Kinda misleading. This dude is a comedian and “influencer” (not really in the typical sense but he films a lotta stuff for online content). He cuts filming just as people are moving out of the way for the ambulance.
I ain’t saying NYC doesn’t have a problem with what he’s saying, but I am saying you can see how he’s not being entirely honest and he’s incentivized to be dishonest.
Even if they did eventually move out of the way, it would still be way slower than what happens in Germany (and many other European countries). Cars would begin to move out of the way as soon as they notice it approaching.
No amount of dishonesty can invalidate the fact that in a typical german city that ambulance would be going literally 10 times as fast without any issues. Its not just stupid drivers, but NYC is also just a complete failure in terms of road design.
It really doesn’t, because in Germany cars always move out of the way. Even if the street is completely full of cars waiting at a red light for example.
No, that’s my point. In the video there is much more room to move than what I mean, with two lanes it mostly suffices to just move the car to either edge of the road.
The idea of a car lobbyist sitting in on a fucking city council meeting.
You guys are like gnomes the way you talk about America.
No the car lobby doesn’t have to do anything, our own goddamn reactionaries will immediately squeal “They gonna make traffic WORSE!” despite the fact that I find our single lane freeways more efficient here because The option to choose what fucking lane they are in allows these people to make more mistakes and force more ‘brake waves’.
If you genuinely believe that there are no car and oil lobbyists in local politics, especially in a city as big and famous as NYC then you are completely out of touch with reality. Yes thats not the entire reason for why its like this but it definitely helps buying of politicians.
There are, but their effects are negligible on design, they mostly just try and prevent breakout policies that could gain nationwide appeal like the congestion changes they made recently, that and foster business relationships with parking garages and other aligned interests.
That to say they don’t need to attend a public meeting. They get private meetings.
He cuts filming just as people are moving out of the way for the ambulance.
You do realize you’ve proved his point? In Europe there’d be no “just as they are moving”, the cars would have already moved by the time the ambulance reached them.
Kinda misleading. This dude is a comedian and “influencer” (not really in the typical sense but he films a lotta stuff for online content). He cuts filming just as people are moving out of the way for the ambulance.
I ain’t saying NYC doesn’t have a problem with what he’s saying, but I am saying you can see how he’s not being entirely honest and he’s incentivized to be dishonest.
I mean, there are about a thousand people that can coroborate the fact that people block ambulances in NYC all the time.
Oh yeah absolutely I ain’t denying that, I just don’t like that this dude is doing this for content.
You mean filming?
Even if they did eventually move out of the way, it would still be way slower than what happens in Germany (and many other European countries). Cars would begin to move out of the way as soon as they notice it approaching.
No amount of dishonesty can invalidate the fact that in a typical german city that ambulance would be going literally 10 times as fast without any issues. Its not just stupid drivers, but NYC is also just a complete failure in terms of road design.
NYC is thrice as dense as Berlin, the densest city in Germany. Probably accounts for something.
It really doesn’t, because in Germany cars always move out of the way. Even if the street is completely full of cars waiting at a red light for example.
tbf it’s because there is room for them or the ambulance to move to, like a bus lane, a bicycle path etc, but that’s not acceptable in many places
No, that’s my point. In the video there is much more room to move than what I mean, with two lanes it mostly suffices to just move the car to either edge of the road.
Well it wasn’t leveled 80 years ago.
Its not that deep. They just need to remove 2 of the three car lanes, replace em with a bike and a bus lane and the problems is solved.
I would love to hear someone propose that at a city council.
Im sure that has happened, but the car lobby has the money and money is literally the only deciding factor in US politics.
The idea of a car lobbyist sitting in on a fucking city council meeting.
You guys are like gnomes the way you talk about America.
No the car lobby doesn’t have to do anything, our own goddamn reactionaries will immediately squeal “They gonna make traffic WORSE!” despite the fact that I find our single lane freeways more efficient here because The option to choose what fucking lane they are in allows these people to make more mistakes and force more ‘brake waves’.
That’s the direct result of car lobbying, it has changed the perception of a whole generation on how we should build cities
If you genuinely believe that there are no car and oil lobbyists in local politics, especially in a city as big and famous as NYC then you are completely out of touch with reality. Yes thats not the entire reason for why its like this but it definitely helps buying of politicians.
There are, but their effects are negligible on design, they mostly just try and prevent breakout policies that could gain nationwide appeal like the congestion changes they made recently, that and foster business relationships with parking garages and other aligned interests.
That to say they don’t need to attend a public meeting. They get private meetings.
I am a german i never seen this guy. Maybe he is more famous in the USA.
Yeah he primarily posts English language content because his humor is mostly based off English speaking stereotypes instead of, well, jokes.
You do realize you’ve proved his point? In Europe there’d be no “just as they are moving”, the cars would have already moved by the time the ambulance reached them.
Yes but the American ego…
Bro is the Uncle Roger of Germans