golf cart is just a low-speed electric vehicle optimized for local use. Makes sense to me.

  • @brycelearmonth777
    @brycelearmonth777 6 років тому +232

    Is there a more perfect way to describe Tom Scott than "Sorry, I was distracted by ducks"

    • @ssbohio
      @ssbohio 4 роки тому

      That could be his epitaph when the time comes...

  • @catherineehlers8115
    @catherineehlers8115 2 роки тому +16

    I lived here for over 26 years. A most unusual city. I loved having a golf cart.

  • @MrOven
    @MrOven 6 років тому +190

    I live in the next city over and we always joke that they give you a golf cart when you move in.

    • @justa12packofrccola81
      @justa12packofrccola81 4 роки тому

      Let me guess, Newnan?

    • @R0I3I3IE
      @R0I3I3IE 4 роки тому +5

      Nfactorial, I've *reported* you for not being funny.

    • @Cl0ckcl0ck
      @Cl0ckcl0ck 4 роки тому +4

      Why not link up? It's also great for bikes and walkers it seems.

  • @stiimuli
    @stiimuli 6 років тому +111

    Ok now i know i'm getting old because that looked like a lot of fun

    • @eddiemate
      @eddiemate 6 років тому +5

      stiimuli
      I’m still a teen and it looks fun so you’re good.

    • @error.418
      @error.418 6 років тому +6

      Why would you have to be old to find that fun?

  • @Mica-kb3pj
    @Mica-kb3pj Рік тому +33

    So much potential. Imagine if the exact same greenway path network was utilized as bike infrastructure by installing bike racks everywhere. This has the potential to become one of the most bike-friendly cities in the US, and it could be a good model for adapting bike paths to low-density American-style suburbs.

    • @thomasfitzgibbon1675
      @thomasfitzgibbon1675 8 місяців тому +1

      It already is good bike infrastructure. I’ve ridden through a few times. It’s just very hilly so it doesn’t surprise me that people take the carts instead of a bike

  • @chriswel
    @chriswel 6 років тому +136

    So sad we couldn't see the high school traffic jam!

    • @hetakusoda2977
      @hetakusoda2977 6 років тому +2

      I still take the bus because of that traffic jam

    • @avaevathornton9851
      @avaevathornton9851 6 років тому +14

      Filming random kids might have been legally problematic.

    • @misty_rei
      @misty_rei 5 років тому

      no. do not be sad, be happy that you didn't see it...

  • @JotoCraft
    @JotoCraft 6 років тому +269

    Tom distracted by ducks 🦆 as usually 😄

  • @Zerbey
    @Zerbey 4 роки тому +17

    There's a few cities like this in the USA. The most well known is The Villages in Florida which is a huge retirement community. They have special lanes for golf carts and they have the right of way. It's not uncommon to get cut off by some elderly person in a golf cart when driving there (I used to all the time for business). There's also a few cities that allow them on public roads as part of the city ordinance, Lake Helen is one.

  • @jackwiegmann
    @jackwiegmann 6 років тому +638

    Tom Scott eating an egg McMuffin gives me life

    • @NSPlayer
      @NSPlayer 6 років тому +16

      looked like a cheeseburger

    • @elias_xp95
      @elias_xp95 6 років тому +9

      @@NSPlayer Defo an egg Mcmuffin - pause @ 3:07-3:08

  • @the0nn3
    @the0nn3 6 років тому +3967

    only in America they would build perfectly good cycle paths and use golf carts instead.

    • @edentyler-moss1157
      @edentyler-moss1157 6 років тому +541

      Plus the McDonald's makes this so much more American.

    • @jwlarocque
      @jwlarocque 6 років тому +501

      Hey I'll take it - usually in America they don't build cycle paths at all, ever.

    • @C0deH0wler
      @C0deH0wler 6 років тому +92

      Are they good cycleways though? Them mentioning cars getting in (probably because a lack of bollards) is not a good sign. Do they lead to meaningful destinations? Are they too windy? Did they choose the worst hilly areas to place them? I also want to see more data comparing cycling numbers, vs gold-cart numbers. If the former is low, is it really because of the quality, or is it because things are too far from each other?

    • @boss-anova
      @boss-anova 6 років тому +59

      Its actually a trend started by the elderly....

    • @SpacemanMitch
      @SpacemanMitch 6 років тому +97

      Found the Dutchman

  • @alexwasthere1
    @alexwasthere1 5 років тому +95

    Lmao even the mayor did a rolling stop at the end

  • @fluffyflextail
    @fluffyflextail 6 років тому +56

    A duck cast distraction on Tom Scott and it was super effective!

  • @Emilthehun
    @Emilthehun 6 років тому +22

    This is brilliant! Less people on the actual road , less pollution, and more paths to take with your bike , jog or just walk.

    • @digby_dooright
      @digby_dooright 2 роки тому

      My dream was always to have a big enough house that I could have a path around the property where I could drive a golf cart. This video is heaven to me.

  • @williamgallaher1377
    @williamgallaher1377 5 років тому +2

    Every used, removed and abandoned railroad track in America should be transformed into paths like this for everyone to use and enjoy.
    Great idea thank you for sharing.
    Also My property years ago boarded a railroad track that had been removed and I kept it maintained just like my yard, it was great.
    Had everyone maintained their portion then several subdivisions would have been able to go that route 5+ miles to the closest store or restaurant other than the Little General, sure would have been nice.
    Once again thanks and best of luck with all your adventures.
    Be safe and live a happy life.

    • @ericleger8158
      @ericleger8158 5 років тому +1

      Haven't you heard of RAILS TO TRAILS ?

  • @anarchyantz1564
    @anarchyantz1564 6 років тому +37

    I have to say what a cool Mayor.

  • @TheSpHornet
    @TheSpHornet 6 років тому +227

    this is why the netherlands is a bicycle country; we have a parallel road network where cyclists can get anywhere safely without the risk of being run down by cars (except for intersections)

    • @C0deH0wler
      @C0deH0wler 6 років тому +6

      Also because bollards ;)

    • @kiDkiDkiD12
      @kiDkiDkiD12 6 років тому +13

      The united states 100+ times bigger than the Netherlands. Bikes can't take you across a whole county to go somewhere idiot

    • @TheeLinkeer
      @TheeLinkeer 6 років тому +79

      @@kiDkiDkiD12 Is this meant to be suggesting that golf carts can take you across the whole country

    • @alcesmir
      @alcesmir 6 років тому +42

      @@kiDkiDkiD12 Apples and oranges. Cycling is perfect for short commutes (say

    • @kiDkiDkiD12
      @kiDkiDkiD12 6 років тому +3

      @@TheeLinkeer A County not a Country
      , learn the difference

  • @johnmattingly7535
    @johnmattingly7535 Рік тому +2

    I've been watching Tom for years and i just now found this video. I've lived about 15 minutes away from Peachtree City my entire life, so it was so cool to see Tom driving around, because i recognized all the places

  • @TommyCallaway
    @TommyCallaway 6 років тому +140

    I bet this video just boosted the real estate in Georgia.

    • @CadillacDeVilledElegance
      @CadillacDeVilledElegance 6 років тому +17

      Nah bro, Atlanta is the Hollywood of the east coast now, real estate has been skyrocketing here for the last few years because brokers will buy out houses, and rent them to film crews for ludicrous amounts of money, that studios are willing to pay for to get their people out here.
      But for normal people this means the price of an average house is skyrocketing in certain areas such as Peachtree, which is a major film town, not to mention it's distance to ATL considered.
      Like I'm 30 minutes out from Atlanta without traffic and we're being hit hard.

    • @clax5612
      @clax5612 6 років тому +3

      @@CadillacDeVilledElegance Hence why everyone is moving to Charlotte. Real estate is super low, businesses are skyrocketing. It should overpass some major cities in the next 20 years.

    • @emmettturner9452
      @emmettturner9452 5 років тому +4

      PTC has always been affluent with high property values. It’s almost all doctors and Delta pilots and such. Any impact from anUA-cam video like this will be imperceptible.

    • @henrycrozoer3428
      @henrycrozoer3428 5 років тому +2

      shits already expensive here

    • @Zenas521
      @Zenas521 5 років тому

      Beware the California invasion. Those ethnocentrists will wreck any local culture you have and impose their Californian self-righteousness on the place. It happening to Portland, Organ. It happened to western Montana. It going on in Texas. Watch out!

  • @hall01235
    @hall01235 6 років тому +342

    Meanwhile, Atlanta's roads consists of 10% asphalt and 90% metal plate.

    • @griffca4814
      @griffca4814 5 років тому +29

      There's one on Ashford Dunwoody that is so infamous here that one of the businesses threw it a 2year birthday party.

    • @spencers4121
      @spencers4121 5 років тому +26

      Atlanta needs a bypass for the bypass.

    • @TheBestcommentor
      @TheBestcommentor 5 років тому +7

      @@spencers4121 2285?

    • @tribiz6762
      @tribiz6762 3 роки тому +2

      @@TheBestcommentor if 285 is good why isn’t there a 285-2

    • @alexmijo
      @alexmijo 3 роки тому +2

      Imagine if we did actually have entirely steel surfaced roads though. Incredibly expensive but perhaps very durable? I guess if a rust pothole appears though your tires would get shredded

  • @margarethetrick8824
    @margarethetrick8824 4 роки тому +4

    My dad grew up in Peachtree City and my grandparents still live there, I can't tell you how cool it is to see it in a UA-cam video! Most residents of Atlanta don't even know about it.

  • @pitaya4151
    @pitaya4151 6 років тому +238

    Tom eats a McDonald's burger for 2 minutes on a golf cart for 40k views

  • @JohnUnit
    @JohnUnit 6 років тому +8

    This was such a pleasant departure from the the normal topics of high science and industry and ancient history. Just a neat little city doing a neat little thing with a neat little mayor driving you around on a neat little cart

    • @jonmichaelgalindo
      @jonmichaelgalindo 6 років тому +1

      I still can't imagine, "Hi Mrs. Mayor, have you got a few hours to spare for a UA-cam video?"

  • @brennancattermole3898
    @brennancattermole3898 4 роки тому +28

    Seeing Tom bob around the woods eating takeaway is just one of the most wholesome memes

  • @trippydrew8492
    @trippydrew8492 6 років тому +162

    A genuinely great idea for reducing carbon footprint. The mayor seemed like a wonderful person too!!

    • @trippydrew8492
      @trippydrew8492 6 років тому +32

      @The Four Horsemen Yea but these are effectively a car in terms of amount of passengers as well as luggage space but much less harmful to the enviroment. That is my point.

    • @trippydrew8492
      @trippydrew8492 6 років тому +18

      @The Four Horsemen Not if you need to commute with passengers and/or luggage though.

    • @cdog252
      @cdog252 6 років тому +6

      Almost as good as that innovative new thing (which I believe has yet to really take off in America) of putting one foot in front of another. "Walking", I think it's called.

    • @error.418
      @error.418 6 років тому

      I feel like bikes would be a better option...

    • @owensparks5013
      @owensparks5013 6 років тому +2

      Less carbon? maybe. I'd imagine the users own a golf cart, and a car for longer journeys. Then the cart runs on electricity so is zero emission? In the USA that electricity is probably made by burning coal, so not really, it's just moving the pollution elsewhere. Possibly still a net win as it's driving change, and cleaner energy may come later. Now if there were nuclear carts then that would be low carbon...

  • @nicfishman5194
    @nicfishman5194 6 років тому +77

    There’s another town that uses Golf Carts in a very similar way! Bald Head Island off the coast of North Carolina has actually forbidden cars. It’s all golf carts. It’s much smaller though, and primarily a tourist town.

    • @kylejscheffler
      @kylejscheffler 6 років тому +8

      Isn't there a town in Florida that does this too? But I think that one is actually only for older people, like, kids can't live there or something

    • @glenntabbert1693
      @glenntabbert1693 6 років тому +6

      also one up here in Liberty Lake, Washington

    • @aru-YT
      @aru-YT 6 років тому +7

      There is one here in Florida, called The Villages. I’ve been there once, it was mostly retirees enjoying the rest of their life.

    • @sampatton146
      @sampatton146 6 років тому +2

      Nic Fishman isn’t Catilina island off the coast of CA like this

    • @mavoc3094
      @mavoc3094 6 років тому

      There are quite a few retirement cities throughout the country that have golf cart networks as older people like the slower speeds and cheaper prices of the golf carts.

  • @marvindebot3264
    @marvindebot3264 2 роки тому +2

    What a great city and your Mayor is priceless, treasure her.
    There are places in Australia this has been done but nothing even close to this scale, the locals are very lucky indeed.

  • @Svenz0r
    @Svenz0r 6 років тому +99

    While impractical in most places, this seems like an excellent option for certain areas. Takes cars off the road, gives a safer place for cyclists, safer option for younger driver and all around just seems like fun.

    • @Kevdama1
      @Kevdama1 6 років тому +15

      Not to mention they're electric instead of gas powered!

    • @ABaumstumpf
      @ABaumstumpf 6 років тому

      You mean - make them even lazier, not learn how to drive at all, incredible dangerous as they offer no safety what so ever..................................

    • @adnanilyas6368
      @adnanilyas6368 6 років тому +2

      @@Kevdama1
      ... They very likely could be gas powered.

    • @gen157
      @gen157 6 років тому +3

      @@Kevdama1
      Section 78 - 94, Allowed "things" on paths
      (4)
      Registered electric-powered golf carts or motorized carts;
      (5)
      Registered gasoline-powered golf carts or motorized carts;
      So it seems that both electric and gas carts can be on the paths. A shame that diesel carts can't be on the paths. Some of those only turn on when the pedal is pushed and immediately shuts off when let off.

    • @evanroden2225
      @evanroden2225 6 років тому +2

      @@ABaumstumpf They can go like 20 miles per hour, and they don't have to worry about snow like up north.

  • @VideoSage
    @VideoSage 6 років тому +65

    Thank you for showing this stuff off. It might not be super high tech, but it let's one know there are interesting little ideas out there.

  • @raf74hawk12
    @raf74hawk12 5 років тому +68

    The villages in Florida are basically all about the golf carts too.

  • @polarvortex6496
    @polarvortex6496 6 років тому +39

    "that's exactly what I would have done at age fifteen with my own golf cart, I would have removed the limiter on it"
    "you can sup them up as much as you want"
    (coughs in gadget geeks)

    • @Ghirahim3
      @Ghirahim3 6 років тому

      Colin Furzes Next video?

  • @Samld1200
    @Samld1200 6 років тому +17

    I love this idea. It must be good for stopping use of fuels and I love how free young people can be with their own golf carts. I’d love to see a Colin Furze cart zooming around

  • @myamoore5989
    @myamoore5989 Рік тому +1

    one of my favorite movies, greener grass, was shot here!

  • @IFalker
    @IFalker 6 років тому +1586

    This is the most american thing I've seen this week, a city that finally has good asphalted parallel roads without cars and instead of biking they use golf carts lmao

    • @DTDdeathmas
      @DTDdeathmas 6 років тому +84

      Using golf carts does preclude riding bikes.

    • @TheOwenMajor
      @TheOwenMajor 6 років тому +71

      @@DTDdeathmas Shhhh, the European doesn't understand that.
      They only understand what their masters tell them, freedom is a foreign concept to them.

    • @Koteal
      @Koteal 6 років тому +254

      @@TheOwenMajor wat

    • @oisin_smith
      @oisin_smith 6 років тому +38

      @@TheOwenMajor ?

    • @SaucyJack97
      @SaucyJack97 6 років тому +38

      @@Osskibosskiposki Not really, the US is generally much more conservative than its European counterparts. We're on the same road to hate speech laws and the like but many nations in Europe already have them (looking at you Britain)

  • @GAMBANJUJJJ
    @GAMBANJUJJJ 6 років тому +112

    Police Officer: Sir do you know how fast you're goin'?
    Citizen of that town: 20 because THATS THE MAX SPEED OF THESE CARTS!

    • @skyluke9476
      @skyluke9476 6 років тому +5

      officer: 185mph .....

    • @ZipplyZane
      @ZipplyZane 6 років тому +1

      And now I just picture someone removing the governor just as a prank.

    • @davideden84
      @davideden84 6 років тому

      They have police on ATV's and even a smart car that ride the paths.

    • @jonnyclueless
      @jonnyclueless 6 років тому +1

      Believe it or not they have a police smart car for the paths. I doubt they use it for speed traps though!

    • @kakarot1234567891234
      @kakarot1234567891234 5 років тому

      @JustStayAlive When you register it you'd probably have an issue there.

  • @marcelineraber
    @marcelineraber 3 роки тому +13

    As someone who lives in Mississippi, it's nice to hear someone I can tell is Southern. It's not the older accent or the stereotyped accent people know, it's the real one that ordinary people have nowadays. (Though, even that one isn't as common among the youth. I think only a third or a quarter of my friends have any distinguishable accent.)

  • @itaybron
    @itaybron 6 років тому +21

    what a neat little town, reminds me of seeing a show on Spruce Creek Airpark in Florida where basically everyone has a small airplane that they use to get around and they park it in their driveway.

    • @squidsbizarreadventure
      @squidsbizarreadventure 6 років тому +1

      itaybron now THAT is a place I'd love to see Tom visit

    • @itaybron
      @itaybron 6 років тому +1

      @@squidsbizarreadventure You and me both.

    • @InuKun2008
      @InuKun2008 6 років тому +2

      There's also the Jumbolair Estate in Florida, which is where John Travolta lives. I used to fly in every weekend for bunch at the estate while doing flight training in Sanford, which as a pilot, you were welcome to do (just keep it quiet from school executives), and you'd see John and Kelly there sometimes. Easiest way to know if they were in back then, was seeing the Qantas 707 parked out front (prior to John donating it to a museum in Australia).
      Each house has both a regular garage for cars, and a hangar for aircraft.

    • @Sammie1053
      @Sammie1053 6 років тому +1

      There's also a much smaller estate in Naperville, Illinois called Aero Estates. My family lived in the adjacent neighborhood for a few years.

  • @Dovakiin51
    @Dovakiin51 6 років тому +31

    This explains so much abut the people i know from Peachtree City

  • @JohnKirsopp
    @JohnKirsopp 4 роки тому +13

    You need to see "The Villages" in Florida. Golf Courses galore and carts everywhere

  • @LesKing72
    @LesKing72 6 років тому +4

    Most of small town America is golf cart friendly. In places without cart paths, you can just drive them on the street. Although these towns are generally small enough there are no traffic lights, during Florida-Georgia weekend, you can drive golf carts around Downtown Jacksonville with all the traffic lights and annoying one-way streets

  • @kpkp42
    @kpkp42 6 років тому +170

    I would suspect that many northern cities, all other aspects being equal, would be a poor fit for golf cart paths due to freezing weather or snowy conditions requiring plowing of and or salt application to the paths.

    • @jonmichaelgalindo
      @jonmichaelgalindo 6 років тому +23

      True. The paths are way too slick if it snows / ices, and the golf cart tires just aren't designed to handle it. Plus, your fingers already get really cold even if it's not freezing out.

    • @flaetsbnort
      @flaetsbnort 4 роки тому +7

      HARDCORE OFFROAD CARTS

    • @gameonyolo1
      @gameonyolo1 3 роки тому +13

      @@jonmichaelgalindo have u not seen Finnish winter biking?

    • @jonmichaelgalindo
      @jonmichaelgalindo 3 роки тому

      @@gameonyolo1 No, I don't think so.

    • @onebackzach
      @onebackzach 3 роки тому +9

      It wouldn't really be any worse than typical roads. The lower speeds would also make things safer if you were involved in a crash too.

  • @adamplace1414
    @adamplace1414 3 роки тому +47

    This seems like the right sized city for a mayor who's also an excellent tour guide and public champion of their city. Tom sure didn't need to talk much.

  • @sariannach
    @sariannach 6 років тому +7

    There's also a golf-cart-heavy retirement community in Florida called The Villages where basically everyone drives golf carts on the roads and multi-modal paths. Some of the "Yesteryear" golf carts cost upwards of $50,000. It's mindblowing.

  • @joeschembrie9450
    @joeschembrie9450 6 років тому +133

    The Chinese are adding electric cars the size and speed of golf carts to their city streets. They have to do it because of cost and pollution. In many cities, there just is no reason we have to drive cars that can go sixty miles an hour when the traffic congestion keeps the movement of vehicles down to less than the speed of a horse drawn carriage. Example: average speed (non rush hour) in London is 19 kph (12 mph). Having smaller, more maneuverable vehicles would likely de-congest traffic as well.

    • @ShellShock794
      @ShellShock794 5 років тому +2

      Which is one of many many many many reasons I ride a motorcycle

    • @Graysonn1
      @Graysonn1 5 років тому +7

      But in the US they'll own a massive pickup truck for the roads and one of the golf carts. In china the electric car is replacing both of them.

    • @rockie8254
      @rockie8254 4 роки тому +2

      This comment is so misleading. I'm local and those are disability scooters/tri-scooters illegally used on open road. Most offenders are over 60yrs old and the police are embarrased more than anything if they tryna crack them down.
      They are harzards to themselves and the city. And ppl remove speed-limiters to go to 50km/hr.

    • @benrgrogan
      @benrgrogan 4 роки тому +8

      @@rockie8254 I presume the original poster is referring to the Electric microcars. Things like the Baojun E200, not the scooters you're talking about.

    • @HolyKhaaaaan
      @HolyKhaaaaan 4 роки тому +2

      Though to be fair China's pollution is in a category all its own. It's off the charts.

  • @Praderanoire
    @Praderanoire 3 роки тому +3

    This reminds me a lot of Catalina Island just off the coast of Long Beach. Since there is a small number of permanent residents, they use golf carts to get around since cars are so expensive to have shipped out to the island. It is also very very small. Some of those golf carts are totally custom built to look like monster trucks and hotrods. Really cool place to go visit if there is an opportunity that presents itself.

  • @ftaylor1696
    @ftaylor1696 6 років тому +350

    Country Roads take me home with my golf cart

  • @archlinuxrussian
    @archlinuxrussian 6 років тому +7

    Same thing with every transportation network: there's a critical mass needed to get the massive buy-in to be properly supported. Same for light rail, bus rapid transit and other modes. It just so happens that roads are beyond that critical mass (probably to a detrimental degree) that we rely on automobiles so much.

    • @Lord_zeel
      @Lord_zeel 2 роки тому

      Very detrimental degree.

  • @509reeves8
    @509reeves8 5 років тому +2

    Liberty Lake Wa, is the same way. 3400 residents 5 golf courses and the city seperated from Spokane, wa in 2001. Golf carts a #1. Gas powered bikes #2 and gas and electric scooters #3. Great place to check out in the PNW

  • @cornholio9186
    @cornholio9186 4 роки тому +75

    Imagine your date picking you up in a golf cart😂😂

    • @the1exnay
      @the1exnay 3 роки тому +19

      that's not just a date- that's a future spouse right there

    • @kablooey60
      @kablooey60 3 роки тому +3

      it's a reality here lmao

    • @lolll3360
      @lolll3360 3 роки тому +5

      Wouldn't be seen as weird or off putting since it's the norm there .

    • @aspecreviews
      @aspecreviews 2 роки тому

      I'd have a full Prius-style personal hybrid vehicle with a 6.5 HP predator engine...

  • @CHANNEL-lr7bk
    @CHANNEL-lr7bk 5 років тому +22

    THIS WAS A RELAXING INTERVIEW WITH THERE VOICES AND THE SOUND OF THE CART IS WAS LIKE ASMR THAT WAS GREAT!!!!

  • @LuizHartkopf
    @LuizHartkopf 2 роки тому +2

    I had the pleasure of staying at Hilton Head Island for 4 different spring breaks, it’s very very similar to this city (although not as many golf carts) it was an amazing place to spend sometime, you could go everywhere in the island with those paths

  • @mattwilmore8383
    @mattwilmore8383 5 років тому +71

    As soon as I saw city of golf carts I knew this is about Peachtree City

    • @Beef4Dinner22
      @Beef4Dinner22 4 роки тому

      I thought of Bald Head Island, NC. Except for emergency vehicles, everyone drives golf carts or rides bikes.

  • @CynicalScorpio
    @CynicalScorpio 5 років тому +3

    I live around the corner from Peachtree City. They recently had this nighttime flea market event, and my god. The parking was insane. I had never seen so many golfcarts at once, there had to be thousands.

  • @ladygalactor777
    @ladygalactor777 5 років тому

    I recently moved to the city of Viera in the state of Florida, where we purchased a house & all you see is people driving their golf carts everywhere, crossing intersections, at the supermarket, even at the mall, It's awesome!!! Can't wait to have mine.😁

  • @scared4704
    @scared4704 6 років тому +8

    Every time I visit Peachtree I'm impressed by the extent of the walking paths and stuff like this. They really have sustainable local transportation perfected, although it would only work in a suburban/rural area like this. I'd love to see more small towns do this.

  • @hotelmario510
    @hotelmario510 6 років тому +4

    This is the most small town America thing I’ve ever seen. I love it.

  • @mestoris
    @mestoris 2 роки тому +5

    The city of Avalon on Catalina Island in California does something similar. Most residents drive golf carts or similarly-sized vehicles.

    • @gdijkema
      @gdijkema 2 роки тому

      Catalina wine mixer!!!

  • @JLPicard1648
    @JLPicard1648 6 років тому +247

    "I just realized there are no seatbelts"
    ODD1SOUT WOULD LIKE TO KNOW YOUR LOCATION

    • @rtcitizen
      @rtcitizen 6 років тому +3

      Hello fellow odd1sout fan

  • @mahirooyama9424
    @mahirooyama9424 6 років тому +71

    When turn 16 and you finally can get your golf cart.

    • @kyleaustensen5034
      @kyleaustensen5034 6 років тому +8

      Typically around here, we get our golf carts at 15

  • @churro_gonzalez
    @churro_gonzalez 2 роки тому

    I am from North Texas and I have visited Peachtree City, GA in 2018. I was very curious of why there’s golf carts everywhere. Thanks Tom!!!

  • @dxkaiyuan4177
    @dxkaiyuan4177 6 років тому +30

    I just love how Tom is eating a burger half the time

    • @Bluestar385
      @Bluestar385 6 років тому

      I know it's so funny.🤣

    • @RingoYote
      @RingoYote 6 років тому +2

      that's an egg muffin sandwich, actually.