Rather than calling it "Lobbying", call it "Bribery",

@Racko.

2 жыл бұрын

Lobbying is just a fancy word for bribery and corruption/Greed that politicians capitalized on to make it seem as if it’s something normal

@destroyerarmor2846

2 жыл бұрын

@@Racko. yep, it's normal

@michaellim4165

2 жыл бұрын

It's legal bribery. Perfectly legal.

@PerryKobalt

2 жыл бұрын

Wonder why the US aren't top 10 Corrupted countries despite Many "Lobbyings"

@willinton06

2 жыл бұрын

@@PerryKobalt because lobbying is legal, so doing it does not imply corruption, technically speaking

They call is "corruption" in other countries...in the USA it's called "lobbying" Lobbying = Corruption

@PerryKobalt

2 жыл бұрын

and yet somehow US avoided the 10 Most Corrupted Countries because of it. Hmmmm.....

@the0000alex0000

2 жыл бұрын

well but those "corruption" turns out to just work for their people. meanwhile i can't say the same for the "lobbying" for the stupid car culture

@manchesterunitedno7

2 жыл бұрын

@@PerryKobalt Weird you try to wrap it up that way. You take pride of competing against third world countries, instead looking at your standing among first world/developed countries. You are basically saying, "Oh look, we are better than Venezuela, Sudan. Iraq, North Korea! USA! USA!"

@kwamebushman606

2 жыл бұрын

@Yummy Spaghetti Noodles I do not support banning anything (drugs, speech or anything that's not purposely used to harm or hurt others) But you racist Americans are quick to forget WHY they banned hate speech. Because some of y'all were literally going around calling for harm to others, calling for violence, holding parades screaming "the Jews will not replace us". Y'all are QUICK to ignore the problems you're causing on Earth, but are QUICK to point fingers at others for problems you create or created. I've sat in graduate school with y'all...NOT the bright bunch you try to force unto the world

@Mike-ox8sq

2 жыл бұрын

If any Americans wonder how generally do in European democracies. For any vote a party receives in a national election a taxfinanced fee are granted. So the taxpayers/voters constitute the primary source of income, making it easy for the parties to serve those the populations that pay them and vote for them. IF weapon/aircraft/oil (fracking!!!)/tobacco/media industry pays the vast majority of just two parties wont they sell out their promises to them even before election day!? In a few nations they have fixed electionterms as in in US. Most have a maximum periode a government can sit after last election or from the government have been formed, but at the same time elections can be called earlier. Most nations pay an annual fee to the parties and an extra sum when elections are called. Some nations also have voter dependent money on top that only can be used for support employments, like secretary assistance etc. Civil servants are there for the winning parties but many also provide civil servants for other parties. Most nations have non-political civil servants that assist many different parties throughout their worklife. Some nations have a mix between non political civil servants and political (appointed by the parties after elections, many are the same again and again with more or less employed depending on election result) Private citizens can join a political party without ever participating in any political activities and thus give the party an income based on that. These fees are often tax deductible. Active members can often get some extra tax deductibles for private transport to party official party events, often categorized by meetings having minutes taken. Companies can only give limited max amounts and these have to be given directly to the motherparty, In my nation this amount are equaling around 5k Dollars and the donations have to be public information. The companies have to be real and cannot be shell companies without activity. Companies CAN form lobby organisations where sectors can employ people that prepare information and send to politicians BUT if they have any personal contact these contacts and all meetings have to be reported and be public before meeting take place. Same rule btw. applies when it comes to the EU as an institution. If a nation have sector/regional areas these areas can typically not be changed unless a supermajority, typically 75% of all parties agree and many nations demand the decision to be confirmed by parties twice (1 time + new election and then again) to be valid. Therefore a small majority of 50% cannot suddenly move borders for whom count in which sector at upcoming election. (as it happens all over USA in these very months) A vote are a vote, sometimes possible to vote for both a party and for a specific local candidate (personal votes), no undemocratic electoral colleges where some votes suddenly can have many many times more weight than others. No European nation have two parties but multiple and thus most European nations have coalition governments consisting of several parties that represent a majority together but not necessarily. The largest party can also, in many nations, form a minority government and then have the day to day driver seat and the ministers BUT they then have to seek negotiations from other parties to ensure that a lawpackage can be voted through parlament with a majority. Generally the populations prefer multiple party majority because if a law-package turns out to have a loophole the parties can fast meet behind closed doors and make a corrective law package and counter it in a matter of days through parlament. If a minority party experience that and cant get a majority outside government they only have the weapon of stepping down and either form a new negotiated government or call an election. We off course have freedom of speech BUT we ALSO have strict laws against lies and slander. You cant just claim something in a media without proof. There are a reason why FOX news dont even try to broadcast in a European nation, they would have employees going to jail and the mothercompany would be liable and would have to pay up, PER offense! ALL media have to have a "responsible editor" besides the journalist making the story. How many "political shows" with no responsible editor do USA have versus serious reporting operating under the media laws with demand of a responsible editor. Since large amounts of money of the total national spenditure are going to healthcare for all, education for all, a basic state supported unemployment support Europeans will not accept media that just complains and spew anger, they want any complaint over existing politics met with a serious and better proposal or you soon will be considered a populist and European voters dont tend to give prizes - or votes - to anyone that have wasted taxpayer money benefitting friends etc. To counter that type of corruption both nations and EU demands that larger jobs are defined and able for anyone to bid on. Proof of ability to master a job can be part of the defined task in a public taskbidding. Hmmm what more essential differencies can I relay...Oh yes. If you are want you can vote per mail or at local council typically from 2-3 weeks before the election day until 24 hours before election day. Persons involved in guiding and counting are paid their normal wage. NO electronic voting, an X on a piece of paper can be recounted as many times as needed (but seldom needed when this are common knowledge). In Europe we have not forgotten that Jeb bush imported faulty voting punchboxes to Florida from many states and distributed them to predominantly black and/or democratic areas thus being able to declare many of these votes null and void and the majority in supreme court supported the coup and thus Florida delivered the precisely needed electoral college votes that then corruptly brought GB to become the president instead of Al Gore, those weapon buddies in Halliburton + must have been very happy on their return of investment when 9/11 happened and USA attacked a country that had NOTHING to do with 9/11 (but media served the impression to perfection and at the day of invasion more than 80% of Americans supported that war! 80%! Orwell would have turned in his grave) and that had NO weapons of mass destruction. USA got Guantanamo to bypass torture laws they were bound of by a technicality and one can wonder why the real terrorists, Jeb Bush and Trump are not there since the evidence of undermining the state, the ultimate crime in a just democracy, so clearly are present. May I finally remind you two things. 1/Air bubbles captured in the Greenlandic and Antarctic Ice sheet has been drilledup via icecores, retrieved and analyzed last 30 years and covers the period from today and back more than 500.000+ years (data includes besides CO2 levels also fx. acidity in rain, ash identification from eruptions, oxygen levels, pollencounts and much more). As a reference to the 500.000 years I can mention that man left Africa approximately 60.000 years ago, so we have a, YEAR BY YEAR, reference nearly 10 times longer than modern man has existed. Many countries, incl. USA, Canada and Denmark have been involved in drilling ice cores and measured/documented the change. Above mentioned nations all have a complete set of icecores covering the entire 500k + years. Where several countries have performed same studies separately they support each others findings. Carbon emissions, measured in PPM (Carbon parts per million) has been steady around 220 last 500.000+ years BUT last 180 years, since the beginning of the industrial revolution, it has exploded up to 417 PPM. Water temp. globally are rising and even more in the gulfstream and other parts of the thermohaline system. As water gets hotter it expands in volume, so more icemelt + volume expansion. Our planets climate regulating systems cleverly have absorbed much abuse over time but now they all are on the brink of collapsing. 2/Biden took USA back in the Paris climate agreement and that is all fine and dandy BUT his signature worth NOTHING since USA, the largest greenhousegas emitter per Capita, just 2 weeks after coming home from COP 26 in Glasgow announced the largest oil sector exploration/usage auction in USA´s history. USA are WAY behind in its transformation and are worst in class and THEN Biden does THAT! I refer you to the top again where I wrote that the parties tend to serve those that pay them and in USA its the corporations NOT the taxpayers thus both parties have sold out their promises to them even before election day...Democracy?...dont make me cry! The American PEOPLE and the USA deserves SO much better. Huge tasks, but it is now or never. The rest of the planet will be dragged down with you if you dont change NOW! Any specific questions regarding our institutions and laws/ways? Ask and I will try to answer.

By comparison to air and road travel, rail is very relaxing and comfortable. You can view the passing scenery, or nod off to sleep. You normally have comfortable seats and good legroom, plus bathrooms and food/drink available. It's a great way to see your country, and reach your destination.

@___beyondhorizon4664

Жыл бұрын

I took the Amtrak rail + Amtrak bus from lake Tahoe to SD in June 2020. It was a 9 hours journey, I saw creeks, pine forest, the desert 🏜️ and imagine some movies scenes. It was what I needed during the height of the pandemic, social distancing, mask, gloves etc. No need to check in 2 hours in advance, pat don't down by TSA, remove shoes. I brought my own snacks, , don't worry about hand luggage size etc My high speed rail experience was from Florence to Rome, 2 hours? Woke up, get on the train and just in time to attend the Pope Sunday balcony mass ☺️

@neomancr

Жыл бұрын

Rails always been superior. It was sabotaged by the petro industry. But obviously people all go to the same places within a city. Adding 2 rails is waaaay more efficient and effective than asphalt. Asphalt and the high way system in general only exist for war. I. E. The surreptitious transit of bombs etc. If you used Uber share and realized you were sharing the car with a nuke being moved between two bases, it'd be kinda weird. With rails you can have them built into the ground and switch even between mag lev just like how your car switches to rail when going through a car wash. The best way to have automated vehicles is to have the road steer the car I. E. Rail. Trains are so efficient its harder to stop them than to keep them going. Once they reach their top speed they take virtually no energy which is why they recycle brake power which could literally be rerouted to a flywheel storage unit which is much lighter safer green and lasts as long as big Ben. The back up power we have for our power grid predated electric powers and use flywheels. If it were all electric using fly wheel, the energy could be even transmitted and shared by the grid so there'd never be any need to charge / recharge. Tesla™ sucks, tesla the man would be ashamed.

@thunderlifestudios

Жыл бұрын

Yes but a lot of infrastructure is not present to make it convenient enough to give up private cars.

@taconobaka1688

Жыл бұрын

You had a far different experience with train travel than I did. I went from Tampa to Northern VA on AMTRAK. It was a 15 hour drive by car, but by train it took roughly 29 hours to get to my destination (27 on the train, and 2 by car after being picked up at the station). Because of the closed in cabin and recycled air, I had contracted bronchial pneumonia by the time I got off the train. The lavatories were gross and in point of fact were out of service most of the trip. (I even had to get off the train at one of the stops to pee.) Frankly, it was the most miserable travel experience in my life and it wasn't significantly cheaper if at all than driving...which is saying something because I had a V8 powered 4WD pickup at the time.

@roboticsforfun5000

Жыл бұрын

@@thunderlifestudios It is nice to have both rail and private car options. I can use my car for groceries, and the rail for visiting friends in other states.

I started to complain and cry so much when I returned from Korea. After going to school in Buffalo and seeing Ulsan I was blown away. I was always told America is the greatest country on earth. The failing infrastructure and poverty made me feel so ashamed. Looking at the subways in Korea, Japan, and China was amazing they had protective barriers. Our Subway is from 1904 but that doesn’t mean New York can’t update and innovate. I wish the government would invest more money for the people.

@mavrickdraft

10 ай бұрын

state government

@bruce0750

9 ай бұрын

@@presidenteden6498 I have been traveling for a year now to Europe, Middle East, India, South East Asia, and Taiwan. I have taken subways/metro in these places and never encounter any psychos. But I have taken subways in San Francisco and New York, that's where the psychos are. So subway in and of itself isn't the problem, culture is.

@Allaiya.

9 ай бұрын

@@bruce0750 You're saying those countries don't have psychos?

@bruce0750

9 ай бұрын

@@Allaiya. Sure they do have psychos. But but by psychos, in this context, we were talk about people who would harass others, especially on public transit. I have taken a lot of public transit while traveling, sure there were problems, but no one would harass me, unlike SF/NY.

@yellowcard7139

4 ай бұрын

​@@bruce0750 Weird, both cities democrats dominate.

I would say the sector that needs to be improved the most is public transportation, not “self driving car, or airplanes”, “flying cars (lol)”getting around your own town without a car is pretty hard

@grapesofhypocrisy9842

2 жыл бұрын

Don't need better public transport if you design better more dense cities. Putting the cart before the horse.

@Racko.

2 жыл бұрын

The thing is this can easily be done, mostly the republican states refuse to acknowledge that the car driven culture is not the way to go. It's inefficient, loud and is not friendly when it comes to CO2. The idea of “flying cars” and dumb concepts like hyper loops aren’t needed when you can just build a bus or tram and bicycle lane infrastructures and you automatically have a great way to get around without a car, this is a norm in other Developed countries have been for ages. Plus there's barley walkable areas, US can take notes from a country like Amsterdam

@darthsidious1026

2 жыл бұрын

@@Racko. the hyperloop was imagined to replace a airplane for travel across the country not from city to city I think we will still need it in the future

@FengG0

2 жыл бұрын

@@Racko. jeez not everyone lives or wants to live in a city, why should I take a bus to get groceries and another one to go shopping. Wtf I live in Florida. You don’t speak for all of us.

@TKUA11

2 жыл бұрын

Are u sure that’s a good idea? Do you really want to be sitting next to someone’s fat rolls and their Covid snot, while you hold your groceries and your coffee in a crowded noisy train?

By the time America has high speed rail system in California, Africa would have a fully functioning high speed and 6G network.

@lawrenceralph7481

2 жыл бұрын

The first leg, LA to SF could be operational in 15--20 years with sufficient public commitment and resources. (Probably the better part if a trillion USD. Fully burdened CA government folks &. contractor employees are paid well above the common US rate. It's why these projects are so valuable. They are employee and employer gold mines.) But.... the public is divided. About a third support, a third oppose and a third don't care. Thus, an expensive planning team is held in waiting, doing little productive, but spending billions. It is the effect of trying to move in a polarized world without building consensus first. 51 v. 47 is not a mandate. It is a stalemate.

@StefanWithTrains3222

2 жыл бұрын

@Dark Clouds they have a new plan that will cost alot less and i think Brightline should help the CHSRA with building the line

@CMDRScotty

2 жыл бұрын

The part they are not telling you is China's high-speed rail has yet to turn a profit, Europe's high-speed rail is heavily government-subsidized, and America's rail companies have no interest in high-speed rail because it can't carry cargo.

@StefanWithTrains3222

2 жыл бұрын

@@CMDRScotty you need to look at drawings from solutionary rail I like the plans that it has

@arishemghoul9571

2 жыл бұрын

and sad part is your kinda right

I've owned a car since I got a drivers license but there was a time in college where I took a bus and a rail for an hour one way. It was my favorite commute because I could do homework, read, and do other things, while still getting from A to B. The only thing I didn't like was that the rail system was very limited in my city, hence needing to transfer to a bus. That said, hands free, reliable, extensive transport would be amazing!

@EinfachFredhaftGaming

3 ай бұрын

Yes, rail and bus is the best, but other not very reflected people riding with you can be a pain in the ass sometimes

@fozzir

2 ай бұрын

You must not live in San Francisco. You cannot do homework, read or do other things on the bus or rail else you will get cold cocked, robbed or jacked. You have to be vigilant for your safety at all times. Same thing in New York, you'd be crazy to take your focus off your surroundings for one second.

Speed of the train isn't the major factor slowing the train down. It's the amount of stops along the route.

@davidmceuen5875

Жыл бұрын

UFO technology is what we need in this flying cars we don't need them yet propellers or wings or helicopter propellers drone type technology you know what we need is UFO technology area 51 they know all about the alien crafts they can build the new car that flies where hover be ground locked without link to the ground without landing down on the ground touching down but whole ring there you can push against it all you want it's not going nowhere cuz his grandma that's where you parked it he was his engines off it's still hovering but you cannot move it I cannot be told you know it's hovering off the ground you cannot put something underneath it and putting that over it and strap it down to a trailer or a tow truck and haul away Walton Park it's Grandma you cannot haul it away unless you unpark it and put it in neutral then you can move it with a trailer like that we're gone free energy machine power plant on board instead of batteries find it was ever any power from the power plant that buys endless power is that nuclear power is not using nuclear power plant system no but free energy machine power plant that does not damage the Earth whatsoever provides English power and a car once you turn on the motor activate a energy shield around the car that keeps car from getting damaged by bumps into object like other cars cannot total this car out as long as it's being used and driving now when it's not driving someone can crash it with a shield and damage it but when it's driving knowing crash into you and cause you harm because the ship won't let you get hurt every vehicle flying car that come with his own shield created by the power plant on putting in drive forward or reverse when the engine is running the shield will be drowning the car and no one can get in and out while the car is running cuz the doors cannot be open does it shows won't let the doors open till you turn the motor off and put it in park then the doors can open if you roll the window down most cars get air going into the cab Kevin from the window being open a UFO flying car will not have this effect when the window is open it's like they didn't open the window at all cuz when can I go into the car cuz the shield won't let me go through into the cab with the car to create other wind blocks shield is what keeps the win from creating that wall of wind that you hit in normal car your vote don't hit it with cuz they have shields that allows the traffic to go through the air like knife go through butter there's no stopping the car I know the wind drag whatsoever cuz the no inertia that most vehicles feel won't be there with that shield 🛡️ and as it has no inertia also means that you won't feel the g-forces of tight turns are the speed of the craft is going and you go faster than a jet and get to places like quicker then a plane nowhere in 5 seconds you can be in Arkansas you can be in Rome parish are Italy are Chinese countries Korea or North Korea all right go to Arlington Scotland without spinning but 10 minutes in the flying car at full speed with the UFO technology everything's possible with the technology in it the shield

I live in Houston Tx, it takes an hour for me to commute to work during traffic hours. I hate driving. I don’t value my time in driving. It takes up so much of my day and it often ruins my mood because road rage is intense. If I didn’t have to have a car, I wouldn’t. Cars are a luxury and I think it’s insane that the U.S. made it an essential to survive in this society.

@tiamarie1226

2 жыл бұрын

I'm in Houston too commuting is a mood killer for sure and if I didnt need a car and could get places thru public transportation in a quicker time frame I would. The public transportation here takes way too long. I will say when I worked downtown doing the park and ride bus was wonderful !

@Pistolita221

2 жыл бұрын

Me too, it enrages me we don't have HSR. someone who lives in LA claimed LA traffic was his freedom. I was blown away, how do smog clouds, other people's music bleeding out of their car and parking lot speed driving is his freedom, lol.

@msi8311

2 жыл бұрын

It’s the price we pay for not living in a society with small borders like Japan or European countries, or not having billions of people to exploit like China.

@1411MEDIA

2 жыл бұрын

I live in Houston too but I love driving. Especially on 99 at night. Open rolling stretches of road.

@babylilbunny

2 жыл бұрын

@@1411MEDIA driving at night is a different thing

I remembered when I was little, it took about 12 hours from my hometown to Beijing. After HSR was built, it only took 3 hours from my hometown to Beijing. You literally can leave in the morning and come back to have dinner with HSR.

@richardloewenhagen3818

2 жыл бұрын

Now tell everyone the truth. Occupancy on these Chinese trains is marginal, at best. China is losing huge amounts of revenue from underutilized high speed rail. High speed rail works in Europe because it is a much smaller land mass with higher consistant population density, coupled with roads that are narrow, cramped, and hard to travel any significant distance on.

@jacklv7970

2 жыл бұрын

​@@richardloewenhagen3818 So tells everyone why China still build new high-speed railways when it's not making any profit LOL, there is never about making the profit, it's about the connection of whole country and the people, that is the American never can understant.

@richardloewenhagen3818

2 жыл бұрын

@@jacklv7970 I hear you, but the "People" aren't using this high speed rail in any significant numbers. Everything has to be paid for one way or another! Right now, huge tax expenditures and high ticket prices are needed to fund a rail system that has far more capacity than can possibly be justified. Oh by the way, the citizens can't afford the ticket prices. I prefer good old capitalism. Everything needs to be able to pay for itself.

@jacklv7970

2 жыл бұрын

​@@richardloewenhagen3818 But Mr.Richard you need to know some of the towns in China are still very poor, building HSR stations in those towns is a significant benefit to the local economy, as me personally I went to different cities by HSR and it's not very expensive, for example from Shenzhen to Guilin about 393 miles as far as from San Francisco to Los Angeles cost me about 39 dollars, and my friends did travel by HSR quite common.

@Boricua-tn7ve

2 жыл бұрын

@@jacklv7970 would you purposely open up a business to forever loose money?

Thanks for uploading this hour long video for free! It's interesting to see what has changed since it originally aired like the continued delays to self-driving vehicles.

Empires use Rail, Markets use Roads.

I cycle in a car-centric city. Even though we have some bike lanes, they feel uncomfortable and dangerous. Yesterday, I had rolling coal spewed on me while cycling in a bike lane and later that day, I saw on the news for a road expansion project of a large, suburban road nearby that cuts through residential neighborhoods, compromising quality of life for the people that live there. What I don't get is, since the pandemic started, our roads have had plenty of capacity for cars since so many are working from home. Yet, for some reason we feel that making more room for cars is progress. Furthermore, I see more and more bicycles and pedestrians on the roads everyday which is great. We need to invest into diversifying our transportation methods. That is progress. It benefits us all.

@JoeGatz1

2 жыл бұрын

Detroit is very much so like this. We are constructing new bike lanes but the driving culture is incredibly toxic and dangerous. People simple don't care about others on the road.

@BoatLoadsofDope

2 жыл бұрын

Covid has made it much worse. The demand for cars have sky rocketed where i live, people got tired of all the restrictions placed on public transport, and that it has become more expensive. People i know who didn't want to bother with a car either have one or looking for one.

@peterk3474

2 жыл бұрын

Too much random crime, homeless, basic ugliness in US metros. Also stop bike theft. Public spaces in USA have been trashed. It has a lot to do with the ethnic, racial demographics of the USA. Deal with the demographic situation. It's complex. I'm not a Trumpist. I'm a realist.

@adriangee4143

2 жыл бұрын

@Yummy Spaghetti Noodles That's unfortunate. I wonder why this video didn't cover electric bikes. Do you have an idea of why?

@serendripity2498

2 жыл бұрын

@@peterk3474 nah you‘re not a realist you’re just a racist

Forget self-driving and flying. Investing in high-speed rail, heck, any rail at this point (in the US), would solve traffic congestion by itself.

@josephj6521

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. Regional air travel issues can be resolved instantly with better rail between city centers and airports to regional areas. Doesn’t have to be high speed but the options must exist.

@BlackHawkTejas

2 жыл бұрын

You don't even need HSR to solve that, Semi HSR (160-200Kmph), good integrated commuter & regional train networks would solve the issue.

@ex0stasis72

2 жыл бұрын

@@BlackHawkTejas True! I suppose HSR is mainly in competition with plane flights.

@BlackHawkTejas

2 жыл бұрын

@@ex0stasis72 Yep! You can always connect the important cities or capitals of states where it's feasible, but HSR also needs feeder lines from metro, buses etc.... You can't be having HSR without an excellently connected transportation system. Otherwise it will be another pain the ass system for people. In comparison Semi HSR will be more viable & economical than a full fledged HSR especially in US, where it for now seems impossible to construct any kind of good railway system for general public.

@hobog

2 жыл бұрын

@@BlackHawkTejas disconnected HSR plagues Chinese HSR where stations are built very long before adjacent development, just a tidbit

This was so good!! My girlfriend and I were glued to the screen the whole hour. You can tell it's excellently researched and full of great data. Thank you for doing the hard work of finding the gray area!

@LucidFL

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Me and your girlfriend enjoyed discussing it after a fun evening on my bed.

@B3burner

Жыл бұрын

Uhhh… okay.

Nice to see some action on an idea that was talked about back in the 80's/90's. At that time the discussion was a monorail system from DC to Boston. Why isn't solar energy being considered, particularly for cars and trains?

@supertramp6011

2 жыл бұрын

Solar energy cannot provide anything close to the power required to operate cars or trains/trucks etc.

@tonysu8860

2 жыл бұрын

Depends on what you mean by solar energy. If youre talking about vehicles with solar panels on them, it's not nearly possible to collect enough solar to power the vehicle all day. But if the vehicle or train system can re-charge or otherwise access an electrical grid that generates energy using Green sources including solar, that's possible today and many vehicles and trains are exactly this way.

@Zanzamor

Жыл бұрын

Not reliable for trains and even cars, what do you do when it's snowing or night driving solar only works under ideal circumstances you still need a battery pack Trains mag or Hyperloop.

While there are a lot of good things here, I’m wondering why you didn’t focus on improving commuter rail/mass transportation. It’s definitely better than chasing flying cars, and arguably more important than high-speed intercity rail in a country as expansive as the United States.

@nolongeramused8135

2 жыл бұрын

Flying cars will never be a thing. Consider the amount of motor vehicle accidents occurring on a daily basis, and then imagine them falling onto homes.

@dlazo32696

2 жыл бұрын

@@nolongeramused8135 Yes they will. Humans won’t pilot them. It’ll be flown by AI.

@Racko.

2 жыл бұрын

You're going to anger the "Car is Freedom and should be the only means of transportation" mob

@dottoysm

2 жыл бұрын

@@Racko. honestly I love cars and they’re still going to be useful for when you need to go somewhere far off. But if most people are clogging up streets as they travel one vehicle per person to the same locations (ie city centers), then public transportation is just much better.

@Racko.

2 жыл бұрын

@@dottoysm Yeah exactly, to me, cars should be an option, not a requirement because of their downsides, long traffic, maintenance, oil changes, tire changes, fuel, all add up, rail is faster and makes sense for most long distance trips

A big problem with modern rail efforts is a lot of places in North America keep building stations on the outskirts of town that aren't walkable to anything or don't connect to metro systems so they're not desirable to use. The beauty of rail in places like Japan and much of Europe is that it just makes sense to take the metro from home to a nice train station, then just hang out for a couple hours and you get off in the city centre of wherever you're going. It's stress free and enjoyable, unlike what we're building.

@marwin4348

2 жыл бұрын

No, hanging out for a "couple hours" does not make sense at all. It's supposed to be a daily commute. You need as little delay as possible. 2-3 minuntes. Speed is the number one factor. Everything else does not really matter.

@johniii8147

2 жыл бұрын

That's because US cites are just designed very differently ( around cars) and that's not gonna change. Those decisions were made decades ago that won't be reversed to any large degree. Most us cities don't really have city centers to any degree that people actually want to be. It's a suburban country for the most part.

@LeeeroyJenkins

2 жыл бұрын

Public transportation isn’t safe. It has a stigma attached of either homeless or crazy people using it. Even a poor person would rather drive a junk car than use the bus.

@abdelcoubadja9078

2 жыл бұрын

@@marwin4348 what's with the highly emotional reaction?.

@kaz9242

2 жыл бұрын

@@LeeeroyJenkins in a good public transport system a homeless person won't be able enter the buses and trains. Europeans use their public transport system extensively

Japans Bullet Trains Are So Good I Would Recommend Riding During A Visit In Japan

I think the main problem is what do you do when you get to your destination by train. How do you get around the city? Most likely you need to rent a car. Well, I have a car at home. I might as well just drive to my destination then in the comfort of car and more privacy.

@B3burner

Жыл бұрын

Well said! These people have the myopic foresight of a tit mouse!

At this point you should just release daily videos of "Why the US is behind in (fill in the blank)"

@IpSyCo

2 жыл бұрын

It’s what’s giving them the most views. People love to hear what the US is “behind in.” It gives them a sense of security in their national identity.

@MotorCityPhoenix313

2 жыл бұрын

@@IpSyCo I mean, it's not like the US is ahead in much aside from military spending lol

@TheDjgarjoel

2 жыл бұрын

WHY CNBC IS BEHING IN (Fill in the Blank)

@PerryKobalt

2 жыл бұрын

@@MotorCityPhoenix313 Lol Despite US Millitary are Sophisticated, but their own infrastructure are 3rd world grade, and heck even my 3rd worldass transportation still faster 180-210 miles/hour than the US

@mikelbrenn111

2 жыл бұрын

No need the answer to these questions is: $$$ GREED! $$$ And those developing nations will also follow....

As a European, I can give you 3 steps easy to follow guide on how to build a high-speed train network similar to Europe: 1 - infrastructure needs to be built and paid by state (or federal) authorities 2 - train operations requires permanent subsidies 3 - other options need to be disincentivised e.g. gas tax, airport fees etc.

@Pistolita221

2 жыл бұрын

imo, rail is so much better than air travel it likely doesn't need the subsidies.

@marwin4348

2 жыл бұрын

@@Pistolita221 Rail can't even compete with air travel in Europe. Trains are only better for inner city and suburbs. Where they are extremely quick and come with a high frequency.

@josefmachac9820

2 жыл бұрын

@Yummy Spaghetti Noodles We have here roughly 50% tax on gas (combined special gas tax and regular sales tax). I bet that this is unimaginable for Americans.

@davidmartineztorres8731

2 жыл бұрын

@Yummy Spaghetti Noodles gas in the usa is the cheapest thing there is, in comparison with europe

@mastertrend4685

2 жыл бұрын

Give the offer to Chinese, all problems solved.

Personally I love the idea of high speed rail. I live in Tampa, and to see rail connect Tampa to Orlando, Miami, Jacksonville, and some of the major beaches would be amazing, B U T we can't afford to build one if its gonna cost what the California version is on tract to cost, over 105 billion, and its not even half way done when it got approval back in 08.

@chrisbraid2907

Жыл бұрын

It’s only so expensive in California because of all the kickbacks going to their corrupt politicians …

@___beyondhorizon4664

Жыл бұрын

Call Japan? France? Morocco? It's been done

@samthesuspect

Жыл бұрын

@@___beyondhorizon4664 That's true but those are also different forms of government, they can limit how much they pay for land for public projects, we don't have such laws in place. Also, the local municipalities have much more sway, forcing the lines to go through certain counties to make sure their towns have a stop on the rail line. There was a single farm in Bakersfield California, that sold 4 acres worth of land to go towards the rail line, just 4 acres for close to 70 million, it's reasons like this that we can't afford it.

I'm going into the local trucking industry rather than over the road. Instead of bullet trains, I think the best use of rail here in the us right now would be more diesel locomotives and rail systems cross country to major and semi-major hubs. With the trucking industry needing more good drivers that are harder and harder to find I think it would be better to have trucks run most "normal loads" from say Boston mass to Lawrence mass rather than use 5 times the trucks to get that stuff from Florida to Boston it's getting harder to find those 5 truckers.

It's deeper than just investing in transportation. Single family zoning creates the geography and psychology of our car-centric society. Good luck getting anything close to Europe's and Asia's trains without reconciling the thousands of square miles of suburban sprawl.

@arturoeugster2377

Жыл бұрын

There is one consideration that is neglected: That is the exposure to desease carried by other persons nearby in a train or bus . We have an enourmous influx of persons from tropical areas, many are among the illegals crossing by the millions. While they are immune to those deseases we by the most part are not. Using our own cars protects us, by the simple fact of the limited contact. With mass transport, other than aircraft ( because the very well working environmental control with a large volume exchange with clean altitude air), the exposure is significant. This is not rare, the large problem people in dense cities with public transportation like Switzerland do have a serious problem among the aged population, seen in public and especially in private hospitals. Early dementia is astonishing and problems with foot and legs, visible on local small parks is sad, to see. This should not be neglected by the mass transportation industry as it is by uncaring officials, who are not exposed, being driven in limousines owned by the state institutions.

@superj8502

Жыл бұрын

@@arturoeugster2377 so to protect our health we should... breath car exaust 24/7? I'm sorry but "i don't wanna meet poor people" is not a good argument against literally anything.

No high speed rail and the old AMTRK TRAINS is falling apart and oh I have to also mention Greyhound busses is falling apart too. 👎

@Racko.

2 жыл бұрын

One word: Lobbying

@justSTUMBLEDupon

2 жыл бұрын

Gonna try this bus called JET. It’s supposed to offer luxury bus travel from NYC to Washington

The magnetic rail can reduce digging and mines to protect the natural supplies reserve beside the farm land. And also have parking space to park in big cities and town. Less confusing

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@gomezbollina1004

Жыл бұрын

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@sonlee8066

Жыл бұрын

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Жыл бұрын

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Жыл бұрын

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@faithrussel9384

Жыл бұрын

Everyone should know that operating a business will pay off under certain conditions and that a job requires certain requirements to earn more than others. But with the right investment information, you can build, inherit, and store money for future spending. I always tell anyone who wants to listen to me that looking for investment ideas and having friends who help you spend less and build your finances are essential for a financially independent and healthy life.

What we need is for cities to be walkable and bikeable.

@North_Bound

2 жыл бұрын

Eww European

@TheAristocrat.

2 жыл бұрын

@@North_Bound lol is that a joke?

@devilrider39000000

2 жыл бұрын

@Reagan Dogg lol!! You're acting like snow is unique to the US, and not in Europe. There is other options than just biking/walking paths.

@basitreyaz6338

2 жыл бұрын

Freeeeeedom

@basitreyaz6338

2 жыл бұрын

@Reagan Dogg Dude, go to Finland.

USA needs high speed railway not flying cars

@miles5600

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@BlackHawkTejas

2 жыл бұрын

More than true HSR, US needs Semi HSR (160-200 Kmph) to connect thier states & better commuter transportation!

@softmechanics3130

2 жыл бұрын

@@BlackHawkTejas Korea already has with nationwide coverage.

@softmechanics3130

2 жыл бұрын

There are already electric helicopters which have autorotation which flying cars haven't got. Thus no need for flying cars.

(8:04) Cervero states that the price tag is related to tunneling cost in Tehachapi and Pacheco Passes. However, the current leg only runs from Bakersfield to Merced which does not include either of said passes. This sample section has been in development for over 10 years and is in one of the least densely populated areas of California. In the same time frame China nearly doubled their high speed rail network … CA hasn’t even laid 100 miles of test track…

My area is building rapid transit. You have never seen so many meetings, stuff mailed to residents, etc. Planning is apparently one quarter of the cost. They are currently fixing the main street downtown in my area. It has been a year now of construction. Have no idea why because that street has been torn up many times in the last 20 years.. When San Fran lost part of a freeway due to earthquake they just said fix it in x days and paid a ton of money to one company. They got it done with their bonus added on for quick completion. The red tape was cut.

I think the challenge with rails in the U.S. is that taxpayers pay/paid for the construction and maintenance of the roads. Gasoline taxes pay just a very small portion of roadway costs. So how can a for-profit railway compete with a highly subsidized alternative?

@ex0stasis72

2 жыл бұрын

Yikes, you're right. Not only that, but a lot of road maintenance is paid for by new houses being build and sold at the far edge of suburbia, and they only way that they can keep funding for the roads is to continually build more of them to reach ever more single-family homes further and future away from the city. It's a ponzi scheme ripe for collapse, maybe not anytime soon due to how much vast land space there is in North America, but it will collapse at some pont.

@neutrino78x

2 жыл бұрын

quite easily, if they admit they're only competing with driving. If they're trying to compete with aviation that's another matter, and only works at less than 200 miles (321 km). Compete with driving works for much longer distances.

It would be amazing if there was high-speed rail from San Diego to Vancouver.

@TKUA11

2 жыл бұрын

Vancouver Wa? It’s a great city, portlands neighbor but less bums and leftist filth

@jarheadmstr

2 жыл бұрын

@@TKUA11 no he’s talking about the other Vancouver in Canada

@CommanderCodey

2 жыл бұрын

@@TKUA11 Vancouver Canada…

@votes-haveconsequences2165

2 жыл бұрын

@@TKUA11 ....and you still support combustion engines and freeways! Sit down!

High speed rails work in areas where you have high population densities like Japan, but they do not work where the the average person per square mile is only 13 (Kansas). It works fine in New York City where the population density is 27000 people per mile. It does not even work in California with a density of 251 people per square mile. Rail systems only work in cities and high speed rails are only worth doing over large areas, such as connecting two cities, such as Houston and Dallas. The best way to do it would be to have a car carrier train.

@softmechanics3130

Жыл бұрын

Then why do low population density areas like Morocco and Saudi have high speed rail?

@roberthicks1612

Жыл бұрын

@@softmechanics3130 Because they have governments with deep pockets, i.e. oil revenue. If you look on the maps, the rail service hits all the high population density areas, and ignores the low density areas. A very large portion of the US does not have the population density to need a rail system. As I said, it works great in cities and connecting large cities that are not far apart.

What people don’t realize just like during WWII is that critical infrastructure is a national security issue. We not only need it for building a strong economy but it’s crucial during a war. We’re sitting ducks right now. When the Russians invaded Ukraine most people escaped on their train system. It was fast and efficient. The problem with the U.S. is that it’s always been reactionary. It won’t do a damn thing until there is a disaster or war.

I heard a rumour that Lobbying is legal in USA. If that rumor is correct I can judge that USA will always be the worst country when it comes to basic care like Public affordable transportation, housing, public healthcare.

US needs fast trains. Instead of waiting for hours in line at airports and highways

@miles5600

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Also we need update the R1 zoning laws to legalize building other housing instead of depressing suburbia

@MrPolandball

2 жыл бұрын

Won’t there be lines at railway stations then

@BlackHawkTejas

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrPolandball There will be lines but it will get distributed among airports, highways & railways much better for everyone involved!

@jacklv7970

2 жыл бұрын

@@BlackHawkTejas Yeah, people just think about themself and the time they spent.

@BlackHawkTejas

2 жыл бұрын

@@jacklv7970 Sad reality!

Damn, I was tripping out when I saw the partly constructed railroad behind the worker because I think I know exactly where that is. Right when you enter Wasco, CA on highway 43 & Filburn St. Then I heard it's from Bakersfield to Merced and I was convinced. I love when that happens

Regardless of the politics in this video, I first enjoyed freedom of movement and exploration as a kid with a bicycle. Then as an adult with my own car. I could go anywhere, anytime and explore. I miss that now that I don't have a car or bike and have to take the city bus. The bus is not as convenient as having a car although it is cheaper. Having to wait in a pouring rain for the bus is a big big bummer. Second is having to wait for the bus, ranging form at most 30 mins to 60 mins. It takes me 2 hours to go grocery shopping using the bus compared to 15 minute if I drove. Granted a high speed rail trip across county as they have in China and Japan would be fantastic. But that won't happen for another 30 years, if then. Best would be a self-driving Tesla shared auto.

CNBC is so desperate for content that they're reuploading old videos compiled together as new videos.

@mintysali1141

2 жыл бұрын

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@luvfoto

2 жыл бұрын

Just like the movie industry.. Just keep doing the same movies over and over with different actors. Finding new content take too much effort.

@kwamebushman606

2 жыл бұрын

@@luvfoto that okay we know y'all desperately hate it when the facts are pointed out. Oh and by the way...you're killing your nation from within so stop blaming other countries. Enjoy 😊

Do a video on the Downs-Thomson Paradox, it explains how the cities with the most alternatives to cars are the best cities for car people, and the critical error of suburban city planning.

@3089280288

2 жыл бұрын

It's too late to change that. Does this include the ghetto areas too or gentrification all around?

I think younger people are wanting high speed rail because it’s cheaper, quicker, and environmentally friendly. I remember being a kid when California talking about building the high speed rail. There are so many issues from lack of funding and greed. This instead needs to be an investment for our future.

4:31 That moment where your friend moves far too slowly and the doors of the highspeed train close. Priceless facial expression.

We’ve gotta really start building safe biking infrastructure. We already are but not fast enough. Roads get replaced every 20 to 25 years. The problem is that a lotta road projects get underfunded in the US. As a result we build biking infrastructure that just uses paint or infrastructure that isn’t safe and not maintained in the winter or when pot holes form. We need more investment in roads and road safety!

@3089280288

2 жыл бұрын

Stupid city put extra curbs so the trucks can't make turns without breaking tires

@MyKharli

2 жыл бұрын

deffo..i got ebike (uk)but if i travel long distances do i have to keep knocking on doors asking can i charge up ! Its so stupid atm as is the law on ebikes .

@bobd.

2 жыл бұрын

Part of the problem for adding mass transit into many areas is railroad right of ways were converted to bike paths. Those right-of-ways are impossible to replace here in the northeast with so much congestion and because every square foot is already built up. To add mass rail transit back would be tough. Big business killed off trolleys and mass transit so they could sell more cars, oil, and plane flights. They lobbied for the Interstate System and got their bought and paid for buddies(puppets) sitting in Congress to vote for it. The system is too corrupt to ever effect real change unless it benefits those who control the money and would profit from it. It's not about one party over the other they are both just as bad, just opposing gangs of crooked politicians and businessmen slugging it out at the expense of everyone else.

@MyKharli

2 жыл бұрын

@@bobd. Sounds like UK

@dannytadashi4235

2 жыл бұрын

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Honestly from all I've read the reasons why it costs so much to build ANYTHING in the U.S comes down to 5 basic things. 1- NIMBY'S, people do not want to have to give up their property or want construction anywhere it would be an inconvenience to them. This drastically increases costs when construction has to continually be put on hold or pushed up to accommodate private land owners. 2nd- Incompetence, we don't tackle large scale construction projects anymore and nowhere near as much as our peers. This also increases costs because our workforce doesn't have the know-how to plan for potential hiccups, instead we hire private contractors who would gladly charge an arm and a leg to help. 3rd- Political will, after decades of investing in highways and roads our politians specially the older ones just don't see the reasons to change course and tackle potentially expensive projects no matter how much common good is promised in the projects. 4th- Unions, labor laws in the U.S concerning public projects means that no matter the job we have to pay workers unions wages and under unions rules. This means that projects could costs as much as 30% more because of the increased rules, regulations and wages that are mandated. 5th- Lobbying!

@dimmmmmmmm

2 жыл бұрын

THIS ^

@heylookarealdinosaur

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, but the problem with unions isn't union wages. Infrastructure development in France by unionized labor costs 1/6th of the US. The problem is unions still enforcing agreements around outdated equipment, outdated workflows, and a focus on leveraging their votes, for more government funding to bolster their numbers, instead of actually trying to improve anything for the actual customers.

@Pistolita221

2 жыл бұрын

Lobbying is the main issue, there are 7 main lobbies against mass transit and HSR. #1 Police use parking tickets, speeding tickets, rolling stops, etc. as a huge revenue source. #2 Then there's the insurance industry, with the mandatory auto insurance. #3 you have the Michelin man and Good Year tires, and their rubber supply chain. #4 you have the obvious oil lobby, wanting airline traffic and gas cars around. #5 there's the airlines, who will see domestic flights drop to nearly 0 once cities with airports have effective HSR lines. #6 you have the airplane manufacturers, like Boeing and Airbus who want to see Delta thrive #7 and finally, last but not least, there's the actual auto industry. you didn't think i'd forget them did you? Their anti-competitive practices that they lost in court and still got to sweep it under the rug and push ahead with their anti-mass transit system?

@zyancuerdo7392

2 жыл бұрын

@@Pistolita221 so they only care about money typical us buisness people

@armandomontillero8379

2 жыл бұрын

My bet is in the lobbyist. Remove them and all the problem will go away. Including mass shooting.

What I wonder is why the U.S. chose a non-tilting train as Acela Express. Before deciding, In the 90's, the X2000 tilting train from Sweden visited the U.S. for tests, and because it is a tilting train that would overcome some problems with lower speeds in curves that they say is a problem on the Northeast Corridor now? That's why the X2000 was (and still is) used in Sweden, because we do not either have high speed lines with no curves. It is an interesting choice.

@spartan117zm

2 жыл бұрын

I’ll never understand it either. Likely something to do with some “greased wheels” so to speak coming from Alstom and Bombardier, the manufacturers of the Acela, and likely some political crap since Bombardier already had local production facilities.

high speed inter city, self drive intra city shuttle or cars that go to stations or "transition points" to transition from self drive to human drive once you leave a self drive road or zone / highway. keeping self driving cars on self driving roads only significantly improves safety and prevents them from interacting with anything that isnt a car but allows flexibility.

The biggest tech advance the US added to transportation is the cup holder. US traffic is miserable and dangerous. French, Swiss, Japanese have perfect mass transit.

@junaidisalam5718

2 жыл бұрын

and the most ironic, even China is better than a merica...

@peace8373

2 жыл бұрын

The USA was not the first to have these cup holders, the copied foreign car makers. GM and Ford are copy cats they are not the innovators. Just look at the history.

@JacobAnawalt

2 жыл бұрын

First, Japan is more like New York, not the entire US in size, so let’s keep it small, compact, and real. Second the government makes most things terribly inefficient. Look at nyc trying to run the metro or taking forever to add new lines. Shameful

@WilliamStewart1

2 жыл бұрын

You cannot compare entire countries that fit into individual states, completely different.

@IonorReasSpamGenerator

2 жыл бұрын

Public transportation in named countries is heavily subsidized, because surprise surprise, only the most used rail transportation lines are actually profitable, this is especially the case for the high-speed rail network in France and Japan. Considering low population density in the US, high-quality transportation infrastructure is viable only in highly populated coastal areas, and even there good infrastructure will be difficult to pay for due to lower taxes in the US compared to Europe, as every time the US politicians try to raise taxes to necessary levels, there is a huge wave of negative outcry that someone trying to turn the good old US into some commie socialist utopia. So no, the US not only doesn't have but will not have good transportation infrastructure anytime soon and improvements through the ground and air automatization (self-driving) and electrification in the next decades when these techs become mature and affordable are together with removing bottlenecks on highways by creating them in a way that cars did not need to slow down every turn and junction are the most likely means of improving car centric US transportation infrastructure.

The real issue of the transportation in the US is that there is no real incentive to do anything to change the status quo. When oil is cheap due to subsidizing from the government and we the tax payers don't want to pay the taxes to correct the issues with the roads, bridges, tracks and tunnels. Rather then doing what is best for everyone we acquiesce to to industries with fatality flawed business models so they can be bailed out regularly. Their are too many special interests groups that have their hands in the pockets of government. What we need is to remove special interests and get back to governance for the country as a whole.

@gabenjamin4052

2 жыл бұрын

@@Tolpuddle581 You can buy electric cars now so in the future no need for gasoline so what excuse you have to build these over expensive public transports. Didn't you watch the actual report? It cost like 10 times more in the USA to build stuff because of private land ownership and environmental laws in place. USA is not China who don't have these things and they have slave labor too.

@hrvojelasic5794

2 жыл бұрын

For a start, why do you think oil is bad?

@4:26 you're talking about High speed trains and the image shows a slow speed, local train (cercanias) instead of an AVE

5:03 I find those TechnoMetrica survey results pretty hard to believe. All I can guess would be that this study asked specifically about the daily commute to and from work. I’d be amazed if any appreciable percentage of Americans want to take a train to the grocery store, to their friends houses, or to the mall. Nor even 100 miles to a nearby city to visit relatives. Understand, I’m not suggesting that’s good, just that I bet it’s true.

I mean idk we have Elon that decided to make a worse subway system and call it innovative

@Juan-mw5tt

2 жыл бұрын

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@sambotros1918

2 жыл бұрын

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because is in the best interest of the big car companies to not have efficient cheap public transportation

@BlackHawkTejas

2 жыл бұрын

Also don't forget the Oil & Airplane lobby!

As soon as they have one really good high speed line and see the benefit first hand I think that will be the tipping point.

it would be much easier to get self driving cars out there if ALL cars were on the same network so that they know what each are doing at all times. they would still need sensors to see obsticals that move like people and animals however.

Someone saying that Japan has lower construction costs because use of flatland has never taken the Shinkansen. Tokaido-sen and Hokuriku-sen are full of tunnels.

@BlackHawkTejas

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly! Japan may be a densely packed country but they have designed thier transportation system very efficiently. And Japan has lower construction cost is the biggest joke!!

2 word "invest in rail

@KashmirofOdishaDaringbadi

2 жыл бұрын

She helped me recover what I lost trying to trade my self

Four Economic sectors. Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Quaternary. Is there a chart or website or channel, that breaks down WHAT time of year each sector is at its strongest? As well as a chart that shows historical data Year by year for each sector performance?

Here is what I believe to be a billion-dollar suggestion: Because the most amount of energy required is during lift-off and landing, but only minimal energy is required during actual flight, just put electrical charging wires to provide power along the take-off path attached to the plane, when the plane gets off the ground, the charging wires fall off, and the plane starts using the battery in it. That means it would require a smaller battery. For the second part concerning landing, get in touch for a second billion-dollar idea. P.S.: It's only worth a billion if it works; otherwise ideas are a dime a dozen. :)

@tonysu8860

2 жыл бұрын

That's the era of airships. Your idea isn't likely feasible because the powerplants (engines) used to get off the ground will still be dead weight in flight because they won't need to run at full capacity. So, maybe someone would say an improvement on your idea is to launch the aircraft so that the engines or machinery for takeoff is left behind on the ground. Every flight will start like a catapult off an aircraft carrier. Anyone ready for 9G takeoffs?

@nationnexusnavigator

2 жыл бұрын

@@tonysu8860, I think the battery is the crucial weight factor, since electric planes don't have engines. They just need super-light motors plus the battery.

Afghanistan $2.2 trillion 41,000 miles of interstate highways in usa $2.2 trillion = 41,000 miles high speed rail Gore should have won 2000

@TheSolidsnake2001

2 жыл бұрын

American happily gave "Forever Gulf War" Bush 2 Terms. And the World gets a 2008/2009 Great Recession Financial Crisis to celebrate his departure.

@tony_5156

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSolidsnake2001 the idiocy of this nation

One of the biggest issues is we don't use each system(walking, biking, driving, rail, and plane) to augment each other. Combine some in a symbiotic relationship. Have a few "high speed" rail lines that you drive to and load your car and ride in a sleeping car. You only need 16-24 stations around the continental US to fill that need. You relieve traffic, improve safety, and comfort. There is very little increase in cost if the trip, and you travel without stopping.

@softmechanics3130

2 жыл бұрын

Other countries already have card transfer systems

@easyrider3112

2 жыл бұрын

@@softmechanics3130 I'm assuming you meant "car" and not "card". Let me know if I'm missing something.

@softmechanics3130

2 жыл бұрын

@@easyrider3112 Transfer cards are IC cards such as Eurailpass or Railplus and used for intermodal transfers. I guess you are from a place where there is no such system in operation . We will be able to transfer from 1100km/h vacuum tube trains to metros and even evtols with one Railplus card.

@easyrider3112

2 жыл бұрын

@@softmechanics3130 , yes. That's not a common system here, but that's still public rail to public rail systems. My original point was if you could have private cars integrated into public rail on a national system, both systems would support and benefit from each other. Right now mass public rail systems don't have enough support/interest in the USA on a national level. This idea could support that with a system that already enjoys mass adoption.

@softmechanics3130

2 жыл бұрын

@@easyrider3112 Even developing countries have transfer cards now as each mode has its own role. Trains are efficient at high speed main lines while local areas are served by metro,bus,minibus in that order. High speed rail has replaced domestic airlines and in German speaking countries former pilots are being trained to drive regional trains.

It's time to develop a short travel skycar to move it easy so that traffic canbe manage well with fast and convenient access wherever we go.

Imagine all the coordinated backdoor deals that happened in order to buy out the city rail systems, so they could shut them down... there is probably a money trail.

We're behind in transportation because in the US we don't value things that aren't profitable, we don't invest in social programs like we used to. Hell, we could hardly get an infrastructure plan passed because our politicians are essentially useless. Too many short sighted, self serving politicians standing in the way of any progress.

@BlackHawkTejas

2 жыл бұрын

Who said to you Transportation isn't profitable?

@francojustthat156

2 жыл бұрын

You don't say🤔

@jacklv7970

2 жыл бұрын

How dare you said the truth, most Americans don't want to hear that.

@poptartmadison3216

2 жыл бұрын

@@BlackHawkTejas Public Transportation is profitable?

@BlackHawkTejas

2 жыл бұрын

@@poptartmadison3216 Maybe where you reside it's not but in parts of the world it is!! And parameters of transportation profit also includes the overall development that brings along with it.

Did that man just say japan's terrain was flat? I mean japan is known for having allot of mountains and I'm pretty sure the shinkansen passes through allot of mountains and the ocean.. if the japanese can do it why can't the us?

@Pistolita221

2 жыл бұрын

Because mass transit breaks down the racist caste system. there's no driving while black on a train. the police can't reasonably shoot you on a bus in front of dozens of people, some of them children. They can't stop and frisk you unconstitutionally in front of a huge crowd, it ruins their reputation which is how they cling to power. And then, after the cop gives you a ticket, the caste system continues with insurance rates. All that ends overnight, the day there's an alternative to cars.

@birdstwin1186

2 жыл бұрын

@@Pistolita221 LOL? Or maybe the distances involved. Saved some poor soul from this.

@tmd-w1552

2 жыл бұрын

When he said I just said shut up out loud both China and Japan have some of the most mountainous terrains in the world.

@Pistolita221

2 жыл бұрын

@@birdstwin1186 HSR is faster than any other mode of transportation between 100 miles and 600 miles on the basic, but the advanced MC MagLev has a range of nearly 2000 miles where it's faster than a plane that averages 600mph, so how far apart are american cities? I can think of about 40 with populations large enough to benefit.

@josephj6521

2 жыл бұрын

Japanese have a “can-do” attitude. The USA has much better intercity options than Australia. At least the USA has a great highway system, something lacking and needed in Australia. Rail will be ideal no doubt. It’ll boost tourism and job opportunities.

You can't compare High Speed Trains in China to the U.S.. China, no regulations and wide open for speed and less stops. In Europe some what also Wide Open but for Cities. Self Driving Cars and Trucks, GM Cruise has Super Cruise coming for Highways and Paved Roads in Cities with New EV Models for option.

Thanks for having me

I was in Berlin Germany in the early 80's and it woke me up to what public transportation could be. I love cars but think we've really screwed up. Part of that screwup came out of us not suffering the severe consequences other nations did in WW2. European nations and Japan were devastated. Their economies were shot and materials were in shortage. They had to rely on public transportation and cars that used little materials and were economical on fuel. We also as shown in the video had major companies buying up and destroying our public transportation system to force people to do business with them. Really it didn't make sense to do that to our big cities. Once you've experienced a good public transportation system its hard not to see it as a good thing. As car prices have skyrocketed less and less people are going to be able to afford them. The need for public transportation is returning. The other part is a good public transportation system costs less to use then owning your own car and can actually save you time in moving from point A to point B.

@hobog

2 жыл бұрын

dang, you encountered Berlin transport as it was surviving being split by the wall

@diyoregonnowtexas9202

2 жыл бұрын

Ive been to Russia and Ukraine and their public transportation is far superior to ours.

@earthfederationspaceforce9844

2 жыл бұрын

@@truckingusa259 train transport stuff cheaper for the same amount of goods and don't cost fuel if you use regenerate able resources and nuke to generate electric.

@sm3675

2 жыл бұрын

@@truckingusa259 I'm born into a trucking family. I do not agree with you. Increasing lanes and widening roads will only encourage cars. Look at Germany, the Netherlands. Germany has been bombed to ashes yet they're infrastructure is way better than ours. They face less traffic (even though there's a higher population density), better quality roads, and a more flexible way of life. Children don't worry if their mom or dad can take them to Piano practice. Children can take the bike or tram. American suburbs are not normal. They need a huge amount of tax money in order to maintain infrastructure. A middle class German has less taxes than an American who pays taxes, insurance, and other small problems.

@supertramp6011

2 жыл бұрын

@@truckingusa259 your paranoia is laughable. European and British spend per capita on defence is at least as high as the USA, usually spent on supporting your invasions of the Middle East. Russia is not remotely interested in invading Western Europe or anywhere else, all it wants is to secure its borders,-something Americans seem to have a massive problem with."?..🤣

The Madrid-Barcelona distance is right in the sweet spot of the distance where high speed rail is just the better option. Before the high speed rail, the cities were served by one of the world's most congested airline routes called the "Air Bridge". Towards the end of its run it started to look like the Berlin airlift, with airplanes taking off and landing continuously throughout the day, hundreds of flights, departures and arrivals literally minutes apart, like metro trains. Every trip emitted about 5x the CO2 as a high speed rail trip. The Air Bridge still exists, and even today it's Europe's most congested route, but it's nowhere near where it was. Most of the traffic has moved to rail.

@theoboss7752

2 жыл бұрын

Pp

@neutrino78x

2 жыл бұрын

no it's not, it's over 400 miles. So at best two hours by HSR and one hour by jet aircraft. In fact the public transit train there takes 2 and a half hours. Now maybe the Spanish like to sit in trains for 2.5 hours when they have the option to get there in one hour, but you won't see that in the USA, Canada or Australia.

@spartan117zm

2 жыл бұрын

@@neutrino78x you seem to forget flying doesn’t just involve the time in the air. When you consider security and buffer times, plus taxiing to the gates and exiting the airport, a one hour flight can easily become a 3-4 hour trip for most people, especially people who try to get to the airport extra early. At best, you really only need to be 10 minutes early for a train, meaning that trip is just over 2 hours total, which is perfectly competitive to the flight, especially when you consider trains are generally far more comfortable and don’t have the same baggage restrictions, and they usually have full restaurant cars as opposed to snack trolleys. Don’t measure the max distance of train competitiveness in miles, measure it in hours: 4 is generally considered the ideal range for high speed rail when compared to flights for all of the reasons I mentioned above, as well as others I’ve not covered. Please do more research before asserting your “facts.”

@stanzhang3187

2 жыл бұрын

@@spartan117zm I've interacted with him before and he's either willfully ignorant about it or dishonest.

@TheRandCrews

2 жыл бұрын

@@stanzhang3187 yeah seen him a lot of other video that may entail transit for US & Canadian markets

Guaranteed, if we didn't bailout GM and Chrysler, we'd have a stronger push towards nationwide rail. Of course we're still obsessed with our individual cars, we have a stake in those companies doing well since they're one of our largest industries, and on our dollar.

History has shown that ALL large projects are criticized. It def falls under the "see it to believe it" or "build it and they will come" aspect. It hurts now but it will be a huge resource and source of valuable learning for other parts of the states.

free market capitalists: "we should let the market regulate itself. It will take care of everything through competition" car companies: *controls the competition by forcing reliance on cars with infrastructure* free market capitalists: *surprised pikachu face*

@birdstwin1186

2 жыл бұрын

When you use the word 'force' and use the overused pikachu meme to make your point. Something tells me that you are how do we say, wet behind the ears.

@to4217

2 жыл бұрын

@@birdstwin1186 ok

@alanlight7740

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but it didn't really happen that way. We used to have for-profit passenger rail, and the railroads phased it out when it became unprofitable because no one wanted to use it any more. It was only after that that the old infrastructure was phased out. (Yes, I know the video says otherwise. They're wrong.)

@nunyabidness3075

2 жыл бұрын

@@alanlight7740 Exactly. If the government wants to help get the land use issues out of the way, then let private companies take over, I’m all in. Government has spent all the taxes on buying votes and useless projects. They are broke. No trains for the penniless!

@yuriydee

2 жыл бұрын

@@alanlight7740 for profit rail failed because roads were free and funded by taxes.

Trains are so much better , better view , less risker risk compared to driving , easier to cummute

@DesertStateNevada

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine how brainwashed you have to be to think that traveling on a crowded, dirty, inconvenient train is better than driving your own car.

We could start by using railheads for shipping and start using straight trucks for local delivery. It is insane the amount of semi trucks that are running up and down the interstates. As far as a high speed why start in California? A rail between St. Louis and Kansas City would be across the plains and mostly farm lands.. Get the first one down … At 80 million a mile no one would say it was a good idea…

driverless/autonomous vehicles. A simple question- does your home computer do what you want it to do perfectly ? How can you possibly expect a more complex system that is responsible for the safety of lives, be expected to be perfect ? The focus on rail transportation improvement needs to have higher priority and the dependance of road vehicular traffic will be less.

That's because America is all about freedom, having personal cars, living paycheck to Paycheck ,huge roads etc.

@Pistolita221

2 жыл бұрын

are you being sarcastic? This feels like sarcasm.

@c-train3630

Жыл бұрын

Im an American and this is not the life i dream of living.

Can you imagine that by abandoning car and making people take public transportation, you increase everyone’s income at least 15% and government budget by at least 10% !

@alanlight7740

2 жыл бұрын

It wouldn't happen that way. People would have to pay more in rent in order to live close enough to public transportation, which would cost more than what they saved. Besides that it would waste huge amounts of passenger time due to the less efficient system.

Just build it....you can improve the environment when you put it back together. You can build places for spawning and small ponds along the rails so people have something to look at.

I would use this service if available in my area. I live in SE Virginia surrounded by mostly water. I spend a good portion of my day in traffic. It would be nice to have less people on the road OR the ability to use that time I’m in traffic anyway to do things like read, homework or planning for work. Things I cannot do while driving.

If we had clean, safe, high speed rail; just think of all the people that would use that option, opposed to flying. And we could visit other parts of the country more easily.

@xGaLoSx

2 жыл бұрын

77 billion to go from LA to San Fran, its not viable.

@DesertStateNevada

2 жыл бұрын

No sane person would give up their car for crowded, dirty, inconvenient mass transit. And you can already visit any part of the country easily, get on a plane and rent a car from the airport.

@MrStark-up6fi

Жыл бұрын

@@DesertStateNevada yeah sure, waiting hours at the airport and needing to have your bags restricted is totally easy

@DesertStateNevada

Жыл бұрын

@@MrStark-up6fi The speed of planes more than makes up for any waiting at the airport. And I doubt you can take more luggage on other forms of mass transit than on airplanes.

@MrStark-up6fi

Жыл бұрын

@@DesertStateNevada oh you are talking about mass transit. Yeah, you can’t indeed take more luggage on mass transit than flights due to the crowded environment, but I’m talking about high-speed rail. For flights, you can bring one carry-on bag, one personal item and a few luggage items. On most trains (sometimes even buses depending on the location), you can bring more than that. Also, planes can only make up the time of waiting at airports depending on the distance, a flight from Paris to Brussels wouldn’t be able to make up time fast enough for the passenger to beat a rail passenger traveling on the same route

Auto manufacturers seem to talk about the chassis and cabin. The shipping industry seems to do well with standard containers. Instead of discussing the actual mode, why aren’t we talking about transporting a unit cabin (using whatever mode) to a destination?

When I was in Simi Valley, California, in 2018 I thought Oxnard would be a good day trip. Next train, evidently, terminated @Moorpark. Quiet downtown. Street drinking seemed a 'NO brainer'. Cheers 🍺🥃 from Melbourne, Australia 👍

I need a car for a lot of things. I move large objects around a lot. Things like broken furniture, junk that I no longer need, garbage and large items from big box stores. I can't do that on a train.

We’re supposed to be the best country in the world but we’re behind in technology, we have weak infrastructure and a growing homeless population.

@mintysali1141

2 жыл бұрын

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@yeeyee6505

2 жыл бұрын

We aren’t behind in technology and what is being weak in infrastructure? Poverty was decreasing before covid and so was crime…Also we have always went through hard times the great deppression was a horrible time for America

@kwamebushman606

2 жыл бұрын

@@yeeyee6505 🤣🤣🤣 keep living in your cocoon of delusion

@yeeyee6505

2 жыл бұрын

@@kwamebushman606 ok bush man

@Pistolita221

2 жыл бұрын

@@yeeyee6505 do you remember any of the dam failures of the last decade? has there been a sewage leak in your area? Did you know the UN sited the US government for human rights violations multiple times for our water infrastructure? Did you know the UN said aplachans and southerners live like they're in Nigerians slums, abject 3rd world poverty. Yeah, we're #1 we're #1!

I run a business I use my VW Transporter 2 times a week for mail drops, i don’t drive any other time now. A full tank of diesel lasts me a month or more. My stress levels are lower than ever. I pity everyone in traffic every day. Quality rail needs to be an option for commuters.

@BlackHawkTejas

2 жыл бұрын

Not only rails but overall good public transportation system be it ferries, rail, team, bus etc..

@SanctuaryLife

2 жыл бұрын

@@BlackHawkTejas the problem is when I was a young commuter I hated buses. They twist and turn, they bounce. In trains you can at least read a book. I think buses drive a lot of people to hate transport and into cars.

lmao at 8:10 literally one of the most amazing things about the shinkansen is how they had to bore through tons of mountains to make the line as straight as possible, and this was back in the 60s. "Didn't incur the high cost of boring" 'my ass'

If you want to commute by airlines, by all means, the majority of people will take the high-speed rail system to rest or use the restroom while onboard. Meanwhile, you'll be holding your bladder in heavy traffic with other cars that are old and skeptical, and probably need to deal with poor infrastructure and speeding tickets throughout ;) oh! there are also raining/stormy conditions on the highways.

I was wondering where my eerie deja vu was coming from. Didn't realize this was a compilation of stuff you guys have put together before. Either way, trains and self-driving cars deserve the attention! Anything to allow at least an alternative option to the cars that most consumers are locked into right now.

@youwouldntclickalinkonyout6236

2 жыл бұрын

"We wish the federal government would unfreeze funding" The one by the biden administration? The same group that had a campaign promise of high speed rails? Shocked.

@sm3675

2 жыл бұрын

Self driving cars will just bring more traffic. For example. Son has piano practice. In 2021 he will have to bike, walk, take the bus, or wait for mom or dad to take him to Piano practice. Self driving cars will encourage people to take the car.

@youwouldntclickalinkonyout6236

2 жыл бұрын

@@sm3675 Then when self driving buses come *which they will itll make it easier access for low income communities* then what

@_pbt_5965

2 жыл бұрын

I like Musks take on flying cars in that they aren't exactly anxiety reducing and did that person service their hubcap lol

@Michaelblasco

Жыл бұрын

7, O lol uuuuu

I think we need to talk about appropriate technology here. Flying cars or even flying taxis are not likely to be a thing except for the fortunate few, who will get to impose the racket of all those whirring propellers on everyone else. Otherwise, we could have traffic jams in the sky as well as on the land. As for electric airliners, probably never, accept for very short hops of 200 miles or less. Longer routes are going to still require liquid fuel. It may be possible to switch from carbon rich liquid fuels to hydrogen rich liquid fuels. This alone could cut carbon emissions by about one third (roughly half as much carbon, but more fuel for the same distance). Driverless vehicles may cut down on congestion, but clever, high-tech car pooling may have the same effect, and is doable with today's technology. Getting away from single-occupant vehicles, is the main issue here. Driverless cars with single occupants, will create just as much congestion as owner-driven cars. As for the trains, boring through a thousand miles of mountains may not be a practical option. Maybe running the tracks in another state parallel to the mountains is a better deal. Then the Passengers can be air lifted a much shorter distance to get to there destination. The passengers could be credentialed for the plane ride while on the train. Right-of-ways can be leased from property owners rather than forced-purchased, using eminent domain I think it is a big lie that we can significantly reduce our carbon emissions with little or no lose of convenience.

@tony_5156

2 жыл бұрын

In the end it’s a small price to pay for salvation For the better future

@neutrino78x

2 жыл бұрын

Bob, the Joby eVTOL is barely audible. Here's the CEO standing 300 feet (100 m) from his invention. You can barely hear it. kzread.info/dash/bejne/eXyhurRpp6W1maw.html

@softmechanics3130

2 жыл бұрын

There are already helicopters for the super powerful and rich and thus electric helicopters would be instead of flying cars. I think the flying car is just a hype for raising stock monies.Who needs slow flying cars with short range if there are 250km/h subways under skyscrapers?

@boele0707

Жыл бұрын

I think that the "convenience" you speak of is only worth something when the world is still here to enjoy. Burning too much fossil fuel WILL contribute to destroying the world. The logical conclusion is that we MUST look at alternatives. Assuming we agree on this, we will have to look at WHAT IS CONVENIENCE? A form of transportation that reduces emissions and contributes to less polluted world, even if it is slightly less "convenient", is definitely worth investing gin. Even if in the initial phase it is only available for the wealthy few, that is ok. Look at how Tesla first sold their cars for a crazy amount of money. It enabled them to get experience and develop the technology further. Now they are one of the biggest EV companies in the world. We can do a similar thing with (underground) trains, planes, hyperloops and last mile transportation options.... When we need less space for (parking & driving) cars, we will win more terrain/city surface for other things like walking, enjoying nature, parks, etc.. Imagine a city without the chaos, danger of streets and cars. How wonderful would that be!?

@jericoba

Жыл бұрын

Big changes *always* cost convenience and money. No way around it. If we want a better and cleaner future, people will have to change.

Very interesting topics.. Even with all the video calling and virtual meetings we do, the future of transportation is of critical importance.

What I think the problem is with self-driving cars is, the need to interact with surrounding cars. All cars need to be able to talk to each other for this to work properly. What they need to do is make a mock-city full of self-driving cars to understand those individual dangers without affecting the movement of non-self-driving cars. With the addition of human-driven cars added gradually. A lot of self-driving technology is AI based and AI works best when learning slowly. I think it was a mistake to just throw a learning machine into the real world and expect it to understand how chaotic human drivers are without allowing the AI to learn first.

things like blind spot monitoring and forward collision avoidance should be a standard on every car. Shouldn’t have to pay more for safety

The problem with high speed rail in the US comes down to economics and bureaucratic corruption -- it does not make sense to pay more to drive/uber to a station, take a train for 30 minutes, and then have to get picked up/car rental/uber upon arrival when people could just drive to their destination for equal or less $ and relatively the same amount of time. And then there's the bureaucratic corruption -- high-speed rail becomes useless (sometimes slower than regular rail) when every town and city official gets an obscure station placed on their turf. We need one straight track with minimal curvatures. The high speed rail project failed in Cali largely due to this issue.

@softmechanics3130

2 жыл бұрын

Other countries, even poor ones like Thailand, have mode transfer cards from train to bus etc

@tonysu8860

2 жыл бұрын

You can mention economics and stop there. There are only a few routes in the world where HSR pays for itself and that also goes for China. It would not have ever been built if by a private company. It was built only because it was a work project where it was more important to give workers something to do and pay them for it than what they were actually building.

They've been talking about building a high-speed train between Las Vegas and California as far back as I can remember I've lived here in Las Vegas for a long time and it's been on the news pretty much every year since 1982 so I'll believe it when I see it

Let's get municipal rail systems working first, and then the demand will mount for regional high speed rail.

Please keep up with these sorts of long-form videos! Feels like Frontline (:

Self-driving cars sound great, but I drove a taxi in NY for five years, and almost hit pedestrians three times. The conditions were the same: It was night, raining, they were wearing dark clothes, and they ran in front of the cab. I avoided them and did not used the breaks in all of the three incidents. I will have to see them test the cars under these conditions...

@notabene7381

2 жыл бұрын

They currently use a technology called machine learning that cannot deal with totally new and unexpected situations. That's why you will not see them releasing a working version for truly urban environments. Or that what they release will not be truly self-driving. Or that it will quite quickly cause accidents.

@softmechanics3130

2 жыл бұрын

Self driving cars have lidars,ultrasound and milimeter wave as well as infrared imaging. This concept is called sensor fusion and is already standard in cheap Chinese toys such as drones. Even $20 chinese mart drones have kalman filters.

I have a rental and it snows in Maryland. A Snowplow don't make straight lines , but the car waiting to, I had to force the car to stop driving into snow walls on the beltway 🤔

33:36 I saw the camera footage of that crash twice on the BBC. It was at night and the car had its headlights on. Why would someone step out on to the road when they could see a car coming towards them? The only person who can answer that is now dead. The other thing is that she was visible to the car/driver for only about half a second before she was hit. Even someone with their foot resting on the brake pedal would not have been able to stop in time.