Why Europe Is Insanely Well-Designed | American Reaction

[@peterparker219]

I remember staying in a motel somewhere in Virginia and my wife and I wanted to go buy some food at a Walmart we could see from our window. As we had been sitting in the car the whole day we decided to walk that short distance. It was impossible ! There were no sidewalks and no chance to cross the six lane road before the motel. And all around that huge parking area at the shopping center there were walls and fences so that we would have to go an additional mile aside the main road to the entrance. So we were literally forced to take the car. Never happened in Europe.

[@ImDembe]

Same in Florida, if i wanted to take a ride on a bike i could only go around the neighbourhood, In Sweden if there are no way to walk over the road we make sure we can walk over or under it. There are several bridges outside of citys in Sweden that go over highways wich makes it to get to a commuter train or go to a store, walk or drive to the bridge is way faster than driving all the way in some cases.

[@ilmaio]

Car society. Much better than horrid socialism/tax society we have in Europe. You take your car you go where you want: a fantastic freedom that ecotalibans want to take away from Europe, despite pollution impact of catalyzed vehicles is basically near zero. Power production impacts 99% more, and here we go, all packed on buses and trains, showing QR codes, like the chinese. The ant society, state controlled, all socialists like so much. Don't like driving your car? Buy a funnier one.

[@baronsengir187]

That is insane ^^

[@HailHeidi]

Ilmaio, you can still drive a car in europe if you really wanted to...

[@ImDembe]

@@HailHeidi Europe is a very broad term, some citys are better, some have no trains or busses at all, In Stockholm it's for sure practical to have a car but if you live in the city bus or subway works fine very well.

[@slow074]

Many young people are going a vacation called "Interrail". This basically means you buy a kind of trainpass that is valid for a limited period of time, but you can go free on most trains in most counties of Europe. They basically travel with a backpack, travel from place to place and sleeps in lowbudget places a long time of their summer vacation. The idea is that not only the destination is the reason for travelling, but the trip itself is also a way to discover new places, meet new friends, see things you would not see when flying and so on.

[@martinaklee-webster1276]

That was my first Adventure, buying an Interrailticket and travel towards Greek with nothing but a backpack. At the Age of nineteen, no money, we planed our Trip so we could spent the Night eather on a Train, or at a Farry. It Was 35 Years ago, but the best Vacation ever.

[@paulhansberry8168]

Kinda, more about the journey than about the destination thing.

[@Bricktop784]

InterRail is such a gem. I wish everyone could experience travelling Europe by train at least once in their lifetimes. I've done it three times when I was around 20, and to this day (I'm 40 now), I absolutely cherish those experiences. BTW, it's also available to non Europeans, just under the name "EURail", but same thing otherwise (*nudge* *nudge*) 😉

[@Mike.Muc.3.1415]

When Interrail was still a unified zone (today there are several regions and you must decide which one you want to travel) a friend and me backpacked from Frankfurt to Helsinki, Amsterdam, Bordeaux, Casablanca, Marrakesh, Brighton and back to Frankfurt. We spend a lot of time on trains, but it was absolutely worth it.

[@arturobianco848]

Loved the old style interrail when you really could go almost everywhere for 1 month. You could always pick out in wich week everyone was on the state of decay 😉.

[@jenniferb557]

Me and my husband are swedish and we were invited to a wedding in Tuscany, Italy. The wedding was to take place in a small mountain village, population less than 700 people. We took the train from Pisa to the foot of the mountain and just walked a couple of minutes to the house. Every tiny little place basically has a train station.

[@romaina.6241]

I'm french. I've been in LA years ago. I remember being at the Hollywood sign and seeing Hollywood bvd in the distance. I decided to walk all the way down and just see what that part of the city looked like. I like talking to the people I meet on the road. And some people just straight up asked me why I was walking in their street. That seemed suspicious to them. I told them I was walking all the way from the sign to the bvd. They just asked me why. They couldn't understand why would anyone choose to walk.

[@HailHeidi]

That's so sad. 🥺

[@blushy9215]

lol "in their street"

[@My-Name-Isnt-Important]

Yes, that is really odd to go walking in LA, nobody does that due to a variety of reasons. Temperature, distance, safety, it's just not normal in LA.

[@mishkabaloo1447]

@@My-Name-Isnt-Important Wild, Wild West! 💁‍♂️😄

[@peter_oso]

Craig Ferguson used to ecourage guests to drive in LA because the driving exam is easy: "drive around the block, don't shoot anyone"

[@oh515]

You can for instance look at the roundabouts who is still pretty rare in the USA. The reason why you “just” started to make them instead of crossroads is that the firm who made your traffic lights was lobbying their business. It seems like the one with money too often has far more political influence than common sense in the USA.

[@dsludge8217]

The USA isn't as much a country with citizens as much as a business with customers.

[@arturobianco848]

And if they made decent trafficlights in the US they might have a point but man those system are either dumb as hell or at least programmed by a bunch of idiots.......

[@brtko_marek]

yeah it looks like big exploitations of people in the US right now... by big tech and political shills.

[@oh515]

@@dsludge8217 And those who cannot afford to be customers are turned into slaves.

[@TwiggehTV]

And lets be clear - lobbying is legalized bribery. The reason US of A got alot of cars/roads is because they have a huge oil/motor industry that does NOT want to lose its grip. Its not for the betterment of people, its for the rich to exploit - its the American way.

[@eisisnice]

hi, 8:35 fun fact. in the netherlands you can get money from the staat if you drive with your bike to work... some about 12 cent per km i think.

[@PascalRibaux]

As a swiss citizen i can say that our public transportation is so well organized, available and punctual, that i actually never bought my own car. I am 46 years old and don't even have a drivers licence. I just pay an annual subscription that allows me to use all trains, buses, trams and ships in the whole Switzerland. :D

[@jal051]

I bought my fist car in 1989, that one was falling apart and didn't last long. Got my second car in 1991 (a 3rd hand golf). By 1999 it had been sitting in the garage for 3 years. I sold it and never bought another one.

[@branislavpetriska882]

And how much is that subscription per year in Switzerland??

[@PascalRibaux]

@@branislavpetriska882 For an adult it is 3'860.- SFr. annually, if paid fully in advance. 340.- SFr. in monthly payments = 4'080.- SFr. Since myself and my wife have both subscribed, we also benefit from a substantial partner reduction. The partner only pays 2'700.- SFr. annually. That would be a combined cost of 6'560.- SFr. resulting in 3'280.- SFr. per person, if the partners decide to equally divide the total cost of the two combined subscriptions.

[@LadyNoriko]

Also swiss here, didn't even bother learning to drive lol

[@lyc0h]

Ouai mais vous êtes pas dans l'union européenne et vous êtes blindés donc forcément. Bisous de la part d'un frontalier. ;) Ce qui est bien avec vous, c'est que vous avez garder la vignette pour l'autoroute quand nous en France on se fait exploiter par les tarifs des compagnies qui gèrent les autoroutes.

[@telebubba5527]

You don't need a passport in most countries in Europe, just an ID card is enough and you don't even get checked at the border within the Shengen area.

[@larrybunnell5480]

but if you are from non Europe you need a passport to arrive

[@jahnsemtex]

If you fly you need a passport. Or if you look middle eastern.

[@HailHeidi]

If you "look" middle eastern? Oof. Sad they base that off of race. 😳

[@WonderWeezul]

@@jahnsemtex there are no checks based on race... Where did you get that from?

[@ninodino444]

@@jahnsemtex no you do not. you need a state id. That is not a passport

[@Gregory-F]

as an European that reaction made me laugh a lot. Yes, more and more big cities in Europe want to ban cars from the city center.

[@ExitiumNL]

8:30 Biking is big here in the Netherlands, not just for exercise but also for commuting. We have cycling paths in all big cities and also between villages, often separated from car traffic. If you wanna get a feeling about how we love our bikes, we have a population of just under 18 million people, but those people own a total of 23 million bikes. 😜 If you wanna watch more vids about that, I can recommend the channel Not Just Bikes, about a Canadian who lived all over the world (and in Amsterdam now) and makes vids about biking infrastructure, urban planning, etc.

[@baronmeduse]

wanna = want to..please. True about the separated bicycle paths, I love it. Also tunnels to avoid road junctions.

[@alexking6058]

4:53 The "chocolate wall" is here in Prague, some of the metro stations still have this original soviet design. It's interesting in the context of it's history, but it's definitely far from the best Prague has to offer as far as design and architecture ;) .

[@somebodylovingA]

it's unique and I think that matters. It's not as bad as you think in comparison to other metro stations I've seen in Europe.

[@LMB222]

But it's pretty cool. I saw the green one.

[@radimfedorovic2201]

It's not "soviet" design. It's original Czech design from the 80s inspired by pop-art culture.

[@Benski1972]

If you ever plan a visit to Europe, I highly recommend visiting the US government site to see the rules for visa's related to Shengen countries. the Schengen Area, which are 26 european countries (mostly EU), can all be visited. Having a visa for 1, permits traveling through all.

[@GaborZalai]

And there's no border controll at all inside the Schengen area. You don't need your passport or ID to cross borders, it's basically similar to traveling between US states.

[@etienne8110]

Do americans even need a visa to come un europe? I though there were some agreements lifting the need for those. (just checked: for stays of less than 90days they need nothing other than a valid passeport, no Visas required)

[@GaborZalai]

@@etienne8110 no visa is needed, just like EU citizens do not need visa to the states.

[@peterfarell7696]

@@GaborZalai True, you still need permission from the ESTA though so don't forget to fill out the form before travelling.

[@GaborZalai]

@@peterfarell7696 sure, but ESTA is a preregistration prior to travel not a visa, also ESTA is valid for two years and you don't have to register each time you enter the States. ESTA stands for electronic system for travel authorization and citizens of those states can use it which are participants in the VWP, visa waiver program. Visa waiver, or in other words exempt from visa requirements, or no visa needed.

[@ondrejvasak1054]

4:55 is Muzeum metro station in Prague. It has quite unique design.

[@alienews0]

11:18 not even needed : i can travel in the Schengen space (basically the united part of europe); with just my identity card (and even if it's expired it won't be an issue in most of the Schengen space countries, they will still recognize me as an allowed citizen)

[@geromemcguire8566]

It is now the case in Germany that many companies offer their employees a so-called "job bike". In the past, they paid their employees for the train ticket so that they could get to work in an environmentally friendly way, but now people have started to provide employees who don't live too far away with a high-quality e-bike. And this offer is very well received and thus the environment is less polluted :)

[@elacme626]

how cool

[@matikaevur6299]

Watched few of your vid's. Very interesting insights/reactions. Subscribed. Greetings from Estonia!

[@anoldfogeysfun]

As you said, yes, the car company's definitely had something to do with it, Heidi. As they bought out all of your tram company's (and maybe even the bus company's) way back and made them become unpopular, less efficient to use, and then began to drop certain tram lanes and routes. After which, as they still do today, they got their own lobbyists to begin to push the government for more car infrastructure being built instead . . . Does it sound at all familiar to you today? As in all Big Businesses basically running the government by lobbying for whatever it is that they always want to have done, and not for what may be actually needed or more useful today for the country? Money talks remember, and politicians only listen to money (and their own increasing bank balances from helping these things to happen!) . . .

[@0raj0]

There's a very good movie about this, "Taken for a Ride" (can be found on KZbin).

[@My-Name-Isnt-Important]

Rail lines in the US were not bought out by "car company's," the Federal Government took control and has done a poor job handling the railways. Amtrak is Federally controlled and was created in 1971. The US hasn't had a private passenger rail company since the late 60's. Only freight companies exist now, and none of them have any lobbyists. There really isn't any big business in the US when it comes to rail lines or roadways.

[@bertrandronge9019]

I don't think it's the car company, I would more think about... THE HOLY OOIIIIILLLLLLLL company !

[@seijika46]

The irony is that historically, it was the US who prided themselves on their railways and feted the 'barons' who financed them. The first transcontinental railroad was rightly celebrated as an incredible achievement and a great leap forward in connecting the country. Meanwhile in Europe, autobahns/motorways/etc were considered the pivotal advance in transport as so many countries were lumbered with poorly-planned and antique railway lines that seemed to difficult and expensive to rationalise and replace. The gamechanger was WWII as vast tracts of the old European railways were annihilated (along with the cities) and thus when rebuilding it could all be improved. Meanwhile, both the UK and the US were spared that destruction and so are still stuck with Victorian-era lines. To make up for that, massive expansion of roadbuilding has happened but, as the video showed, that is not good for people, urban planning and the pollution caused. The UK appears to be responding by trying to force old cars out of cities by introducing ULEZs (Ultra-Low Emission Zones) where polluting cars are charged a great deal to enter each day, while newer and more efficient vehicles (particularly hybrid and fully electric) are exempt - plus petrol and road taxes are increasingly expensive. Sadly, this has not been backed with European-style centrally-planned improvements to public transport. In the US, however, even the half-baked British approach is overwhelmingly considered political suicide and generally unworkable.

[@grahvis]

I have walked down to my local railway station on the coast of Mid Wales and admittedly with three changes, met my son outside Cologne station in the early evening after a very comfortable journey.

[@davidcronan4072]

I have done a similar journey. North Nottinghamshire to Geneva in 12 hours using just 3 trains plus the metro across Paris.

[@GetPiped]

LOVE these views!!! Awesome content Heidi, hope you’re well!! 🎉

[@HailHeidi]

Omg hi! Thank you! 💜

[@Luredreier]

11:19 You actually don't even need a passport most of the time. Within Schengen movement is as easy as between states in the US most of the time. It's a good idea to *sti* bring your passport of course but there's no border checks etc most of the time, just occasional spot checks. Like there's literally streets with houses on either side crossing through borders multiple times and people visiting their neighbors who may be fully or partially living in another country (front door in one country, another part of the house in another, etc)

[@martinfranek7747]

At 2:59, there is a tram number 9 on Obchodná ulica in Bratislava - Slovakia, that has written as it´s destination Nám. Ľ. Štúra (Námestie Ľudovíta štúra), which isn´t one of it´s normal stops, because it isn´t on its main line. That means this video was taken when there was some work on the tram tracks done, probably in the tunnel uder the castle. (in my 2 years of sudies there, this has not happened to me once)

[@UsrDrakon]

As a Frenchman who grew up between the countryside and the city, I was shocked during trips to Amsterdam by the number of bikes!! I knew they had a lot of them but they were literally everywhere! People live close enough to work and everything else to cycle there. (the amount of cycle routes is shocking, you never see a classic route without one next to it) It's impressive when you're used to traffic jams. You can feel the cleanliness (at least for a big city) brought by the drastic decrease in the number of cars! Only positives! Ppl says that the Netherlands is a flat country where it's easier to ride a bike, but in the city where I am, bikes have to cooperate with cars, buses, etc... it's dangerous for everyone and unpleasant because the city was designed like that! For the most part, the inhabitants of the center work outside the city, and those from the outside come to work inside! Not to mention the price of gasoline and pollution, in a city that is constantly growing, there is always more housing and therefore more cars! In the long term it is unimaginable!

[@tarikhamou6222]

Same exactly a year ago in Amsterdam, but better yet, it's easy to get one for a trip around the city and I biked around with my best friend, haven't biked for an eternity yet it was very easy and I could breathe cleaner air while doing so whereas in France I wouldn't bike that much but public transportations are cheap, go everywhere and free for instances like mine where I didn't have a salary for a year. I can't imagine living in the US and having to move around without a car as their roads, urban areas and priorities are car-centric to the extreme.

[@barrysteven5964]

Just for general information 'railroads' is a North American term. In the UK, Ireland, New Zealand and Australia they are called 'railways'. I live in a big city in the north of England (Manchester). I have a car. In fact, I've just bought a new car but bought a smaller one than last time because I don't use it very much. The bus and tram system here means I don't have to. I never drive into the centre of Manchester because the tram can take me right into the very centre. Car parks are not so central and are expensive. Also where I live there are loads of facilities and amenities within walking distance.

[@Mangafan47]

I did life in a city which got rid of cars in the city center. You could drive up to the city and park on parking spaced that are designed for these commuters. You can buy a parking ticket for a year which included a ticket for all public transport in that region as well. next to the parking spots are bus and tram stations that get you into the city center on a ring line. During rush hour there's a 2 - 3 wagon tram every 2nd minute to get the people in or out the city. That system reduced pollution (smog etc) in the city and increased the living quality of the people living in the city. Delivery trucks etc been excluded from the ban around certain (not rush hour) hours (like 4 to 6 am) to make their deliveries without battling for space with the commuters. One thing that always surprised me is why the US seems to not utilize multiple floor parking. You could almost cut land used for parking in half by adding a 2nd floor and have rain/snow/etc protected parking spaces at the ground floor.

[@bertoverweel6588]

Hallo Heidi , did you check out " Not Just Bikes " , it's an American who moved to the Netherlands for his children . He show the differens between the US and Europe

[@marcovtjev]

Note that the points in the video (more expensive to own car + existing alternatives) influence having a second (or third) car per household even more than the primary one. If one of the spouses works close by or can make it to work by bike/public transport than reducing the number of cars is quite financially rewarding.

[@noahbieneck3968]

Dane here 🇩🇰 I watch OBF's videos, and OBF is just his initials. His name is Oliver Bahl Franke (he is a dane btw)

[@svanteforsblom4264]

Even tough we are the most sparcely polulated country in EU, we have kind of a similar approach in Finland. Parking places next to train stations and going by train to the city center in Helsinki. Also parking in Helsinki, Tampere and other big cities in shifting towards underground parking places. This makes the the land area avalible for more efficient use and parking underground in a warm parking lot is actually pretty convinient in winter time. Just take the elevator up to street level or staight to the shopping center. The underground parking places are actually double use, as they serve as war-time bombshelters that are capable of taking a direct nuclear strike. There is actually a lot of stuff underground (ice hockey rinks, olympic size swimming pool, go-kart track, childrens playground, sports facilities, shops and to name a new)...all in places that can be converted to bomb shelters in 72 hours. The whole city is filled with tunnels and caves underground for different purposes to maintain the safety of the people in any kind of disaster (natural didaster, chemical accident, terror attack, power failure) and to keep the infrastructure functioning in all kind of events that could happen.

[@edonveil9887]

Welcome to the Atomic Cafe. On the menu: Duck and Cover.

[@arturobianco848]

Your public transport at least in the major city's is excellent also Helsinky was very walkable. Don't know about the PT outside of it cause i rented a car. Lovely country and nice people.

[@dudoklasovity2093]

4:55 you ask about that wall in the subway looking like chocolate: it’s subway stations in Prague and those panels are colorful aluminum panels it’s a futuristic design, installed in 1970’s

[@davidkeenan5642]

It's less to do with the car companies than America's zoning rules.

[@jell_pl]

historically afaik it had something in connection to car companies and bribes to remove trams from US, to sell more cars...

[@davidkeenan5642]

@@jell_pl I didn't say the car companies had nothing to do with it, I just think American zoning rules make having a car/cars a necessity for average Americans town dwellers, whereas in urban and suburban areas of Europe many people can use public transport to commute to work.

[@jell_pl]

@@davidkeenan5642 you are absolutely right. i'm living in suburbs outside of main agglomeration and still i have there plenty of grocery stores in a mile radius, while when i was in some USA suburbs (afair of Austin, Tx) there was no single grocery, because of that stupid zoning rules, so for basics like a bread one had to use car, to commute ~15 miles...

[@ricardoaraoz717]

@@davidkeenan5642 "American zoning rules make having a car/cars a necessity" - And who do you think pushed those zoning rules? Who do you think lobbied for those zoning rules?

[@lazyeyejohn]

Where I live in dublin ireland most of the city has been pedestrianised with cafes and restaurants with seats outside. You can now have coffee outdoors with no car fumes. We have also a tram system I can get a tram outside my house and get to the other side of the city in about 40 minutes.

[@jx4219]

Love your energy

[@tobjord]

8:24 Heidi, they even got multi-story-parking for bikes! Huge Halls just for parking bikes.....

[@citizenkane4831]

The netherlands and Denmark is the most bycicle friendly countries in europe. When it comes to subway stations. stockholm is known to have the worlds longest art exhibition along the subway stations.

[@Bonde40]

Wow! I love these videos. I have now subscribed. I look forward to more awesome videos.

[@danielkarlsson258]

If you like the subway art, maybe do this next: "UNDERGROUND ART: Our DIY Stockholm Metro Art Tour!" Thanks for the upload! 👍

[@HailHeidi]

Ooo that sounds like a fun one to watch. Thank you!

[@pavelvecera8489]

4:45 That "chocolate" is the metro station "Muzeum" on line "A" in Prague - Czech Republic.

[@ritterderkokosnuss3379]

Funnny enough if you look at Canada and especially at the Quebec area it shows how the US could have been. Quebec has its trams still going. The downtown area feels very european, just like other citys did in the US but in the 50s it was mostly teared down and replaced by skyscrappers and highways and parking lots. Its a shame really. Only City I can think of that is kind of a good example may be New Orleans?

[@larrybunnell5480]

same with SF and many other cities but the real problem is intra city and state

[@bigbk3278]

it’s sad kinda? ngl is rather b in a car than a tram😀but to each his own ig

[@crose7412]

4:52 I think this is Prague or it was similar there when I visited in 2008.

[@katydaniels508]

This just reminded me of the G7 held in Cornwall, England last year and your president’s motorcade couldn’t fit in the parking spaces! US cars are very big! 😁 Loving your channel 😁

[@fireatwilliam]

6:02 "exlude?" Yeah in finland some areas in helsinki (and some other cities) you cant get to with cars, theyre made for pedestrians and bycicles and maybe trams, since its not the entire city, and the cities themselves arent that big, it also makes it way more pleasant to walk around the center of finlands capital :)

[@oeo061]

As a non-US european citizen, I am certainly not an expert, but allow me to share my impression: Its not just one single reason. It has to do with a number of things that constitutes the american society, the american culture, the american dream, "the american style", for instance: - The personal freedom mantra embedded in "the american dream" to own your own house and go wherever you want whenever you want. - The distances between densely populated areas, and the centralized structure of cities. - The deep and growing division between the "have"s and the "have-not"s gives public transport a bad reputation - The middle class is afraid of using public transport, because only the poor and dangerous people from the slum do that. - The way politics works and is funded by private interests and strong lobbying. To get things done you first make sure you get re-elected. Taking away people's personal freedoms is a non-starter. - The privatized, competitive, and thus short-sighted, profit based structure of everything from health care to public transport. With low public funding, the public transport companies have been forced to secure their investment with low-risk projects that they can capitalize on short term. Big infrastructure projects on rails typically needs heavy long term investments up front. When over time the development has taken this direction it is very hard to change it. To have new rail lines cross the extensive network of existing roads and valuable property can be nearly impossible, or at least in need of tough decisions and strong political momentum. However, America seems to start moving. Highway removal projects pops up all over the country, and walkable neighborhoods seems to be a growing trend. New tram lines are in the planning and some are allready built. Here are some interesting videos I found on the subject: *Highway removal in Rochester NY: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4nTZaWMj6uHjNU *New streetcar projects across the US: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJfXoqKvnL2Lfs0 *Car-free streets in US and elsewhere: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJTKeJx-j9SKeMU *Walkable neighborhoods: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoWmip2tbZ19ibs kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6G4foJphsyjf5o kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnbSlamthq-NmNE

[@georgefuters7411]

Well said! It takes a lot to see the deficiencies in your own country but that's the only way to ever improve things! Looking from outside, it appears that the rot set in after the 1950's when the corporations and money men started to get their grubby claws into the politicians, they had always lobbied hard before that but you managed to steer a route that was generally improving the lot of the working man! The turning point seems to have been the late '70s & '80s. health care and pharmaceutical industry became profit making (at the expense of actual health needs). A country that makes its citizens bankrupt over avoidable illness is on the downward slope to enslavement of its people become simply a source of income for the elite. At the end of the day, it's education that will save you, not singing the star spangled banner or pledging allegiance to a piece of coloured cloth. Education in World history (not 1776-present day USA) science, mathematics, politics and government, personal development and expression (something most Americans seem to have little problem with, even when they don't know what they're talking about) It appears that more US citizens are slowly waking up to what a raw deal they've been dealt so there's hope for the future, otherwise Elon Musk will have no problem getting a million volunteers for a one way trip to Mars🤔 It's probably too late to reform US politics but a strong third party would keep the excesses of the current system in check and perhaps allow the US to meet its destiny🤔🙉🙈🙊

[@TeddyboyRnR13]

Cheap gas from occupying the Middle-East? xD

[@georgefuters7411]

@@TeddyboyRnR13 you've obviously never tried filling up in Europe 😂🤣😂

[@TeddyboyRnR13]

@@georgefuters7411 economic suicide I'm European man :P

[@TheAmericanCatholic]

@@TeddyboyRnR13 it’s because USA produces it’s own oil and refined it itself and it’s not taxed that much.

[@fernandotaveira7573]

You don't even need a passport to go to another country within the EU. Just your regular ID from your own country.

[@salto1994]

Very interesting video. I life in luxembourg and in 2020 we introduced free public transportation for everyone, local or foreigners, on train, tram, bus and etc. I, for myself, have been using the bus to go to work for the past 5 years. Not only does it reduce the cost of running my car, fuel, maintenance and etc, and parking fees but it's also way less stressful. So I usually use my car on the weekends and when I go to the capital city on weekends, I always take the bus because it's just so much easier.

[@silveriorebelo2920]

that must be due to the fact that the Luxemburg has a large extra budget coming from ransacking the taxes that enterprises from other European countries should be paying to thier respective states

[@RichardRenes]

4:54 In case you wonder: it's the Prague metro system. They have several stations like that. Especially on the A line. This looks like station Muzeum,

[@rangodeldiablo]

I would honestly love to live in Europe. I have never really liked the US, and have always been draw to Europe because they actually have diverse cultures and beautiful architecture. Plus I would love to be able to just walk to a place I want to go instead of driving or have a public transport system that actually works well.

[@thibaultjoan8268]

Do not over-hype public transportation in Europe either, it works, that's true. it works well.... well that depends on when and where, but overall it's rather reliable.

[@jolaajtak7861]

The "chocolate" station is a metro station in Prague (e.g. Jinonice). And just a small correction on "11:11"; you can travel to other countries within the EU without any passport at all as there are no boarder controlls anymore (Shengen agreement)

[@MrTjonke]

Congrats on 2k subs

[@HailHeidi]

Thank you!!

[@drcl7429]

my city in the uk continues to make roads in the city centre either pedestrian only or bus and taxi only. Some cities have multiple tolls around £10 to enter various inner city areas in order to dissuade car usage.

[@Hammarspiken]

Yeah Heidi 👍🏼 You are a awsome person ❤️ My grandmother always say " It's hard to see all shit if you stand in it" ❤️❤️ 🇸🇪❤️🇺🇲❤️🇸🇪❤️❤️

[@spineal]

4:55 thats Prague :) ... and I believe there was a reconstruction and you could actually buy a piece.

[@Brainreaver79]

an interesting series to react to (at least in my opinion) is "Strong Towns" by not just bikes. i believe its something around 7 videos of 5-20 minute videos

[@jakedinh2486]

4:59 You’ll find that “chocolate” pattern in Prague Czech Republic Metro 😊😊 One of the most beautiful cities ;)

[@vijay-c]

In my city here in the UK, the city centre is fully pedestrianised, and the smaller shopping area about 5 minutes walk away is consulting on removing most cars to give priority to buses as they often get stuck on that road. We're improving bike infrastructure all over the city, too. Take a look at the channels not just bikes & city beautiful for more on the reasons on why the US has gone so far towards Cars. Love your content!

[@richardwills-woodward]

And it has created hell for traffic that has no transport alternatives.

[@vijay-c]

@@richardwills-woodward No, traffic has decreased overall, so fewer cars on the road & more using public transport or walking, so for drivers routes are a little longer, but faster as there's not as many drivers

[@richardwills-woodward]

@@vijay-c You haven't been to London recently, have you. Traffic now sits for hours and the British population are moving out faster than you blink. The traffic simply moves to other streets and sits for hours. The traffic volumes in the UK have gone up and up alongside car ownership... due to immigration and the fact that people have *no rail alternative*. People taking their children to school also have no choice (no child of mine will be walking anymore - too many (mostly Middle Eastern immigrant men) hanging around streets with bad intentions, and then hanging around schools too). People have no alternatives. The train even if viable is full of people that smell of drugs, are dodgy, have no manners or etiquette, plus quite few with their hoods up and masks on - no-one from a civilised background wants to see this. They will drive too. Driving is the only way to get around for most of the population.

[@vijay-c]

@@richardwills-woodward The city I am talking about isn't London, not sure why you bring it up execpt to throw out some mildly racist talking points.

[@richardwills-woodward]

@@vijay-c When I refer to the subject replied to earlier, I talk of London where low traffic neighbourhoods are a joke here. There is nothing racist about facts that are destroying the fabric (and safety of people, including children) of a city. The statistics are horrendous in this area. Skin colour is irrelevant, culture is not.

One wrong info in the video. EU citizens can stay in another EU state for as long as they want, even move immediately without any paperwork or approval. In the video he says we can stay up to 3 months. The 3 months are for non EU citizens, they can stay in the EU up to 3 months

[@bararobberbaron859]

I just love the whole vibe of this channel, and I respect that you watch the facts in the face and deal with it. There is a lot to love about the US but definitely some things other places do better. If you don't have an accurate picture of where the bar is for things, how can you strive right? Also, less on topic, I think your haircut is awesome! Also, you could give Not Just Bikes a look if you're interested in city design. For example his video on Stroads or 'Suburbia is subsidized'. None of his videos are exactly duds but can't just throw you into it ;)

[@SirHeinzbond]

notjustbikes is also cool, yes, also strongtowns.... and for the more financial/cultural side is the black forest family, which are a american family moved to germany (a bit one sided to germany but its you tube there are sure americans in france, italy or somewhere else )

[@Bricktop784]

I'm not sure if she's ready for his Stroads video yet. 😉 The amount of sense he makes by just stating things that should be obvious almost gave me a headache when I re-watched it just now. I suggested the recent one about Swiss trains instead, that's rather tame for his standards.

[@leBen89]

@@SirHeinzbond there are many channels from americans in european countries, especially Germany and UK. wanted adventure, nalf, black forrest family, evan edinger and so on. so yeah, there's much to choose from. also the podcast understanding trainstation (which also has a youtube channel) by a German living in the US and an American living in Germany deals with the differences in culture

[@SirHeinzbond]

@@leBen89 hi leBen, didn't know the other channels, normally not so in "culture clash" more interested in city planning, but the black forest family popped up, maybe because i used to live very (german definition of very) close to them and that area was my fav bicycle and motorbike place to... i like that channel and the both (three of course little Jack to, but do not contribute a lot) because there a a little bit different to the other (expat) americans i met here in Zurich... there are a little bit deeper, a bit of oh wait let us look first then judge...

[@bararobberbaron859]

@B F2021 Hey, more power to you for going off on a rant, even if it is barely tangentially related to what my comment said or the videomaker I recommended. Some things some places do better or different, and it's interesting to learn. I'm from Europe and have been to NA, NJB is from NA and now lives in Europe and has traveled the world, so I am kind of struggling to see the relevance of your comment. Yeah, things are different. Also, college isn't free in all of Europe, and yeah, every society makes trade offs, but it's still interesting to see who traded what for what, and what the alternatives are. There are definitely some injustices going on in the US, college not being free doesn't make the top 5. I don't know if you're making assumptions about me, NJB or Heidi but either way, I think you've built a strawman out of one of us that you're now arguing against. More power to you, but maybe aim your hostility more accurately at people actually making the assertions you seem to be railing against.

[@collawson]

Dear Heidi unlike the video saying you need a passport if your a citizen of the EU then you don’t even need a passport to cross borders unlike Canada and the US or Mexico. In Europe it’s more like crossing a state border you know like “oh that’s the state border”

[@ronnyhansson8713]

it also have to do with the age of cities and buildings in many parts of europe - the 3 closest churches i havbe around me are built (and later been modernized on several occations) in the 1100-1200. Remember that the US is a pretty young nation (some 250 years old). As a coulage informed a american manegemnt person whom had to come here and work in sweden to get a promotion when he just wanted to buy a house in the old town of stockholm (houses there is from around 1500-1700), and tear down all walls inside instead of buying into a brand new building a bit outside of the city centre - "we had laws regulation working days while you were still fighting indians" Sure many cities in the middle of europe (mainly germany) were flattened during the war, but cities like Rome, London and Paris can draw thier construction back to the Romans, soo the road network was pretty well establishd way before trains were a thing, and most rails follow the roads

[@IvanHeil-l7p]

4:58 that was in Prague the Czech Republic... our metro stations are fabulous

[@IvanHeil-l7p]

ah nvm ive just watched a whole video and you are not the sharpest tool in the shed.....

[@aloh5613]

I'm currently working with two ladies from Utah. The are missionaries who decided to come to the UK and volunteer at a food bank. In the local church.... They are really nice, sweet ladies too be fair 😊

[@njschnieber]

2:29 In that area of Netherlands and Germany are the low- and muddlands, it very difficult to build a train lane there, that can keep up with the floods, storms and soft ground.

[@hanserikkratholmrasmussen6623]

When I go camping with my camping trailer in Europe, and I want to spend time in a big city, I find a trailer park about a 20 km from the city. Then I use public transport to visit the city. Around London for example, there are lots of parking spaces for commuters where you can hop on the train or the metro. In Prague a ticket for one day, where you can use trains, trams and busses the whole day, cost about 2$. Yes, exactly. There is no reason to go to the center by car, trying to find a parking space and taking up place.

[@dwzdwz2533]

Hi, I'm from Europe :) 7:50 - to be clear, it's not completely true. You can stay up to three months in other UE country without informing anyone. If you want to stay longer, you need to register yourself in the office [free] and you can stay as long as you want. 3 months isn't a limit, it's a time "you don't need to do anything" :) And there are countries in Europe which aren't in EU, like Norway or Iceland, but they are in Schengen Area - rule is the same.

[@MrPaulMorris]

This is interesting for a couple of reasons. I should mention firstly that I am a British citizen so no longer in the EU bur I lived and worked in Belgium, Germany and Ireland while Britain was a member and at no time was I aware of any registration requirements after 3 months. Moreover, so far as I am aware (and the majority of my colleagues now are EU nationals some of whom have been resident here for over 15 years) there was never any requirement to register residence in the UK nor to show proof of employment or the ability to support oneself. Indeed, the requirement for EU citizens living in the UK after the country left the Union was widely denounced . The lack of recoding can be seen in the fact that the British Government estimated there were around 3 million EU nationals resident in the UK but it received over 5 million registration requests in the post-Brexit period.

[@retropaganda8442]

My guess is that at some point you've got to pay the taxes for your main residence in the actual place where you live. If you've got two homes, you've got to declare which one is your main one because the taxes aren't the same for both.

[@samil5601]

Yes, probably somewhat lost in translation. Each country has different formalities you need to pass to live and work there. That may be a national insurance registration or residency registration etc. The three month rule may be derived from the regulations that allow EU citizens to spend three months in other EU countries looking for employment while withdrawing unemployment benefit from their home country or country of residence.

[@GHaKKt]

The amount of times Europe has been rebuilt because of war is also staggering :) we need trains to hog around building material... ;)

[@jasperveldhuis3880]

Can you go shopping without using a car and be safe? I'm from the Netherlands and i really love the fact that there is a sidewalk everywhere and bikelanes even more. Hopefully other countries will make it happen too!

[@Wolf-ln1ml]

Heh, I'm slightly proud that "my" city of Oldenburg actually had the most bicycle traffic of all German cities a while back, even more than Münster (though sadly, it's actually not the most bike- _friendly_ city 😕) But yeah, even though it's a relatively large city (~180.000 inhabitants), I haven't even owned a car in almost two decades. I take my bicycle for almost everything, occasionally use the bus (or a taxi if absolutely necessary), rent a car maybe every other year for special occasions... (and drive a 40t truck for my job, but that's beside the point 🤣)

[@UsrDrakon]

The number of bikelanes in Netherlands is complete madness in my French eyes! But so effective! I was shocked on my travels but loved it! Pure common sense

[@pjo7064]

I live in Stockholm and we got bike lanes all over the place the exception is some part of the city center where there just aren’t enough space between the houses. The suburbs are mostly well adapted to bike traffic.

[@LadyNoriko]

You should watch videos on Switzerlands transit infrastructure. It's so good, I didn't even consider learning to drive.

[@roamingcurious6730]

The US is car-centric because of Big OIL!

[@rashkavar]

The cute "chocolate" wall is actually sound dampening - the bumps and dents help break up the sound echoing up and down the tunnel so it doesn't sound like some fell beast is charging down the tunnel. It's a less aggressive pattern than the sound damping foam you see in professional and semiprofessional recording setups, but they don't need to minimize background audio entirely, just make the train sound less awful...and it looks much nicer, so win-win.

[@snorpenbass4196]

Fun fact: Europe and Africa are both bigger than most maps show. The reason for this is _partly_ due to having to distort them because a flat map will do that, but is mainly because most of the guys making maps are based in the US. As an example: tiny Sweden is actually a bit bigger than California.

[@bentels5340]

Umm, maps that use cylindrical projections usually distort increasingly with distance from the equator. Sweden is north of California -- maps not drawn to show correct relative sizes of landmass will probably show Sweden being *larger* than it is relative to California.

[@stevebagnall1553]

We live in a large village in the UK, 5,00 residents and have a rail link, every 30 minutes from 6.00am until 11.30pm 7 days a week, 40 minutes into the city of Manchester, 90 minutes to the airport, 60 minutes to a train to London or Edinburgh.

[@baramuth71]

Hello Heidi, it must actually be a horror if I'm stuck every day with the car in totally crowded streets in the traffic jam, but could already be a long time at home with the family. so for me that would be an absolute NO-GO. Especially since that also takes away from my free time when I'm stuck in traffic jams, I have then already a long working day behind me and then still something? No not really, it's just a pity that the U.S. does not recognize that and continues to build everything with roads, but the lobby just has the say in the U.S.. But another question for you, where does the name Heidi come from, this name comes from the German and is the abbreviation of Heidemarie, you have somehow German ancestors?

[@HailHeidi]

I do have some German ancestors, but the main reason is that my parents met someone and their daughter was named Heidi. They just liked the name so much, they decided to name me Heidi. Haha not a super meaningful origin, but I like my name, so it works out. 😂

[@baramuth71]

@@HailHeidi Then I was right after all. I knew it that you somehow have German roots.

[@cooler_boi_patrick3989]

yeah about the railway and the Star….. there is a train normally from Amsterdam to bremen and then ober to Hamburg but a ship ran into the bridge close to the border and now it‘s closed. ( and the map doesnt show much of the Railways. only a part)

[@evanflynn4680]

Not Just Bikes has so many vids on the bicycle culture of Amsterdam and the Netherlands in general. Highly recommend you react to more of them, and to watch the rest of his videos on your own.

[@M3CHR0M4NC3R]

Check out the 'Not Just Bikes' channel if you want to learn more about American car dependency and why Europe and the Netherlands did not

[@Firglin]

100% yes the right channel for a next reaction

[@jsonkody]

Greetings from Prague .. that chocolate like Metro wall is here :) .. most of our Metro stations looks like that

[@georgefuters7411]

Love your reactions to these videos. The reason that the US has such poor infrastructure is the same reason it has the worst health system, and the reason for the predominance of internal combustion vehicles in the USA: the US dollar 🥴 At the end of WW2 the US was developing not for profit health insurance, making access to healthcare affordable for everyone, until the US insurance industry saw a quick buck... resulting in the present Wealthcare system 😜🤪😜 About the same time transport was being taken from the railways and transferred to the roads, public transport (street cars, trams, elevated and underground railways) was starved of investment and allowed to decline while the oil industry and car manufacturers pushed (bribed) the state and federal authorities to develope the road network. At the end of the 19th and start of the 20th centuries there were 3 forms of automotive transport available in the USA, (4 if you include Steam), battery electric, petroleum and ethanol powered vehicles. Due to the poor electrical infrastructure the electric cars were at a disadvantage, leaving the battle for dominance to petrol and ethanol... the us oil industry funded the Temperance movement and later pushed the 18th amendment to prevent the western farmers from producing ethanol (alcohol). The result is a US which is run for the benefit of oil, energy, law, litigation, insurance, health and pharmaceutical companies and major corporations, milking the wealth of the majority of the population and diverting it into the pockets of the wealthiest 1% of the population! 🙉🙈🙊🤔🙄🥴

[@karlbmiles]

Said the communist . . . The for-profit health insurance industry was created DURING the war because the U.S. government banned wage increases, so companies sought other benefits to attract workers. When the troops returned with injuries but without jobs, European goverrnment offered healthcare in the form of low-paid, low-educated, doctors "for free". The U.S. already had robust healthcare AND insurance system, and that remains today, although the Veterans Administration was created for veterans. What large U.S. city do you think doesn't have a subway, elevated, light rail, trolley, public transportation? Stop repeating nonsense and read or visit American cities. Farmers don't make alcohol, brewers and distillers do!

[@georgefuters7411]

​​@@karlbmilesso sad that you can't see that you're being bled dry by the corporate greed that has been institutionalised in your country. European doctors, surgeon and nurses were better trained and far ahead of their American counterparts at the end of WWII!. Your hospitals are money making bureaucracies designed to extract every last penny from the poor unfortunates who had the misfortune to need their services. You're enslaved to the health insurance and pharmaceutical companies...one decides what they will deem to cover, the other decided how much they can charge you and the insurance companies and still get away with it. In every other country in the world, health care is seen as a basic human right and governments negotiate the price of drugs directly with the drug companies meaning that most drugs are at least 90% cheaper than the same ones sold in the US! Likewise for tests and treatment not to mention insurance (in the countries that use it) $10,000 for a normal birth??? Most countries in Europe that's free, most even pay the mothers wages for up to 2 years (6 months is more normal) and their jobs are kept open for them until they're ready to go back. Hopefully one day you'll catch up to the rest of the world, but as long as you've a 2 party system linked to the wealthy and industrial purse strings, I can't see it 🤔🙄🥴🙉🙈🙊😱 Before prohibition, American mid west farmers produced more grain than they could sell, it was profitable to turn the grain into ethanol to run automobiles and cheaper than refining crude oil. It was easier to find the temperance movement and grease a few politicians than try to compete with cheap ethanol fuel 😱🙉🙈🙊

[@Xxlongbow]

Yes theres a video about it. its from the channel Not just bikes. it talks about more topics around bikes ofcourse but also cars/train traffic and general engineering.

[@ArthurOfThePond]

"Europe! please complete your pentagram!"

[@HailHeidi]

Most important part of this video. 😂

[@SushiElemental]

The reason Europe doesn't complete the star is because stars are copyrighted by the US flag. Probably. But yeah I live in Germany for 40+ years now and only recently needed to get a car to save an hour on my daily commute. Before I didn't even consider. It's also very chill you just read book or catch some Zs. Hard to do in a car.

[@johnchristmas7522]

In London UK there is a "congestion charge" of £15 per day, mainly to stop cars coming into London. The Tax is aimed at cars that are high in emissions but in truth its any car.

[@SkandalRadar]

Documentary: "Taken for a Ride - The U.S. History of the Assault on Public Transport in the Last Century" - kzbin.info/www/bejne/pl6saXp6oNGmhJY

[@bluredstoneiii5594]

10:10 no time isn't the reason in mediaval times cities were expanded a lot and houses were so close togheter and streets were tight and so they cause problem even to this days in historical cities

[@Kurckie]

A few years ago, Wendover Productions had a good video explaining more about how the US sadly lost a lot of their public transport: "Why Public Transportation Sucks in the US" kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5TNl4d9bamVraM And on top of that, I would recommend checking out the channel "Not Just Bikes" that dives even deeper and tought me how much of the city design defines how people can live their lives.

[@danobanano2505]

Wasn't having a car part of the American Dream. They focussed on that alot, with some big influence from the companies ofcourse.

[@Accolonian]

Everything's bigger in the states. You build your roads wider and have giant lawns in front of your houses. This adds up to the effect that you are spread more out and need to transport yourself further to get anywhere. You need a larger area of people to fill up a school. Local stores can't get enough customers within walking distance to stay in business, so they gather in malls (or online these days). You ask why you all have cars? That is because you need them. You build your cities so spread out, that without a car you would be marooned in your homes. And in fact, many of you are; poor people living in the slums can't get away from their neighborhoods. Meanwhile, here in europe you can find residential, commercial and industrials areas with the same square mile, meaning kids can walk to school and you can ride your bike to work. In fact, I didn't own a car until the age of 44 and then only because my workplace of 10 years moved 40 miles south to another city. Before that I rode my bike everywhere. I actually gained 60 pounds from getting a car, so this also tells you something about why obesity is prevalent in the states. You all drive cars instead of moving yourselfs. I know I am generalising a lot, but it is true for many americans, I think.

[@akyhne]

In the US, you are not allowed to build stores in suburbs. That's one of the main reasons why people there needs cars.

[@olddogoddments675]

Americans are so used to this they think it's normality. But the remaining nice walkable districts near the centres of US cities are very popular indeed for those that can afford houses there. When Americans experience a less car orietated society they often turn out to prefer it, it seems.

[@sandragruber4596]

Paris - Amsterdam by train is more like 150€... Train ticket prices in Germany are so high, it costs about half the amount to just use the car. Even with the gas prices up atm. And you are also much faster. So while the train network here is more connected, it still is no cheap alternative. High speed trains are even more expensive btw...

[@GabberPinda]

The Netherlands has 37.000 kilometers of bike paths 🧡

[@flitsertheo]

Beware of Dutch bikers though. They consider their bike paths Holy Ground and will mercilessly run over any pedestrian trespassers.

[@HailHeidi]

Lol

[@lillm6874]

It’s easier when the country is as flat as Netherland than in for example Norway which has a lot of mountains and fjords 👍😊

[@GabberPinda]

@@lillm6874 that's why we have ebikes 😜🤣

[@lillm6874]

@@GabberPinda That’s true 😂 Costs a lot of money though 😳

[@geggiosplace6611]

hi everybody! at minute 6:04, when talks about the exclusion of cars from the city center, is talk about the fact that in most of the big cities in Europe (like Milan, London), there is a restriction for private transportation. if you want to go in the city center whit your own car, you must pay a toll, and after that paying for parking; but if you use the public transport is faster and cheaper. so the philosophy is to discourage the use of private transportation, for variables reasons, like pollution or traffic. and in some cases for preserve the artistic buildings. and finally, remember that most of the cities in Europe have thousands of years, and their design wasn't meant for cars at the beginnings, but for horses and peoples.

[@SkandalRadar]

It is not correct that EU citizens are allowed to stay in other EU countries only for up to three months. You are allowed to stay there as long as you want, without limit. And normally you don't even need a passport or ID for that, but you can just drive across the "border", which often doesn't even exist visualy. Often you don't even notice that you are already in the other EU country while you are driving or taking the train. Of course, it is always useful to have an ID with you for other official or public matters. Greetings from Germany.

[@germangarcia6118]

You can stay for 3 months without doing any paperwork. After 3 months you have to register as a inhabitant of whatever city you are living. But there's nothing stopping you to do it. So, yeah, both things are true! :)

[@SkandalRadar]

@@germangarcia6118 Yes, when you move to Germany, you have to register at the registration office (Einwohnermeldeamt). However, each country handles this individually. Not all countries have a registration law like the one we have here in Germany.

[@germangarcia6118]

@@SkandalRadar Yeah. I've never done it myself, so I don't know what is the paperwork in question. I just know that when your stay is longer than 3 months you have to do paperwork. I asume it's the same paperwork a local citizen would do. The key point is that you have the right to the residency and it can't be denied, which is what you were trying to explain in your original comment.

[@luisv8431]

After 6 months or 183 days you start paying taxes in this new country

[@SkandalRadar]

@@luisv8431 That is why it is smart to have a world income on digital base. Then you move every 3-4 month to another country and you trim your taxes dramatically.

[@Tunnir]

It really stirs me if an american says that they are a newer country. Don't take this personally please, because while it is true, contextually it does not matter really in a lot of cases. Like Diesel Locomotives started to run in the early 1900s, and the first steam locomotives in early 1800s. (And the US has the first steam locomotive model in a museum in Ohio it seems :D ) Why the railways look like this in the US, my guess would be population density, as the "border states" are way more densely populated than the middle of the country. But doesn't this make it worse for them, and people moving away, if they have the option? Not sure, as I don't live in the US, just food for thought.

[@JokerInk-CustomBuilds]

Dane here... living in our capital copenhagen it is litterally unnessecary for me to own a private car. trains, metro, bus and regional trains make it so easy to get around and you never have to look or pay for parking or wait in traffic jams. I only own a motorcycle wich I mostly use during summer for joyrides in the country side... btw, I am a service electrician, so I do have a company car for work to get around to customers all over town with my tools. In regards to making citycenters free of cars that is a topic here too. They want to limit the cars allowed to delivery, public transportation, trash pickup etc, only the critical actually needed traffic. They hope that ppl commuting from other parts of the country will drive their cars to a train station outside city center, park there and then jump on a quick train to the city center. And I am all for that Idea since it would make much less traffic and much easier parking for me on my daily job sevicing customers. Fun fact: I can't even remember the last time I met a Dane who can't swim or ride a bike.... it is litterally one of the first things we learn as kids.... as oppose to american kids who are being taught to run in zigzag and how to use guns... ;)

[@Valjean666dk]

If you're diving into infrastructure, you may want to take a look at the "NotJustBikes" channel, and look up what is called "Stroads".

[@markschattefor6997]

Yes, and learn about "strongtowns" www.youtube.com/@NotJustBikes

[@costachlle]

In the majority of european countries you can enter without a passport, only with a identity card.

[@aut0maniak]

I love your chocolate reaction to Czech metro ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@pandamilkshake]

5:57 Yes. We have laws here where you can not enter the city centre in Madrid if your car is not electric or a hybrid. The only petrol-powered cars that are allowed to enter the city centre are buses and the residents' cars of which there aren't many since the residents themselves often times do not even own a car because they just simply do not need one thanks to the amazing public transportation and other alternative ways to commute. The result? Very little noise and air pollution smack dab in the centre of the capital.

[@Illyriad]

He was saying exclude most cars... The idea is to get people to use the public transport in the city more, even if they drive most of the way, and park just outside the city and catch public transport in. I do that going to the city (Melbourne) in Australia, there's free street parking in the inner suburbs near the train station, but parking in the city is very expensive. America went for cars because of petrol companies lobbying for more cars. That's why you have a culture of massive cars too.

[@MrApocalyptica83]

for information the gas price is actually in france around to 2€ per litter that correspond to 8.18 usd/gallon

[@DogOfHades]

Very impressed that Heidi immediatly knew where Holland was.

[@JoshJFP]

Not Just Bikes has a video called "Rotterdam: the City Rebuilt for Cars", which might be interesting to you. It is about how cars can be added in to cities but still have good public transport and be pedestrian and bike friendly. That might be interesting as a follow-on to this.

[@gxlxn]

4:55 Chocolate walls are on allmost every metro station built during 70's in Prague. Designer Jaroslav Otruba is the author.