Really? They have a history of doing the very opposite and these comments are the exception rather than the rule. Also, and just as importantly, I know from bitter experience that comments don't necessarily make it even if it say comments are open. Then of course there's the obvious anti-private car ownership agenda here-well, anti that for the plebs , obliviously.
Don't worry they will off realised their error an immediately go back to not allowing comments quick smart. How dare the masses think for themselves. Their must only be a silent echo chamber.
@@stephenbachman132Rather than thinking it's about echo chambers and agenda's it's more about the High Court 5-2 in the Voller case has held that media publishers are liable for defamatory third party comments posted on their social media pages. Facilitating and encouraging the comments they assist in their publication e.g If I posted something defamatory about someone the ABC would be liable. Do you want the ABC to be funded to moderate all comments on social media and sued endlessly by idiots at tax payers expense? It's just cheaper and easier to switch comments off.
I'm an engineer for Sydney Trains. I constantly get feedback around trains being late and when I ask "how late" it's usually no longer than 15 minutes max, but usually 10 or less and I frequently see this sentiment parroted in the news and media. Meanwhile, I will have to drive on the M4 and it's bumper to bumper, no one knows how to merge, commute time is variable. Not a word from anyone! It's the illusion of being in control.
It’s also the expectations. If you know you’re having a long or erratic drive, you are prepared mentally. If you don’t expect the train to be delayed, it makes it so much harder to tolerate. ❤
I thought I was watching another "Building Beautifully" until I saw the ABC logo at the end. Obviously I just saw the thumbnail and not the channel name. 😆
I would also add the noise of cars, they are *loud* in public places, and the stress/frustration of having to constantly pay attention while driving. I really enjoy being able to read a book or play a game on a bus ride.
even EV's, the level of noise coming from the engines and exhaust is negligible for most cars when compared to the road noise both as someone who leaves on a main road and as a driver.
it wouldnt matter if all the cars were whisper quiet there would still be a ton of dickheads listening to tiktoks on their phone at full volume because people dont know what headphones are >:(
Life would be so much better if it wasn't uncomfortably loud basically everywhere you go with the constant risk of getting hit by a car just about 100% of the time outdoors in your city.
BECAUSE AUSTRALIA IS RICH AND THE COST OF ACTUAL LIVING IS LOW IN COMPARISON. In poor countries poor people spend 70% of their income on food. There isn't a cost-of-living crisis in Aus, only a cost-of-living-how-I-want-to crisis.
@@Will5353_ half of that is in car loan repayments. A quarter in petrol. If you're the type that buys new cars in cash, then the cost of living crisis doesn't apply to you.
Since QLD introduced the 50cent fare trial, I’ve become a public transport regular and I love it. Being able to switch off while someone else does the driving is a mental load off. I enjoy the buses, trains, and ferries without worrying about the cost and use the time to listen to music or read a book and watch the world go by through the window. I have seen so much more of the city and feel more connected to the community just by walking and using public transport because I’m moving at a pace where I can take it all in - rather than sitting alone in a car, driving past it all.
As one who lived in Sydney and worked in the CBD area in the late 1970s, public transport was the only affordable way to survive as a young newly employed worker. I had work colleagues who commuted daily from as far as Newcastle and "The Gong". Yes, I had a motor car, but never used it to commute to work. An enjoyable factual "report". Well done.
Yep general motors in the US got fined for anti-competitive behaviour back in the day for buying and removing public transport - makes sense though for a car company. I think the fine was pitiful though - Not Just Bikes has video on it somewhere.
Of course ! it's not a conspiracy theory. When the Alice Springs to Darwin rail extension went ahead it was only after years of vested interest lobbying by trucking companies was put aside by the NT Government. Think of all the bribe money that must have changed hands from private corporate to government big nobs to halt the track being built for so long.
Brilliant. One of the reasons why Australians like to watch so much sport is the wonder of seeing bodies moving about without cars. The other downside of motornormativity is the absence of life on our streets. We are all in our private steel bubbles. They say the best thing about a car is that it's a comfortable place to sit while you are stuck in traffic.
Australians like sport for that reason? Sure youi're not just grasping at straws for why the plebs shouldn't be driving (and flying) around like their betters, such as ABC reporters and executives?
I live regional and the train fare to Brisbane where i work was over $11. I used to drive because it was actually cheaper to pay for fuel than get the train. Since they made the fares 50 cents ive caught the train every work day and im loving it.
I live on the Gold Coast which is extremely car dependent and recently when I've needed to take a bike and transit to work and Uni every day I've discovered that even in some areas that have plentiful and available public transport like parts of Brisbane and the other major cities still have a huge stigma against it like its lower class. My bad for wanting to save money and actually use my travel time productively instead of needing to focus on driving I guess.
I ride a bike to work because it's convenient and use a train to get to the city for the same reason, but for shopping or other trips around town, I always use my car because it's, you guessed it, convenient.
It's sad that people are so addicted to cars. They go into debt to buy them, and they prefer to pay more for fuel and maintenance. They pollute the air, and they don't mind destroying the environment. Why?
The problem with car addiction or dependency is not just a lack of public transport. The biggest problem is urban planning where vast housing tracts are built without shops, industries, jobs and other necessary services being built among and in close vicinity to the residential housing so that they are within reasonable walking distance. Solve that problem you can not only eliminate or reduce car dependency but also reduce the need for public transportation to service it as well.
OMG it's Sharath. But true, everyone looks at the upfront cost of transport fares and thinks it cost a lot, while being dismissive of all the hidden costs to driving which ends up being more in total.
I wish I had public transport available to me. Unfortunately, those of us in rural areas have no choice but to drive. I truly don't understand why urban populations seem so against using their incredible public transport systems. I'm in awe whenever I visit capital cities at what's available for transport-- the options seem endless!
The real annoying thing is, public transport is convenient until it breaks down, or doesn't work. I choose to commute 1hr to work (via trains) because it's easier, safer & inexpensive, but I do wish I have a car when I'm forced to start earlier than 5am. No trains run before 4am and the alternative night bus requires a 1.5hr commute plus an extra 0.5hr of walking because the bus doesn't stop at my workplace that early in the morning.
For a commute of that length, the variability in road traffic is almost certainly greater than the variability in train services. The number of times that road works, an accident, a large event, or even just bad weather significantly changes your commute in a car is surprisingly high.
Great to see you Sarath, we met in lane cove when you were shorting a video about urbanisation. So amazing to see you grow and make it to the ABC, keep it up!
I feel sad when I see a service running nearly empty. For a 2-kilometer commute, I pay $9-$11 for a round trip, and the bus service infrequent and unreliable. If I miss it, I have to walk 700 meters to catch another one. Car parking costs me $10 for the day, what shall I choose considering the time and efforts I save? Mobility creates opportunities, in my opinion and therefore public transport should be heavily subsidised-why not $1 for a trip, or $1 for every 10 km? What's the problem? With current population, achieving economies of scale shouldn’t be a problem. And it’s okay if public transport loses money-it’s for the public good. Those loses will be converted in huge profits in other ways.
of course i agree that public transport should be heavily subsidised. its a public good, its not supposed to be profitable! but is there a reason why you cant just walk the 2km to your work? it would only take around 20 minutes or 7 mins by bike
“A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It’s where the rich use public transportation - Gustavo Petro I'm a civil engineer but have decided to live my life in Australia car free. There are at times inconveniences but it is 100% doable. Thanks Sharath for sharing.
The main issue is Australian cities are not designed for it. Unless you're going to the CBD, driving will always be faster because of the poor connectivities via public transport. Growing up in Hong Kong, have never felt the need for a car because the public transport is so well run.
Another great video Sharath, as a regional person I have no issue driving in regional Australia, But when in Sydney with the metro now open I would much prefer, from the reports I hear to use public transport. We regional people would like more public transport too - they have provided a 6am service out of Scone nsw, to newcastle since the 1990's with a return 6 pm and 8 pm services, I would love to see these extended to Tamworth NSW which is now 70 000 people and always growing. I think the drivers licencing system needs to be tightened to reduce our road toll - but good luck getting our lazy city centric state governments to do it.
the answer is mopeds/ motorbikes bucicles and such, if you leave the house with less than a backkpacks work of gear you are needlessly burning fuel with a full sized car
Cars only make sense in a rural setting. Makes zero sense in a city setting. Living in Europe and Asia for half my life, coming back to Sydney it’s really a step back in this regard (speaking of transport, overall I’m happy to be back, why I’m here). People need to get used to the fact if we gonna have a city, get used to public transport and high rise apartments. LA is not the guide to good city planning. Or any North American city for that matter. The more Sydney grows it should learn more from London, Paris, Budapest, Shanghai, Busan, Singapore or Tokyo. Not LA, Houston, SaoPaolo or Detroit. At the cost of two years running a car you can buy your first home in a one bedroom apartment in Parramatta, as most of the cost will be covered by your first home buyers perks. I know everyone wants a 3 bedroom house with land, but that’s not city living and you can get that later in life as your one bedroom is being paid off instead of you paying rent.
That Carbar survey is absolute rubbish. The fact this was presented as a point without any discussion on validity is appalling. Even the survey notes it's astounding given it's 78% above the 2022 numbers. Sample size of only n = 1000 is very easily skewed
I agree the usage of the $15,754/yr stat from Carbar is rather questionable, and I tried to track down the source. I found articles stating it came from Carbar's 'Future Finance and Mobility Report', but couldn't find the report itself. Did you find it? I am disappointed the ABC used an unverifiable citation. Regardless of the suspicious calculation, Carbar are in the business of car leasing, so being in competition with car ownership, I can imagine their report is not unbiased.
Awesome to see a homegrown UA-camr on ABC instead of those old and distant "reporters"! ABC should use more of that. I think that Australia should seriously pass a mandate that puts in a law, requiring cities to build and develop proper rail infrastructure in form of new lines per year. On top of developing a national rail network, because this is literally the area that gets overlooked the most. Flights are getting more expensive due to increasing fuel prices, on top of airlines killing off consumer's comfort for razor thin profits. And it's only more clear than ever that we seriously need proper high speed rail network, on par with China's network which has been done in less than over a decade. And there's lots of dangerous routes around our country too, especially routes between Western Australia and eastern states which are barely populated and inaccessible and could've been covered by safe high speed transit.
It's not a car addiction, its a useless public transport system, the north shore of Sydney is very poorly serviced by a skeleton of a bus network that has very wide time gaps between services. This is not a fair assessment of the need for private transportation in Sydney at least.
You're absolutely right that the individual rational choice in large parts of Australia is to drive, because our governments have underfunded public transit into being useless for those areas. That leads to people using expensive and inefficient individual transportation options, because their only other choice is to not go to work/socialise/shop. That means we should lobby for better public transit access and coverage, rather than accept this situation.
true for all of australia, theres only good transportation in inners parts of the major cities with very poor bus frequencies, stupid routes and generally no alternatives like trains or trams
Public transport is not useless. There is a cultural preference for driving due to the billions that are spent on roads and car infrastructure. If we spent half of that on public transport, it would be 10x as good as driving.
It's totally true, which is why there needs to be forceful and persuasive lobbying to all levels of government to increase public transport and bike lanes across cities and regions. People want to use it - if you build it, they will come.
I feel like the biggest nerd watching this type of content, I love it but I feel like I'm such a weird for being obsessed with this kind of content 💀💀💀😭😭😭
The toll and parking costs are what makes the car really impossible to use. 70$/day just for parking seems outright outrageous. How many hours do you work just for parking, then?
Well, Sydneytrains are close to unusable if you live in the South West of Sydney. Crazy connection times plus frequent delay, not to mention ridiculous cost: one-way train ticket from Chester Hill to the City will set you back $6 (6:30am-10am & 3pm-7pm) and $4.20 off-peak. That's an extravagant amount compared to all other states in Australia. We are paying an overpaid union workforce in Sydneytrains for no real good reason - train services and timetable are lousy - so many stupid things they do in designing and operating their train schedules in South-West Sydney.
It’s a no brainer for me now in Brisbane QLD where all public transport is 50 cents. I chose to live within walking distance of a train station and now my car barely leaves the garage (except for weekend expeditions)! It’s so much more convenient, affordable and more freeing!
3:33 1. Road rage is fairly rare. Don't drive like a tool, and you won't see it often. I see it once a month or less 2. Depends where you drive, when you drive. Not applicable to everyone. It is the worst on this list however, especially in the CBD/major highways/freeways. 3. Parking also depends where you are going, in my area, parking is fine. However in some areas it is a lot more difficult and I agree needs to be fixed, however, for things like going to the shops it is easy. 4. Don't have tolls here, but they are stupid, just another form of tax money which will inevitably go to waste. 5. In what world are there going to be no car accidents? Don't drive like an idiot, get a dashcam if you are worried. 6. Registration/Insurance also needs to be changed, I agree prices are becoming too expensive. 7. Cars in australia make up significantly less pollution than other sources like coal mines and oil facilities. Just remember people, the term 'carbon footprint' was invented by BHP. 8. This one is stupid, since almost every car on the road nowadays has bluetooth capability or at least an aux cable. The cost of driving crisis is becoming worse and worse because the people that control our country want to get rich off sucking us dry, and they will continue doing it until something changes.
BUILDING BEAUTIFULLY! You’re an absolute legend mate, love what you do and the positive work you’ve done for this country! People need to open their eyes to public transport… 😎👌
Shout out to ABC for leaving the comments on
Bow to the Masters
Really? They have a history of doing the very opposite and these comments are the exception rather than the rule. Also, and just as importantly, I know from bitter experience that comments don't necessarily make it even if it say comments are open.
Then of course there's the obvious anti-private car ownership agenda here-well, anti that for the plebs , obliviously.
Don't worry they will off realised their error an immediately go back to not allowing comments quick smart.
How dare the masses think for themselves. Their must only be a silent echo chamber.
@@stephenbachman132Rather than thinking it's about echo chambers and agenda's it's more about the High Court 5-2 in the Voller case has held that media publishers are liable for defamatory third party comments posted on their social media pages. Facilitating and encouraging the comments they assist in their publication e.g If I posted something defamatory about someone the ABC would be liable. Do you want the ABC to be funded to moderate all comments on social media and sued endlessly by idiots at tax payers expense? It's just cheaper and easier to switch comments off.
The reason is a mystery that all Australian medias disabled their comment sections, one of a kind.
Sharath well done getting head hunted for this segment by the ABC amazing stuff mate
Heh he seems to be the go to guy to talk about infrastructure, I think he was on channel as well, talking about the metro a while back.
He's so good they left the comments on❤❤
I'm an engineer for Sydney Trains. I constantly get feedback around trains being late and when I ask "how late" it's usually no longer than 15 minutes max, but usually 10 or less and I frequently see this sentiment parroted in the news and media. Meanwhile, I will have to drive on the M4 and it's bumper to bumper, no one knows how to merge, commute time is variable. Not a word from anyone! It's the illusion of being in control.
It’s also the expectations. If you know you’re having a long or erratic drive, you are prepared mentally. If you don’t expect the train to be delayed, it makes it so much harder to tolerate. ❤
Sharath's presenting skills paired with an ABC budget is almost as exciting as a new metro line opening
I can not tell if you are being sarcastic or
I thought I was watching another "Building Beautifully" until I saw the ABC logo at the end. Obviously I just saw the thumbnail and not the channel name. 😆
@@j.zsyd11 no it’s great - so cool to see sharath with a big budget behind him :)
What!? My man, Sharath from Building Beautifully, is on ABC! Congratulations and this is a great video🎉
I would also add the noise of cars, they are *loud* in public places, and the stress/frustration of having to constantly pay attention while driving. I really enjoy being able to read a book or play a game on a bus ride.
even EV's, the level of noise coming from the engines and exhaust is negligible for most cars when compared to the road noise both as someone who leaves on a main road and as a driver.
it wouldnt matter if all the cars were whisper quiet there would still be a ton of dickheads listening to tiktoks on their phone at full volume because people dont know what headphones are >:(
Cities are surprisngly quiet without cars. Think about other things that make that amount of noise at the same consistency, nothing compares!
Life would be so much better if it wasn't uncomfortably loud basically everywhere you go with the constant risk of getting hit by a car just about 100% of the time outdoors in your city.
I own $500 noise cancelling headphones. It’s probably the only solution we’re gonna get.
In a cost of living crisis it is considered normal to spend $15,000 per year running a car, and $4B building a highway interchange.
Who’s spending that on a car yearly
BECAUSE AUSTRALIA IS RICH AND THE COST OF ACTUAL LIVING IS LOW IN COMPARISON. In poor countries poor people spend 70% of their income on food. There isn't a cost-of-living crisis in Aus, only a cost-of-living-how-I-want-to crisis.
@@Will5353_ half of that is in car loan repayments. A quarter in petrol. If you're the type that buys new cars in cash, then the cost of living crisis doesn't apply to you.
Since QLD introduced the 50cent fare trial, I’ve become a public transport regular and I love it. Being able to switch off while someone else does the driving is a mental load off. I enjoy the buses, trains, and ferries without worrying about the cost and use the time to listen to music or read a book and watch the world go by through the window. I have seen so much more of the city and feel more connected to the community just by walking and using public transport because I’m moving at a pace where I can take it all in - rather than sitting alone in a car, driving past it all.
Out of curiosity, if fares return to the normal price, will you continue to use public transport?
As one who lived in Sydney and worked in the CBD area in the late 1970s, public transport was the only affordable way to survive as a young newly employed worker. I had work colleagues who commuted daily from as far as Newcastle and "The Gong". Yes, I had a motor car, but never used it to commute to work. An enjoyable factual "report". Well done.
Perhaps car companies had a vested interest in lobbying the government many years ago to ditch public transport
We are fighting back.
Yep general motors in the US got fined for anti-competitive behaviour back in the day for buying and removing public transport - makes sense though for a car company. I think the fine was pitiful though - Not Just Bikes has video on it somewhere.
Of course ! it's not a conspiracy theory. When the Alice Springs to Darwin rail extension went ahead it was only after years of vested interest lobbying by trucking companies was put aside by the NT Government. Think of all the bribe money that must have changed hands from private corporate to government big nobs to halt the track being built for so long.
Brilliant. One of the reasons why Australians like to watch so much sport is the wonder of seeing bodies moving about without cars. The other downside of motornormativity is the absence of life on our streets. We are all in our private steel bubbles. They say the best thing about a car is that it's a comfortable place to sit while you are stuck in traffic.
Australians like sport for that reason? Sure youi're not just grasping at straws for why the plebs shouldn't be driving (and flying) around like their betters, such as ABC reporters and executives?
This sounds so weird
Hey Sharath! Big Fan. Nice to see you here
Seeing the footage of the tram lines being removed is super depressing. WE HAD IT AND THEY TOOK IT AWAY!!!!
captialism
Worst part is there starting to put tracks back in all that wasted money
It took me way too long to realise this wasn't your personal channel Sharath - great to see you here! We met on the metro!
Omg, it's Building Beautifully on the ABC! A great creator, awesome to see this bloke make it 😊
I live regional and the train fare to Brisbane where i work was over $11. I used to drive because it was actually cheaper to pay for fuel than get the train.
Since they made the fares 50 cents ive caught the train every work day and im loving it.
yet regional rail in qld is extremely expensive, was gonna cost me $160 to go from Brisbane to Maryborough so obviously im gonna drive
Thanks to Crissafulli, that policy won't be sustainable when he cuts the mining royalties.
Watching Sharath grow from a small UA-camr to an ABC host is so wholesome and inspiring! ❤ If you do what you love, success follows you!
I live on the Gold Coast which is extremely car dependent and recently when I've needed to take a bike and transit to work and Uni every day I've discovered that even in some areas that have plentiful and available public transport like parts of Brisbane and the other major cities still have a huge stigma against it like its lower class. My bad for wanting to save money and actually use my travel time productively instead of needing to focus on driving I guess.
Well then best you say ITS GREAT, NO PARKING PROBLEMS, NO TRAFFICJAMS
I ride a bike to work because it's convenient and use a train to get to the city for the same reason, but for shopping or other trips around town, I always use my car because it's, you guessed it, convenient.
Sharath is on ABC now! What an absolute legend!!
Wow you are now working with the ABC. I watch your channel as well (Building Beautifully).
I'm sure many people would be very gob smacked and surprised when they realise actually how much it costs to drive, especially into town.
It's sad that people are so addicted to cars. They go into debt to buy them, and they prefer to pay more for fuel and maintenance. They pollute the air, and they don't mind destroying the environment. Why?
its more because there are no alternatives to cars with most areas not having any puplic transport at all and those that do have terrible reliability
Because Australians are wannabe Americans that can't conceive a life of using Public transport, as if Asia and Europe don't exist.
Better than being outside while someone else drives past you in a car that pollutes the air - your air - how dare they!
Because most people don’t have any other option
There are no alternatives in the NT and all aspects of motoring are heavily taxed.
I loved how this was presented and the enthusiasm of the presenter.
Love to see you on the ABC!!! 🎉 one of the best Aussie UA-camrs!!
QLD 50c fares is incredible, saving $30 per week and more likely to travel to the city or catch a bus on the weekend considering its a $1 round trip
*brisbane, rest of QLD still has stupidly high prices
Queensland taxpayers that can't use public transport must love subsidising your cheap transport..
@@gibbo_303 it applies to route buses in the rest of Queensland too, just not the travel trains.
Just tried it, it's been great. I'm not sure why people even bother renting those ebikes or scooters there when those cost at least 10 times as much.
Great segment. Well done Sharath
The problem with car addiction or dependency is not just a lack of public transport. The biggest problem is urban planning where vast housing tracts are built without shops, industries, jobs and other necessary services being built among and in close vicinity to the residential housing so that they are within reasonable walking distance. Solve that problem you can not only eliminate or reduce car dependency but also reduce the need for public transportation to service it as well.
Need more of this type of content. Good on ABC for giving you a shot.
I can either take a 90 min trip via public transport or a 30 min drive
Sharath is moving on up! Congratulations!
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You’re making it big mate! Always loved your yt videos. Well deserved your success
OMG it's Sharath. But true, everyone looks at the upfront cost of transport fares and thinks it cost a lot, while being dismissive of all the hidden costs to driving which ends up being more in total.
Good to see you mainstream Sharath!
So glad to see Sharath on the ABC! Love it.
ABC hiring an awesome reporter and leaving comments on, amazing!
OMG it's that guy with the youtube channel awesome for ABC to let him on!
Nice work Sharath. You should have your own YT channell.. oh!
I wish I had public transport available to me. Unfortunately, those of us in rural areas have no choice but to drive. I truly don't understand why urban populations seem so against using their incredible public transport systems. I'm in awe whenever I visit capital cities at what's available for transport-- the options seem endless!
Building Beautifully ON ABC!!! Never thought I’d see the day! Congrats Sharath!!!
Good for you Sharath! Nice to see you getting more air time. Love your work!
The real annoying thing is, public transport is convenient until it breaks down, or doesn't work. I choose to commute 1hr to work (via trains) because it's easier, safer & inexpensive, but I do wish I have a car when I'm forced to start earlier than 5am. No trains run before 4am and the alternative night bus requires a 1.5hr commute plus an extra 0.5hr of walking because the bus doesn't stop at my workplace that early in the morning.
For a commute of that length, the variability in road traffic is almost certainly greater than the variability in train services. The number of times that road works, an accident, a large event, or even just bad weather significantly changes your commute in a car is surprisingly high.
Great to see you Sarath, we met in lane cove when you were shorting a video about urbanisation. So amazing to see you grow and make it to the ABC, keep it up!
I like how ABC is giving notable local UA-cam and TikTok creators the airtime they deserve on the national broadcaster! You love to see it.
tripped out when i saw sharath in the thumbnail, good hustle bro
Yay, go Sharath!
I feel sad when I see a service running nearly empty. For a 2-kilometer commute, I pay $9-$11 for a round trip, and the bus service infrequent and unreliable. If I miss it, I have to walk 700 meters to catch another one. Car parking costs me $10 for the day, what shall I choose considering the time and efforts I save?
Mobility creates opportunities, in my opinion and therefore public transport should be heavily subsidised-why not $1 for a trip, or $1 for every 10 km? What's the problem? With current population, achieving economies of scale shouldn’t be a problem. And it’s okay if public transport loses money-it’s for the public good. Those loses will be converted in huge profits in other ways.
of course i agree that public transport should be heavily subsidised. its a public good, its not supposed to be profitable! but is there a reason why you cant just walk the 2km to your work? it would only take around 20 minutes or 7 mins by bike
A 2km commute? Why can't you walk?
PT is already highly subsidised. Your train fare only covers 20% of the cost.
I completely agree with you.
700 meters is not verry far nor is 2 kilometers i feel like you should just walk to your destination unless its 4 ks or more
So glad ABC found this guy, I really enjoyed his UA-cam channel and saw the potential
what's better than one Sharath on ABC, there are 2 Sharaths on the ABC.
Good work Sharath! What a gig!
Congratulations on another great video Sharath - so cool to see you working with ABC!
Well done Sharath, 🎉 on the ABC segment
YOOOOO Sharath GOT A SPOT ON THE ABC WHATTT
“A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It’s where the rich use public transportation - Gustavo Petro
I'm a civil engineer but have decided to live my life in Australia car free. There are at times inconveniences but it is 100% doable.
Thanks Sharath for sharing.
Whoop Sharath has made it to the ABC!!!!!!
Onya Sharath x Building Beautifully x ABC collab
Yo hi Sharath! Cool seeing you on the ABC!
I like how you gave some love to Denistone.
The Northern line is great but my favourite is Wahroonga; North Shore line from central to Hornsby.
Hi Sharath, great post! Delighted you have made it to the ABC. Keep up the good work.
The main issue is Australian cities are not designed for it. Unless you're going to the CBD, driving will always be faster because of the poor connectivities via public transport. Growing up in Hong Kong, have never felt the need for a car because the public transport is so well run.
IS THAT SHARATH?! im a fan!! this is an amazing video :)
building beautifully my boi
Another great video Sharath, as a regional person I have no issue driving in regional Australia,
But when in Sydney with the metro now open I would much prefer, from the reports I hear to use public transport.
We regional people would like more public transport too - they have provided a 6am service out of Scone nsw, to newcastle since the 1990's with a return 6 pm and 8 pm services, I would love to see these extended to Tamworth NSW which is now 70 000 people and always growing.
I think the drivers licencing system needs to be tightened to reduce our road toll - but good luck getting our lazy city centric state governments to do it.
Go Sharath¡!!!!!!! Thanks for reminding us that our cities were NOT made for cars
Sharath is famous!
I live east of the Red Rooster line so dont need one. I have beaches, buses everywhere and a cool tram
I like public transport, less stress than driving.
Sharath hope this is just the start of a huge a career at the ABC!
yes we need to improve public transport, particully in
brisbane. Gympie road is an absolute nightmare
brisbane has very good public transport compared to the rest of the state
Which is puzzling why Brisbane simply refuses to build its own metro rail lines, or at least rebuild the tramways that were dismantled in 1969.
the answer is mopeds/ motorbikes bucicles and such, if you leave the house with less than a backkpacks work of gear you are needlessly burning fuel with a full sized car
Cars only make sense in a rural setting. Makes zero sense in a city setting. Living in Europe and Asia for half my life, coming back to Sydney it’s really a step back in this regard (speaking of transport, overall I’m happy to be back, why I’m here). People need to get used to the fact if we gonna have a city, get used to public transport and high rise apartments. LA is not the guide to good city planning. Or any North American city for that matter. The more Sydney grows it should learn more from London, Paris, Budapest, Shanghai, Busan, Singapore or Tokyo. Not LA, Houston, SaoPaolo or Detroit.
At the cost of two years running a car you can buy your first home in a one bedroom apartment in Parramatta, as most of the cost will be covered by your first home buyers perks. I know everyone wants a 3 bedroom house with land, but that’s not city living and you can get that later in life as your one bedroom is being paid off instead of you paying rent.
LETS GOOOOOO SHARATH!!!!
That Carbar survey is absolute rubbish. The fact this was presented as a point without any discussion on validity is appalling. Even the survey notes it's astounding given it's 78% above the 2022 numbers. Sample size of only n = 1000 is very easily skewed
I agree the usage of the $15,754/yr stat from Carbar is rather questionable, and I tried to track down the source. I found articles stating it came from Carbar's 'Future Finance and Mobility Report', but couldn't find the report itself. Did you find it? I am disappointed the ABC used an unverifiable citation.
Regardless of the suspicious calculation, Carbar are in the business of car leasing, so being in competition with car ownership, I can imagine their report is not unbiased.
From his own channel to ABC! Amazing!
Awesome to see a homegrown UA-camr on ABC instead of those old and distant "reporters"! ABC should use more of that.
I think that Australia should seriously pass a mandate that puts in a law, requiring cities to build and develop proper rail infrastructure in form of new lines per year.
On top of developing a national rail network, because this is literally the area that gets overlooked the most. Flights are getting more expensive due to increasing fuel prices, on top of airlines killing off consumer's comfort for razor thin profits. And it's only more clear than ever that we seriously need proper high speed rail network, on par with China's network which has been done in less than over a decade. And there's lots of dangerous routes around our country too, especially routes between Western Australia and eastern states which are barely populated and inaccessible and could've been covered by safe high speed transit.
It's not a car addiction, its a useless public transport system, the north shore of Sydney is very poorly serviced by a skeleton of a bus network that has very wide time gaps between services.
This is not a fair assessment of the need for private transportation in Sydney at least.
You're absolutely right that the individual rational choice in large parts of Australia is to drive, because our governments have underfunded public transit into being useless for those areas. That leads to people using expensive and inefficient individual transportation options, because their only other choice is to not go to work/socialise/shop.
That means we should lobby for better public transit access and coverage, rather than accept this situation.
true for all of australia, theres only good transportation in inners parts of the major cities with very poor bus frequencies, stupid routes and generally no alternatives like trains or trams
It wouldn't have been useless if the old trams weren't dismantled to make way for cars and nothing else.
Public transport is not useless. There is a cultural preference for driving due to the billions that are spent on roads and car infrastructure. If we spent half of that on public transport, it would be 10x as good as driving.
It's totally true, which is why there needs to be forceful and persuasive lobbying to all levels of government to increase public transport and bike lanes across cities and regions. People want to use it - if you build it, they will come.
this bloke also has his own Chanel Building Beautifully
congrats Sharath on the ABC. Lets hope there's more for you.
Wait, this isn't Building Beautifully?
I feel like the biggest nerd watching this type of content, I love it but I feel like I'm such a weird for being obsessed with this kind of content 💀💀💀😭😭😭
Glad to finally see him given a spotlight on a big outlet!
Sharath is going up in the world its awesome to see
Didn't expect to see Sharath from Building Beautifully. Could not have selected a better host for this video.
The toll and parking costs are what makes the car really impossible to use. 70$/day just for parking seems outright outrageous. How many hours do you work just for parking, then?
Great to see you here! Keep up the hustle!
Sharath for PM! 🙌
Well, Sydneytrains are close to unusable if you live in the South West of Sydney. Crazy connection times plus frequent delay, not to mention ridiculous cost: one-way train ticket from Chester Hill to the City will set you back $6 (6:30am-10am & 3pm-7pm) and $4.20 off-peak. That's an extravagant amount compared to all other states in Australia. We are paying an overpaid union workforce in Sydneytrains for no real good reason - train services and timetable are lousy - so many stupid things they do in designing and operating their train schedules in South-West Sydney.
Ooh! ABC left comments active!
Sharath is awesome.
That is all.
I would easily prefer public transport than to drive. It also allows you to do work or relax rather than deal with all the bad drivers on the roads.
Filmed at his favourite station, Denistone!
It’s a no brainer for me now in Brisbane QLD where all public transport is 50 cents. I chose to live within walking distance of a train station and now my car barely leaves the garage (except for weekend expeditions)! It’s so much more convenient, affordable and more freeing!
Sounds like trains are more safe and effective. Thanks for your top knotch journalism ABC.
SHARATH! Congratulations your on the ABC!
Really good video mate. Wish we more quality videos as such. Keep up the good work
Can’t argue with anything. This is a great vid
Love this guy's vids. Good job abc!
35 minutes to work in the car vs 2 hours on public transport. Crazy
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1. Road rage is fairly rare. Don't drive like a tool, and you won't see it often. I see it once a month or less
2. Depends where you drive, when you drive. Not applicable to everyone. It is the worst on this list however, especially in the CBD/major highways/freeways.
3. Parking also depends where you are going, in my area, parking is fine. However in some areas it is a lot more difficult and I agree needs to be fixed, however, for things like going to the shops it is easy.
4. Don't have tolls here, but they are stupid, just another form of tax money which will inevitably go to waste.
5. In what world are there going to be no car accidents? Don't drive like an idiot, get a dashcam if you are worried.
6. Registration/Insurance also needs to be changed, I agree prices are becoming too expensive.
7. Cars in australia make up significantly less pollution than other sources like coal mines and oil facilities. Just remember people, the term 'carbon footprint' was invented by BHP.
8. This one is stupid, since almost every car on the road nowadays has bluetooth capability or at least an aux cable.
The cost of driving crisis is becoming worse and worse because the people that control our country want to get rich off sucking us dry, and they will continue doing it until something changes.
Loving the ABC taking on these new content creators. Sharath and Aslan Pahari are great
BUILDING BEAUTIFULLY! You’re an absolute legend mate, love what you do and the positive work you’ve done for this country! People need to open their eyes to public transport… 😎👌