Why drivers should want cycle lanes

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Written by
JAY FOREMAN and PAUL KENDLER
Filmed and directed by
PAUL KENDLER
Additional camera
URS ROBBE
APOSTOLOS KATSAMAGKAS
EURICO MACHADO
Edited by
JAY FOREMAN
Additional animation
PAUL KENDLER
Colour grading
ASAF SAGI
Props/Costumes
JADE NAGI
Cyclist struck by lightning
AILSA MAINWARING
Voice of Mrs Panhandle
GEMMA ARROWSMITH
Street Lamp Walk-Paster
TOM SCOTT
Cockney Cabbies
RICHARD SOAMES
JOHN HENRY FALLE
DARREN (BEARDYMAN) FOREMAN
Dutch Girls
JAMIE KOOIJ
SAMANTHA SHERRATT
Girl who can't use Skillshare
RACHEL HUGHES
Almost everyone else
PAUL KENDLER
Facilities provided by
SHIFT 4
Wacky Wheels music by Mark A. Klem
Thanks to RICHARD CUDLIP for letting us borrow his taxi.
Thanks to the dozens of people on twitter who contributed research and ideas.

[@emysayer4796]

Featuring Tom Scott because who doesn’t love him

[@AyedYoutube]

1 year of watching this video over and over again, i never realized Tom Scott was in this video lmao

[@dab1732]

I was just about to comment he appears at 3:35.

[@malahammer]

I'm snitching on Jay. I'm going to tell Tom right now. Signed: Mr Panhandle.

[@lisaanimi]

That is crazy cameo. Came to comments just for this

[@kevwang0712]

@@lisaanimi Same here, I thought I saw and I immediately came to the comments to confirm what I thought I saw was what I thought I saw

[@HiopX]

-What happened to your leg? -I got run over by a car while cycling -You should have worn a helmet

[@kaitlyngarner740]

I've basically heard that exact conversation once

[@harshbarj]

I actually had doctors use this argument on me. I was hit by a car about 3 years ago and broke several ribs and shattered my right scapula. I also had a small scratch on my head (which they wanted to stitch up. I said gtfo, I have done worse making lunch) and yet the doctors and nurses all went on about how I should wear a helmet. Never mind the broken bones, let's focus on something that would not have helped one bit in the crash and MAY have actually made it worse. Had they argued for body armor I would have at least had to concede their points were based on reality.

[@jamesbisset9891]

harshbarj I think thats because the most likely thing that can happen to a leg or arm is it gets Broken. the most likely thing to happen to your head is you get brain damage and go in to a coma and never wake up or not to be able live a normal life ever again. But yeah I know its still your choice but I just want to know why you don’t where a helmet?

[@JukeboxTheGhoul]

@@jamesbisset9891 People with brain damage can lead normal lives. Wording.

[@jamesbisset9891]

Neptune Productions yeah key word “can”. And even if I could live a normal life I’d still prefer not to have brain damage

[@BarginsGalore]

2:22 I like how he pointed out the praying part instead of the bit where they said CYCLE LANES WOULD CAUSE MORE HARM THE THE LUFTWAFFA

[@assasson47]

bombs < Bikes

[@ArxInvicta]

Thousand of bomber crews lost, all the effort and planning when we could've just as well dropped a few dozen paratroopers in a foggy night to build a few kilometers of cycling lanes in London.

[@kailahmann1823]

well, if you build bike lanes like the Americans build freeways…

[@Piru2000]

I am Colombian, and was visiting London with my daughter, it was her first time in London, so we took one of those double decker tour Buses, and I found shocking, that every time there was a bus stop next to a bike lane, the driver, would alert people getting off the bus, to be careful with the bike lanes and the reckless cyclists, when at the same time there was a very dangerous road with a lots of car traffic right beside it. coming from a less developed country, Bogota can't compete against London in many aspects, but one thing is for sure, Bike Infrastructure and Culture in Bogota, although far from perfect , is light years ahead of London

[@salahd]

I cannot agree with you more! This has been the only video from this channel which kind of annoyed me because it doesnt discuss the cycling culture amongst cyclists. Some (of course not all) cycle very fast and are very careless. Of course not all of them, and of course with drivers and cars you also have many careless drivers, but for the most part I find that drivers in London are respectful of pedestrians (in Europe too of course), they may be rude and careless with other drivers but not pedestrians, whereas my experience with cyclists in London has been the opposite unfortunately.

[@Sel__27__27]

You guys are lucky to have public transit and good cycling infra.... I live in the extremely car-oriented city of Pune

[@mourlyvold64]

@@salahd The thing is, when cycling is a risky business it'll be risk seekers that cycle... A whole other situation than in the Netherlands, where your grandma and your 8 years old can get around town safely. And they do. Our towns are not more roomy than yours, we just made different choices. By now three generations of drivers have grown up as full time cyclists. That phenomenon explains the lack of thrill seeking 'cycling culture' and petty tribalism amongst participants in traffic. It is the main reason why the "build it and they will come" strategy is so successful! If that's what you're looking for, you have to build it right! And start yesterday...

[@myra0224]

Well, at my dorm the busstop is right next to a bicycle lane as well, so I have to look out in order not to run under a bike 😅 They're not more reckless than a car by any means, the damage of getting hit by a bike is much much smaller though so I'd rather get hit by a bike than a car

[@TheSuperBoyProject]

Here's one thing you haven't taken into consideration is that London is older than your entire country.

[@KillinTime2792]

"Hey Tom Scott can I borrow you for a video?" >Sure what's it about? "It's about bicycle lanes and the troubles with regulations surrounding them." >That sounds like an excellent video! What's my part in it? "I need you to walk up to a lamppost and pretend to put a coin in it to turn it on."

[@JayForeman]

Yeah, pretty much.

[@leonardochapman4736]

Yes I do like burrowing people

[@raushonmunni2633]

@@JayForeman very cool

[@schlimmbotg472]

2025 and the Queen will be used just to enter the tube in b-roll and everyone is like "just another jay foreman video"

[@mlucasl]

@@JayForeman I want to know in which video he "borrow you"

[@coldzero8584]

*sees Tom Scott* What is this, a crossover episode?

[@blmarg1001]

Worlds most ambitious crossover

[@Lazy_Aviator]

I was thinking the same thing

[@jehooft8569]

Tom Scott has always been working on Unfinished London, he's always in the credits

[@pavarottiaardvark3431]

Can't be him, no red t-shirt

[@elementballs]

uh check the 'the youtube copyright isn't broken etc.' by tom scott. jay appears in there.

[@christiangoerz8815]

Dude, seriously, how long do you spend on writing and planning these videos. The transitions between the scenes is incredible. Only to think about the planning process already hurts my brain. The production value is just amazing.

[@JayForeman]

Aw, thanks! :)

[@nabicx]

the best part is that if you go to his first videos they are of the same quality, the consistency is insane.

[@loaf778]

Tom Scott just casually showing up is great

[@JustClaude13]

"Kensington and Chelsea, the Slytherin of London boroughs.." Sounds lovely.

[@frislander4299]

I mean that's where Grenfell Tower is so it's pretty damn true.

[@Zouzou1021]

@@frislander4299 I don't think so

[@ala0284]

Its the richest place in the UK

[@timothymclean]

It's always nice when Brits use Harry Potter metaphors to explain things for Americans who know nothing about London.

[@RoNPlayer]

@@timothymclean Ah, Harry Potter metaphors, the Harry Potter metaphors of Britain.

[@chris-channel]

2:47 "This man said that a cycle path would spoil the village-like atmosphere of Chiswick. But it was hard to hear him over the roar of the traffic." :D

[@Supernoxus]

@The secular humanist That's the joke.

[@woutervanr]

Only now, after watching this a 4th or 5th time, did I get that joke.

[@m8sonmiller]

This is what cagers actually believe

[@_cheddarcheese_]

r/woosh

[@drzerogi]

He just added the noise to make the joke work.

[@fernandosiniscalchi6548]

Funny how this video is almost like a mirror of what is going on here in São Paulo, Brazil. The previous mayor was very much a bike enthusiast and he begun to build miles and miles of cycle lanes. Same problems with cars, buses, shop owners and local politicians. But even with all the fight the process of turning São Paulo into a cycling city was moving forward really fast. Then he left office and now everything went to a halt. The cycle lanes are being left without proper maintenance, as a consequence cars and buses fell more empowered to be aggressive toward the cyclists, more people are getting injured or dying and we seem to be moving backwards. Shame. When will they learn?

[@coca_0146]

é foda...

[@nestoreleuteriopaivabendo5415]

Haddad é um gênio incompreendido. Toda entrevista com ele é uma aula no sentido mais amplo da coisa.

[@trip.8827]

Haddad precisou correr para que nós paulistas pudéssemos andar KKKKKKKKKKKKK (Ou pedalar no caso).

[@goawayimsleeping509]

I think we're due an update on this video. Cycling/cycle infrastructure in London has exploded since the pandemic (no doubt partially thanks to this video!)

[@noah-jones]

Speaking from someone currently living in Stevenage: There are people using the bike lanes now !! B/c of this whole 'one exercise a day' thing going on with the pandemic, people are getting on their bikes and actually using the lanes !

[@Chrnan6710]

Steeeeeeeeeeeeevenage

[@RealCadde]

Which kinda defeats the whole social distancing thing doesn't it? If so many are using the bike lanes, there's going to be loads of contagients in the air from sweatlords.

[@RealCadde]

@Human Resources Suspended droplets, nuff said.

[@RealCadde]

@Human Resources Feel free to ride your bicycle 10 meters behind the person in front of you then. Regardless of how much that person sneezes you are fine because the droplets all magically fall to ground after exactly one meter and no more.

[@Rynewulf]

@@RealCadde On my way to work these days I see many many more people on the streets, especially joggers. People have really taken the once a day limit to mean "Oh, maybe now's the perfect time to actually exercise?" And we wonder why we get stupid election results

[@DRMACKIUS]

Started cycling in April last year as my daily commute and I have never ever forgotten the "never cycle on the left side of a lorry" advice - every single time I pass a lorry or a van I'm reminded, thanks a bunch

[@kanal2123a]

Would that be opposite for rest of the world :D ?

[@petitecontrebassiste]

@@kanal2123a yep. it actually is; in austria, there has been talk about making a turn-off assistant compulsory because of exactly this. as a cyclist, I always stay behind lorries and buses and only pass on the right if there is no chance for them to turn right.

[@adamlea6339]

Good, that will preserve your life way more than a helmet. In some places they have cycle-specific traffic lights which operate alongside the primary traffic lights, and change to green a few seconds earlier. This gives cyclists a chance to get ahead of any traffic that might crush them by turning left or right.

[@thendaria]

i mean why risk it its sadly how it is today and i risking life to maybe get there 5 seconds faster isnt worth it to me i can wait the little time for ithem to pass

[@pulli23]

@Thelondonbadger That's victim blaming: the cyclist should be given priority as that is the healthier way to travel. The bully, the driver of the motorcycle is the one at fault as he's doing damage to everyone by driving. Don't blame the victims: change the bullies to better behaviour (in this case driving where you expect small children/dogs to suddenly pop up around you).

[@meltrain]

8:33 "Dat is echt heel grappig." As a Dutch person, I found this very funny.

[@uffiez]

0:52 that subtle reference, "the quiet ways" while playing "it's oh so quiet" by bjork, nice

[@elijaha773]

"Superhighway" made me think of a massive 2-way bike lane with 3 lanes each way.

[@Dispo030]

Yeah. Having lived in the Netherlands I'd call it an almost decent bike lane

[@simontay4851]

Super shite way more like when compared to proper cycle ways in the netherlands. They probably also don't use some stupid exaggerated name for their cycle lanes/ways like london.

[@maymeewi]

Lol yes, London doesn't have a cycle lane, it has a world-beating SUPER HiGhWaY, let me guess, Boris named it

[@tescotrain]

They're planning to rename them

[@peskypigeonx]

YES

[@P-I-D-D-Y]

I would call the 'Under line' the 'Inner tube'

[@edengleback872]

Daniel Pidcock or "the tubeless"

[@noahbowie5985]

Daniel Pidcock or the bicyclunderground.

[@LudvigIndestrucable]

Deborah? I've been in Deborah twice today, the really deep way too!

[@mulgerbill]

Cavernous Whirly-gloom works fo me

[@ditofuhrer9100]

Sealant hhh

[@TerriblyNice_Not]

We need an update where you explain induced demand and how adding car lanes, increased congestion, and removing them in place of other transport options for shorter distance journeys decreases congestion

[@ArxInvicta]

Let's not forget that the theory of "induced demand" is exactly that - a theory. Recently, people made it into a bit of a magical phenomenon, where people apparently just buy new cars whenever a new lane is opened and then fill up that lane - which of course is rubbish. "Induced demand" is just a consequence of bad road planning and the fact, that many city and road planners fail to properly detect bottlenecks in their system. Or with other words, if the sparkling new 12-lane superhighway is being squeezed into a few narrow residential roads then of course, the superhighway will have traffic jams, even if you add a bazillion new lanes. This whole concept of "wider roads make driving nicer and therefore people use the road more, so as a logical consequence we need to make the life of drivers more difficult" is absolutely batshit crazy.

[@xdn22]

@@ArxInvicta lol ur so wrong nobody is saying people are buying more cares whenever a new lane is added. bottlenecks are a part of it, but definitely not the only problem. lane expansions speed up traffic temporarily, but more people will chose that route more than before, as it has higher capacity. leading you back to square 1. you cant mandate everyone to evenly spread out traffic routes. people chose the most direct and best route. it is not a "batshit crazy" concept. it is quite literally causing an influx of demand. it is an objectively observable phenomenon. adding more car lanes is not going to fix traffic and it never has. the only way to reduce car traffic is to provide viable and reliable alternatives to driving. and that's just induced demand, i haven't even mentioned the increased danger of absurdly wide roads and their design language.

[@YokiDokiPanic]

As someone living in the Netherlands; I rarely find myself in a situation where I would *need* a car. There's no place public transport can't take me, and our bikes are designed to transport goods as well as people. And everything that is too big to carry, I can get delivered to my home at the same costs of a car trip to and from the store.

[@leonpaelinck]

Do you live in Randstad?

[@minktronics]

bad excuse for driving: "im too drunk to cycle"

[@krzysztofbandyk168]

Bad excuse for cycling "im too drunk to drive"

[@rynabuns]

Krzysztof Bandyk: You're not going to kill anyone if you cycle drunk. You might if you drive drunk.

[@krzysztofbandyk168]

@@rynabuns Except for yourself. Down here it was a really big problem a couple of years back.

[@Brent-jj6qi]

Rynabunny you could but not easily.

[@CityWhisperer]

Brent 13377331 If you cycled on the road you could fall to a side and get hit by a vehicle passing by.

[@frankhooper7871]

The argument that removing automobile infrastructure in favour of cycle infrastructure will kill of businesses was also mooted in the Netherlands back when they started to prioritise cycling...and they also found that businesses not only didn't suffer, but actually thrived.

[@AMalas]

Because when you aren't cocooned in your metal prison going at high speeds, you tend to notice more places than just the chain stores and restaurants... When going some distance on a bike, suddenly you feel hungry, and you get to try some awesome food from a place you've never even knew existed before

[@AMalas]

@Thelondonbadger Thankfully that isn't a problem in my city

[@AvNotasian]

The argument that removing automobile infrastructure in favour of cycle infrastructure will kill of businesses was also mooted in the bumble-fuck small town back when they started to prioritise cycling...and they also found that businesses not only didn't suffer, but actually thrived. So naturally the same thing will happen in a roaring metropolis right? Look your comparison only means anything if you are comparing apples to apples, and you aren't.

[@InfernalNiek]

@@AvNotasian NotAsian you know that the Netherlands isn't just a cluster fuck small tiny villages and towns? There are enough big cities like: Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Leeuwarden, Maastricht and many more. And that in those big cities more bikes also helped business improve instead if killing them off.

[@AvNotasian]

@geheimschriver People riding a random bike to a train station or shops is not at all similar to what hes talking about. In Japan the bikes are used to travel short distances quickly, not for commuting long distances. As someone who actually visited tokyo you cannot just ride your bike everywhere. The japanese way of doing it would probably work, super cheap designed bikes (some still don't have brakes) increases ease of access and storage areas at public transport, parks and supermarkets creates an actual use for every area. Riding your bike through traffic like a fuckwit and demanding the city get transformed so you can be an idiot isn't the same thing. In Japan its a convenience thing, in the west for some idiot reason its a virtue thing. Like you will note there is a lack of cycling infrastructure in japan, yet still a massive number of people ride their bikes.

[@chengdogu6352]

I'm watching this again after a few years and now a slightly improved understanding of London geography. I am pleased that the 'most replayed 'curve has a peak where many others have also gone back to see the many name suggestions for the Cycle Super-Subway

[@Huntracony]

Almere (a Dutch planned town) also has separated cycling and bus lanes, great roads, and mostly free parking, just like Stevenage, yet people still cycle here. Perhaps not as much as they would if driving was more difficult, but still, people cycle just because they choose to.

[@welcomeback2mychannel]

maybe maintaining a car and parking and fuel are all very expensive, and parking maybe is shite/they don't have somewhere to actually park near their home or office anyway?

[@Huntracony]

@@welcomeback2mychannel Plenty of parking space. Expensive, yeah, cars are expensive, but that's no different from Stevenage.

[@welcomeback2mychannel]

@@Huntracony Idk, cars are actually quite cheap to purchase and insure (after the first 12 months), the only thing is fuel but that's the same as across Europe. Maybe Stevenage has the same population but is more spread out? Or older people who don't feel confident cycling any more? OR maybe going within Stevenage they do cycle, but those who drive are actually leaving the town. It is a commuter town afterall.

[@wiet111]

I'm Dutch, and I lived in London for a little under a year. I still cycled everywhere, but the cyclingsituation is indeed terrible. The cycle super highways were indeed hilarious to me.

[@ha181293]

wiet111 haha I feel ya! I’m from Denmark, and I went to London last summer, though I just thought NOPE ! It just seemed too dangerous 😂

[@user-ky6vw5up9m]

Woonerf

[@ttaibe]

@@user-ky6vw5up9m random Dutch word.... Ill join: Forty Two

[@sebastienh1100]

Have you tried Paris?

[@lukeysharp94]

Well yeah considering London has population of 9million

[@evan]

I spotted that surprise Tom Scott at 3:37

[@tadhgdevaney8645]

Ehhhhhhhhh it's Evan

[@brandonchan4537]

i found him too.

[@CNash85]

Is it weird that I absolutely expected him to be there, interacting with a lamp post?

[@priestpilot]

How did I not recognize him!?

[@MarkAtkin]

Well spotted!

[@phatato]

Thanks for posting these videos, I used to live in London and this is such a great way to keep abreast on what's new in the city while still keeping a connection to the history. It's a testament to how interesting that city is, the fact that people who don't live there still care

[@esparttt]

that "em.. pty..." at 6:29 makes me way too sad every time

[@mandemt1076]

What

[@TheLaXandro]

Biking in chilly rain is an absolutely miserable experience. Considering that being miserable is British national pasttime, I wonder why biking isn't more popular.

[@leopold7562]

Because you can complain about the same stuff sat in the car - other cars, cyclists, buses, lorries, road works, traffic lights and even the weather (because we can even moan about how rubbish it is whilst sitting on a beach in the Bahamas in 35 degree heat whilst sipping a rum based cocktail). But we can also complain about congestion, the idiot waffling on on the radio and the price of fuel. And we can do it all whilst sat on a comfy seat, because if there's one thing we Brits love more than a good gripe, it's being comfortable.

[@zednott688]

mood

[@TheSuperCanucks]

you've just murdered every single english person

[@djkenny1202]

It’s not the weather. It’s what you are Wearing. Slip on some long under wear and rain pants/jacket/winter gloves/ear warmers.. it’s quite pleasant.

[@chameleonedm]

@@TheSuperCanucks Nah, she's right. We're quite open about it

[@saianand.n]

3:36 Tom Scott cameo just made it all the more better. :D

[@EllaGP22]

“Speaking as a cyclist and a driver, *I hate myself* “

[@shia_labeouf]

Big respect for the Thunderbirds transition at 5:13 - Can't believe I've not seen anyone parody that before.

[@JayForeman]

*Captain Scarlet.

[@shia_labeouf]

@@JayForeman Oh yes, shit. How humiliating.

[@clemensschlage2243]

How could you not have come up with "Bikerloo Line"

[@Kazavop]

great name!

[@16garrodp40]

Oh lol

[@Infinity9_]

Bikidilly line

[@Sammie1053]

Biketoria line

[@doproductions2008]

King's Cyclocross

[@TheCooPeer]

"Speaking personally as a cyclist and a driver, I hate myself" you can´t make me spit out my water after just 20 seconds :D

[@youthtalks8685]

I just love the way you present your work, I have been watching KZbin since 2014 and I have never use a word for any youtuber that you are different

[@dylandreisbach1986]

I love the variety of creators they get to cameo. From Ashens to Tom Scott. A perfect variety for an educational comedy channel.

[@domainofscience]

4:56 The lesser spotted Beardyman.

[@relight6931]

Looked way to down to see another person spottin' him. Got to see him life one day!

[@polishal9061]

I can't prove it but I'm quite sure that he says something backwards

[@MikeBellini]

I fuckin knew it!!!

[@quigglebat]

You did know they are brothers right?

[@domainofscience]

@@quigglebat Ahhh that makes sense! I did not know that. Brilliant :D

[@SamuelHauptmannvanDam]

You guys should just put a university in Stevanage, university students don't have money for a cars and would most likely get a bike asap.

[@whyarewehere3893]

Im at uni and the only money I have to spend atm is for food

[@MrTrees]

whyarewehere you have money for food?

[@whyarewehere3893]

@@MrTrees yeah it's alright when your only spending a tenner a week lol

[@heidi7905]

Laughs in Scottish:

[@avancalledrupert5130]

Sure they do. Mum buys them like everything else.

[@nathandrummed8162]

This channel is criminally underrated

[@Scam_Likely.]

This video series really should receive a sponsorship from the local government. Im not even from the UK but because of you I have an odd amount of knowledge about London's urban planning

[@stensoft]

3:35 Is that Tom Scott?

[@JayForeman]

If it looks like Tom Scott and it walks past a lamppost like Tom Scott, it's Tom Scott.

[@FoxDren]

Jay Foreman think it's

[@therandomshowthing8413]

Jan Sten Adámek I was going to say the same

[@bumboyify]

It is.

[@perjohansson8099]

damit, too late :P

[@brendangarvin7787]

I think one thing that Covid-19 has shown is that a lot of people would like to cycle but normally the roads are so terrifyingly busy with private cars that they don't. Once a majority of cars were removed from the equation, people started cycling again as a safe and pleasant means of transportation.

[@C0deH0wler]

AKA the introduction of LTN's. AKA making 95% of space safe for super cheap. AKA what kick started the transport and 'residential quality of life' revolution in the Netherlands.

[@ethanstump]

@@C0deH0wler what are LTNs?

[@TheNinetySecond]

@@ethanstump Low Traffic Neighbourhoods I would guess?

[@ethanstump]

@@TheNinetySecond ah.

[@boo_]

@@gnome5057 Is this a joke or are you a blithering fool?

[@angelisabroad]

I'm being suggested these older videos from having watched some map men. These are genious, loving them. Good work, Jay!

[@QuilloManar]

2:10 - The timing of the cyclist rolling by when you said "Speedbumps" is kinda brilliant.

[@sameagain5]

Seeing a new video made me happy then seeing Tom Scott, dam over the moon

[@MrSam4850]

sameagain5 where’s Tom?

[@MrSam4850]

Oh shit! Now I see him!

[@tams805]

That must be a pretty big dam!

[@KingSepron]

Wait where was he

[@sameagain5]

KingSepron 3.35 minutes in

[@pflichtprogramm1]

As a German, I was very happy to discover this channel! German traffic activists would normally argue in a very deliberate way, laying out the bare facts very humble. This, of course, does not appeal at all to car drivers. What does more appeal to them, however, is a commercial shot in a dusty/rainy/foggy Scottish or Norwegian landscape, featuring the penis pump they are supposed to buy. Let's hope both traffic activists and current car drivers discover your channel - it can be very invigorating to put some humour into obvious facts. Keep going!

[@jamatg]

Ehrlich gesagt glaube ich, dass ziemlich viele Deutsche JFs Kanal kennen. Grüße aus Niedersachsen. To be honest, I think that many Germans know JF's channel. Greetings from Lower Saxony.

[@tito_zz9217]

Lol, ist halt so

[@OnkelJajusBahn]

Was ich an Deutschland echt hasse sind diese Bettelampeln, bei denen man als Fußgänger oder Radfahrer immer warten muss. Das müsste wirklich nicht sein.

[@Korschtal]

@@OnkelJajusBahn To be fair they exist in the UK too, including the placebo buttons which are just there to give you something to do while you wait for a green pedestrian light. The main difference in Germany is that when you get a green pedestrian light, it doesn't mean there's no cars coming, just that the cars are likely to be turning a corner and should in theory wait for you which apparently is different...

[@Kneisterkasten]

Zorn?

[@PickSurprise]

Hey Jay, do you ever get compared to Niles Crane from Frasier? Because your mannerisms are much the same, I love all the vids btw :)

[@andrewnorth4857]

Your videos are amazing and laugh-out-loud silly, but also good and real and brimming with truth. Thank you so much.

[@yacob1113]

Never ride on the left side of a lorry Translation for my fellow Americans: Never ride in the right side of a truck

[@RealCadde]

Translation for the rest of the world: Never ride anywhere near anything bigger than a smart car.

[@kemp10]

And never buttfuck a duck

[@rededed2136]

kemp10 yes

[@jayswarrow1196]

Jacoob, that would be "Don'cha pedal up teh good side'o'eighteen-wheeler, sonny!" in Raiadnaack. And "Naivah roid'eh semoi op te'raarse" for Aussies.

[@elijaha773]

"semi"?

[@jojojorisjhjosef]

It only took 4 and a half minutes until you brought up The Netherlands. Not complaining. Literally, cause we have good cycle paths :^)

[@rjfaber1991]

That, and they are everywhere. In a lot of countries, separate cycling infrastructure is only considered a necessity in larger built-up areas, whereas the Netherlands has separate cycling lanes for pretty much every road in the country, with the only real exceptions being rural streets leading from and to farms, and even those roads, while lacking in separate cycling infrastructure, are still much safer to cycle on than pretty much any cycle lane in Britain or Germany or another cycling-averse European country.

[@Pvemaster2]

Mate I biked 50km today and "like 10%" was on shared roads, and that was in bumfuck nowhere (between "about halfway between Abcoude and Baambrugge", and Loenersloot.

[@megabo3ed]

jojojorisjhjosef and ours used to be God aweful in the 50's/60's until too many kids got killed.

[@grumpygoomba9763]

I agree so much. Even in the middle of nowhere the cycle paths are simply amazing.

[@jojojorisjhjosef]

Gotta kill a few kids to get where you want to.

[@sixhensandthesimplelife]

I have just discovered this channel because I've started cycling. This is so funny . I love your channel!!! More power to you! Jay Furrman.

[@alla2204]

Jay is the 1st urbanist ever, who’s REALLY interesting and fun to watch, I wish there were more youtubers like him💪💪💪

[@teuast]

Not Just Bikes has a similar sense of humor, albeit with a different accent

[@alfievines5917]

8:42 “And when everyone’s super, no one will be”

[@xzylo451]

Thank you. You’ve done the world a great service.

[@NeighborSenpai]

AAAAAAWWWW AAAAHAHAWWW AAAA I CANT FEEL MY LEGS!

[@C0deH0wler]

:D

[@donukb]

Wow I've seen this video so many times and I've finally spotted the cheeky Grenfell Tower in the Kensington and Chelsea council logo. 1:25

[@JayForeman]

🏆

[@thesalandarian3314]

Jay Foreman yep

[@SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand]

@@JayForeman oyyy

[@LukeIdontKnow]

Wow

[@Deltarious]

The Captain Scarlet transition was amazing.

[@weetabixharry]

Whoever convinced the British that painting a little green stripe in the gutter is equivalent to building a cycle lane must be laughing all the way to the bank.

[@vijfsnippervijf]

Of course, they’re the “freedom-loving” A M E R I C A N S! They do this everywhere!

[@weetabixharry]

@@vijfsnippervijf Who are freedom-loving Americans? The British? I would say there's only a small minority that would identify as being both.

[@vijfsnippervijf]

@@weetabixharry Those who convinced the British that painting a little green stripe in the gutter is equivalent to building a cycle lane.

[@adamlea6339]

It is called lip service, pretending to do something so you can tick a box whilst actually doing fuck all. Welcome to the UK.

[@weetabixharry]

@@adamlea6339 I hope you're not suggesting that some slimy local politician would install 1000 km of pointless green stripes, just so they can tell everyone they've installed 1000 km of brand new cycle lanes in order to get a hearty pat on the back (while no one could actually use those green stripes to cycle on). That would be terribly cynical.

[@ijaen]

I find it hilarious that KZbin auto generated closed captions change “cycle paths” into “psychopaths”....

[@vincentpol]

8:33 "Da's echt heel grappig." Translation: "That's really very funny."

[@Nynke_K]

And it was.

[@wolfreicherter748]

what a great series. Love it

[@snowstrobe]

I had to go into London during the last lockdown, and I took my bike on the train... It was just heaven riding around London's deserted streets.

[@DaraGaming42]

some people will look back on 2020 as the good times, despite all the pandemic and death and stuff

[@RedKnight-fn6jr]

Oh yeah - lockdowns were heaven!!! LoL!!!

[@pp7x79]

Hi i'm from The Netherlands! last week i was so pissed drunk I couldn't cycle straight at all. Even hit a lamp post and crashed in front of my house. The nice thing is that i was on separate bicycle lanes so I wasn't in danger at all! Be smart, redesign your roads.

[@RedKnight-fn6jr]

No, let's be real smart and rethink Rush Hour!!! More remote working thereby eliminating the two inefficient spikes in travel patterns. We should be able to get rush hour travel demand closer to the level of travel at midday. No need then for bikes and empty cycle tracks during the day. No need for clogged up footpaths which makes walking a less pleasant experience. No need for over complex junctions which can revert to simple traffic slips/lanes with more space for landscaping. No need for all that lycra either nor wasted energy on extra showers.

[@hetsmiecht1029]

Perhaps you should walk back home when you're drunk (even if it takes 3 times as long), because safety of yourself and others...

[@DemetriLoizou]

@@RedKnight-fn6jr Yeah, let's all drive everywhere in 3-tonne lumps of steel, probably powered by fossil fuels, so that we don't 'waste energy on extra showers'. :) Edit: apparently I got my facts a bit wrong here. Cars are usually more like 1 tonne, and they are not always made of steel.

[@thomasdemeijer6180]

@@hetsmiecht1029 is een traditie heh.

[@vincentpol]

The definition of making things idiot proof >_>

[@rogerdavies5]

great video jay. as a lorry driver who drives in london, i would love to see more cycle lanes. there are so many cyclists now i'm so worried i haven't seen one. stay safe everyone.

[@colinmacdonald5732]

Well said Sir. And unlike most pillocks in cars you've got a good reason to be on the road.

[@c7uk]

Unfortunately there’s no obligation for bicycles to use an available cycle lane - you need only look at the junction at parliament square: as soon as the traffic lights turn red on the bike lane, bikes cross over the low pavement into the adjacent lane and Inevitably up the inside of left moving vehicles. I’ve cycled there in rush hour and have seen so many close calls

[@T33SH2K9]

C7TV Yes I agree it’s terrible. I am all for bike lanes but I think they need to be regulated as they do in the Netherlands. Anyone not cycling in a bike lane or weeving between cars, jumping lights ect.. gets a fine.

[@theteutonking3306]

Me too! It would be much easier to improve my KD ratio and continue my kill streak.

[@Demiglitch]

It is so fucking terrifying. I feel like I need mod type mirrors installed pointing in every direction.

[@tmuller9905]

2:28 holy guacamole that scared me (for a second)!

[@ehrenloudermilk1053]

I honestly laughed out loud several times. And, I learned something. That's pretty rad. Thanks, dude.

[@minecrafter0502]

He hurt his legs at the end cuz he wasn’t wearing a helmet

[@anp1609]

makes sense

[@piast99]

Bike infrastructure will never be good in a country where "cycle path" sounds almost exactly the same as "psychopath".

[@hymatwat9412]

Nice one

[@Rynewulf]

@mathew lawton Have you tried pulling over for a fast vehicle on a pair of wheels that max travels at a 1/6th of the speed of your normal road? They should just let cyclists go on the bloody pavements, we have virtually no pedestrians in this country anyway and almost all cycling deaths are from drivers hitting them, not cyclists making mistakes.

[@JohanvanHoek]

Hahahahaha that's a good one

[@usualunusualkid7149]

Translation of @mathew lawton 's comment: "The reason for that is cyclists being psychopath. They cut up everyone thinking they own the roads which 99% of them never use. And when they get killed by cutting up trucks, they act like it wasn't their faults. As a firefighter, the cyclists..." I couldn't understand last part, my idiot-asshole-with-first-grade-grammar-ish is a bit off.

[@Sigart]

@mathew lawton Speaking as a Dane who cycles, this is true. When I get on 2 wheels, it's like all my normal conscientiousness is removed and I become a monster, who cannot recognise where other people would want to walk or where cars have the right of way. It's almost as though I think it makes me invulnerable, being on 2 wheels and being able to control my speed and direction to a degree I would never be able to on 4 wheels or on none, like it doesn't actually make me far more vulnerable than any carist out there, who will just have to hold back somehow from mowing me down.

[@MatildaHinanawi]

PREACH Mr. Foreman!! Well done!

[@judahrex]

Brilliant Video. Well Done.

[@jacobpowell3521]

Road tax was abolished in the UK in 1934 to make way for an emission based payment scheme where you pay for the amount your vehicle pollutes. So, ahhh.

[@rolfs2165]

Which is a good thing in theory, to get people to drive smaller, less "dirty" cars. The tax curve of course needs to be bent accordingly.

[@dcarbs2979]

@@rolfs2165 And it's free to drive a 70s V8 muscle car doing single digits to the gallon :-)

[@RobRandomVids]

@@dcarbs2979 Exactly as it should be! :)

[@charliebuoy]

@mathew lawton He just put the wrong date. I think we can all see who the twat is here, and it's not the OP.

[@garethreece]

@mathew lawton and @Jacob Powell . WRONG. Vehicle Excise Duty was introduced in the 20's. Originally ring fenced for Roads. In the 30s it was moved into the general pot. Pre 2001 where it moved into the emissions bands there were 3 Car bands. Historic (Over 25yo until Blair had it frozen at 1/1/1973 in 1997) Under 1549cc and one for 1550cc+ . It's changed again since but as none of my vehicles are in those categories I haven't paid any attention to them

[@MisterAppleEsq]

And now I've got the Skillshare jingle stuck in my head, which I suppose was the point. Curse you, Jay.

[@romainsavioz5466]

Mister Apple If you want to curse someone but don't know how to curse try skillshare

[@cityseby]

He got me to finally get skillshare. Fantastic site lol

[@fiddle_n]

I've had the Unfinished London jingle in my head for the past week XD

[@geeksqueak7123]

MAP MEN

[@ctrlaltshift]

Skillshare's good good go-good good good good go-good good good go-good good... "SKILLSHARE!" *in high pitch voice*

[@paolagrando5079]

I cycled around London a lot a few years back and it was fine. I hope more and more people will do it, it will benefit all.

[@RedKnight-fn6jr]

Nah, I'd rather walk!!! Hate bicycles!

[@paolagrando5079]

@@RedKnight-fn6jr 👌

[@Vibranium603]

ive run out of nice videos on youtube to watch and i always end up coming back to map men for the mix of geography and nice comedy.

[@lm1338]

These videos are so clear and well researched, this is really the pinnacle of educational youtube at the moment

[@ArgoIo]

There are lots of other good educational channels on KZbin. It's just they don't get as much exposure as the vlogers. But yeah... Jays channel is pretty great and always worth a watch!

[@Jordiw00t]

A Jay Foreman video with Tom Scott, Beardyman ánd about cycling? My Dutch erection hasn't been this hard since I received my new clogs.

[@MrJimheeren]

Jordiw00t je hebt nieuwe klompen? Lucky bastard. Ik heb al 8 jaar de zelfde

[@Gyroglle]

Dat wordt dan een knallende stijve straks

[@EcceJack]

Everyone's been saying "Yay, Tom Scott!!" and I just finished with the video and don't remember spotting him at any point xD but maybe this video was just so nice and informative about things I might not have known that in my brain Tom fitted in just fine and I didn't notice anything special xD

[@coffeestainedwreck]

3:34 Tom's the freeloading pedestrian. And considering he's only recently gotten his car license...

[@KyleWelsby]

I notied these camo's too. Well done :)

[@StopChangingUsernamesYouTube]

I like how the "explain everything we can" section of KZbin is basically its own interconnected web of people who explain everything they can. Could probably just draw names off a sub list and play "six degrees of Tom Scott".

[@herbivorethecarnivore8447]

2:20 I love that his original narration didn't include an 'and' at the start so rather than do it again he just goes *"AND"* in an entirely separate clip

[@diegohumalag9320]

I dont know how to feel about the fact that there are klingon subtitles.

[@jdjphotographynl]

@Thelondonbadger Esperanto?

[@tim211292]

@Thelondonbadger excellent impression of a nutcase. Im impressed

[@tim211292]

@Thelondonbadger the fact you genuinely believe that makes it all the more sad

[@EddieBurke]

@@tim211292 guy got so rekt he deleted his comments

[@THAICLMC]

Qapla'

[@Shovlaxnet]

"I hate myself" -Jay Foreman, 2018

[@ChaiKarl]

Shovlaxnet "I hate myself" Me everyday since I was born

[@thepulle4722]

He takes the Green Party seriously

[@johnson941]

In Denmark, the fact that you wear a helmet depends on where you come from. In flat cities like Copenhagen and Esbjerg, the majority don't wear a helmet. (Most of the suburbs to Esbjerg btw. has cycle habbits like Stevenage). In Aarhus, which is not as flat, most people wear a helmet.

[@ilmarilah1195]

8:08 wait, is that… left bank two! I just got a hit of nostalgia from an unfinished London video

[@bongo50_]

This is the only channel where I watch the sponsor advert.

[@fifabr0zmother695]

You have to make more of unfinished London

[@MaartenvanRossemLezingen]

Isn't that what he just did you ungrateful person?

[@cathallawlor989]

Maarten van Rossem Lezingen it's a compliment really. I wouldnt get that angry

[@elotroyayo]

You need to understand that the comment is in the same spirit that the video above.

[@psychomaji]

he just did!

[@ninesquared81]

Unfinished London will always be unfinished...

[@Wojtek.P]

u have a gift for producing and presenting educational content . thank you i have adhd and i struggle to pay attention but I'm glued to ur videos . and only a few channel captchered my attention like you and michael from vsauce

[@PaulDMills]

Best skillshare ad yet!

[@GermanPerfectionist]

Wow! Did these three years since the last episode just fly past or did you finally make this series come out more often?! I literally love it 😂 Can't wait for the next one (and hopefully I won't have to wait until 2021)

[@hanyap8499]

probably not enough people click on skillshare

[@marcooosbibendorsht1334]

A. The answer is A

[@pipiferry]

OOOH Stig's German Cousin ... Did not expect to see you here ... ;)

[@woutervanr]

It's almost 2022 and the frequency hasn't changed much.

[@muhammedibrahim9452]

#WeWantMapMen.

[@theviniso]

Map Men Map Men Map Map Map Men Men

[@moviepenguin]

men

[@stevenjlovelace]

Men

[@afia_begum_chowdhury]

YES, WE WANT mAP mEN.

[@haiderzaidi3134]

Muhammed Ibrahim yeah we do

[@treespunk]

I'm continually impressed your choice in music. I almost forgot Cow & Chicken was a thing!

[@YujiUedaFan]

I was shocked! How does he even know that's a thing? I thought this series only had British references.

[@Ascertivus]

8:43 “When everyone’s super, no one will be.” - Syndrome, _The Incredibles_

[@nintendolife]

So pleased to see this series get some new steam behind it. Keep it going!

[@technomad9071]

great to see your support!

[@termeownator]

Hello there lovely people

[@reptilianss]

Did not expect to see my favourite site relating to my #2 obsession commenting on one of the best videos I've seen related to my #1 obsession.

[@tamerlane9889]

What kinda crossover episode is this?!

[@GeorgeMarionerd]

@@tamerlane9889 A weird one.

[@Jaidencharlotte]

3:35 hold up Is that Tom Scott??

[@JayForeman]

Yep!

[@wiebemartens1030]

Well, I'm not sure, he's too old and too young at the same time

[@bismuththebi]

@@wiebemartens1030 that’s how Tom normally looks lol

[@wiebemartens1030]

Hmm, I might have hinted to that joke that appears in the comments on his channel

[@MrJustinator3000]

Holy crap 5 years on and i only just realized beardyman was one of the cabbies, so good

[@mimikyoo]

returning to this video now knowing what Captain Scarlet is made me appreciate that transition.

[@josefine1664]

I'm a Dane currently living in Norwich, and I am terrified not only by people cycling around Norwich, but how dangerous it is and how fast they are going. I am originally from Copenhagen, where we have really good bicycle lanes and in school we were taught as children how to behave as a bicyclist. Cycling is a great way to promote a healthy lifestyle to your citizens, and it can even be a faster way to commute too!

[@cornishalps9870]

The people who are going fast are just trying to get to work even quicker

[@li_ka2]

@@TurboAutist-sg7lo nah, you can cycle the whole year if you're not a coward. And make sure to use winter tires.

[@li_ka2]

@@TurboAutist-sg7lo ...I live in sweden

[@li_ka2]

@@TurboAutist-sg7lo nope! I live up north in Norrbotten. Biking is only really a hassle the morning after a particularly bad snowfall, or during thaw season.

[@mariadebake5483]

As a Dutch person I totally agree

[@JamesRB10.]

OMG I’ve watched this video like 10 times now and I’ve only just noticed the script on the computer screen at 7:42 😂😂😂 Now I want to see Jay stood naked at the top of a hill holding a bike aloft, shouting “I am the god of hell fire!”

[@mow184]

Wow thanks for this. I’d never have noticed that if not for your comment! And as it happens, in about five minutes I need to start writing the first script I’ve ever written in my life. It’ll be fun seeing my producer’s reaction...

[@yusurkassem4174]

How can you read it it’s too small and blurry for me lol

[@sodium7127]

​@@yusurkassem4174 youtube mobile has zoom now

[@user-pp9yk3tu4z]

I live in an area where they closed all of the side streets and rat runs and its made it a nightmare to get anywhere. I accept that i should use alternatives to driving but sometimes you just have to. Like taking stuff to the tip, moving into university. It is really inconvenient carrying heavy items on public transport. A big food shop for instance cant really be carried long distances easily.

[@BelfryClock]

I love the captain scarlet reference at 5:14 XD

[@jamestang1227]

4:44 Gotta love the sophisticated British accents.

[@Henry-cw2lw]

James Tang QA

[@KEIO-qd1zx]

LOL

[@fulcrum2951]

Thank god for the translation

[@jontheno3213]

That’s what we got after the foreigners came

[@Sam42069]

This is just how we talk

[@nightw4tchman]

I thought Unfinished London was finished with, but I guess... there was... unfinished business.

[@Ghiaman1334]

nightw4tchman Well, irony is a complete form of humour - you can't half-arse it. The median just won't finish the job.

[@MrJimheeren]

nightw4tchman get out

[@nightw4tchman]

Got my coat already.

[@nightw4tchman]

i.imgur.com/Z64LBOY.gif

[@thepeturtle7592]

*looks at camera, raises left eyebrow, heavily overdriven kazoo plays a very long note*

[@michaelhawkins151]

sneaky tom scott at ~3:30

[@diaamuharam6602]

I like your sense of humour man, Egytian fan watching you from London 😅