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Having been hit by a truck at 50mph while I was walking after losing my ability to drive I relate to this video. Doesn't take courage just common sense.
You are so correct. My father was a librarian who worked in an urban area for decades. He loved to tell stories of the all strange and wonderful 'weirdos' he would encounter while working at the reference desk. Many many things got peed on by homeless people, I have a feeling that is also a strong commonality with public transit.
I only drive cars when I have to at work. Bicycle, bus, tram, trains, metro, just walking. And the city I live "only" has 500k population. I live in Germany.
Right? I live in Germany too. Bike is my main means of transport (and yes, I have kids, and for them a bike is a main transport too). It was very funny to listen to typical perception of a bus by LA people 😂
Im jealous of you guys in europe, there is just no way to get places in 99 percent of US cities without a car. It would take me hours to go to the grocery store if I didnt have one.
Got distracted at about the 5 minute mark. Just caught the "wow that was a long joke, you guys don't have ADD" coming from the phone i put down. I felt the irony.
Same lol I actually interrupted the video to watch a couple shorts then started messing around with my laundry before getting to that line 😅 perhaps I should have taken my meds this morning
If I didn’t have to drive to work I wouldn’t own a car. I have a motorcycle, that’s more freedom than a car anyway. Even a very expensive motorcycle costs less than a car. My bike insurance is 15% what my car insurance is.
In Scotland culture is totally different. Under 22s and over 60s have free unlimited bus travel, so the only people who drive are people with families, tradespeople with vans, or those who need to drive long distances regularly. The idea of having a car just to drive in a city is quite silly. Especially after a night of drinking is everyone just expected to drive drunk or pay a £20 uber home? Weird.
Yes, though taxi rides are more expensive since the homes are 20-40 km from the main city downtown you'd be drinking at, because everyone drives so homes can be bigger and farther away.
@memstoraty Yeah. But Scotland is 30k sq miles. The US is 3.8M sq miles. It's tough to have a public transportation system over such a great distance. States and local townships do their part - but we are victims of early culture norms
@@lunaumbra5179 I'm glad being a nomad works for you, but living out of your car is not a real solution to the exponential combined costs of housing and transportation in the US.
@@Shibouu59 I do not disagree. Cars the way they are used today sucks and I hope more people ditch them. But also minimalist living is far superior, even if your home is planted in the ground. Ditch consumerism, hoarding, excess water consumption. Focus on sharing, breathing, observation. But none of that will fix today's problem.
I LOVE driving. I have a stick shift car just to have more fun driving. But, I've discovered a commuter bus that stops in a nearby town and will drop me off a short walk from my office in the city. And it's free. And, I can leave work early, pull out my laptop on the bus, and work the rest of my day while heading home. I cannot tell you how much happier I am pulling into my driveway after the short drive from the bus stop than a long drive in rush hour commuter traffic.
I've began living car free in LA about five years ago. The pedestrian lifestyle is a much better quality of life. I love the trains and riding my bicycle. Hopefully, we will speed up the development of our cycling infrastructure. I think driving is so internalized that most people don't realize how many bad effects it has on them.
Honestly, I think we all just witnessed Adam lay the foundation for something monumental. This feels like the beginning of a game-changing moment in history. And you know, I never thought I'd change my opinion about public transportation, but now I'm starting to see just how inefficient our current reliance on cars for short local trips has become. LA is a NIGHTMARE
You can't have nearly as much fun in a coffin. I'd gladly not drive any daily commutes if my city could support it but I'd still drive for fun on the weekends, it would be even better in a world other ppl didn't clog the roads for regular driving either
Even more so when their SUV and puck up America size Alsp can we past regulations o them also expand the regulations we hace on other cars to them no exemptions to SUV and Pick Up
I currently live in a place I can't viably get anywhere without driving, so I spend thousands of dollars annually maintaining a car that spends most of its time sitting in a driveway. Back when I lived in a city, though, during my first "real job", a lot of people were confused about me preferring to spend $70 a month on a transit pass over spending ~$400 a month on a car and a place to put it near the office.
@@Ewr42 This video that Adam posted is an excerpt of an almost hour long Stand-up Comedy special: “Unmedicated” on Dropout. Dropout is a good streaming service with a lot of great comedy based content and comedy specials like “Breaking News”, “Um, Actually” and “Make Some Noise” among others. I’d recommend it personally.
I wish I could take public transportation. Where I live, you can either drive or use your phone to hire a stranger to drive for you. Talk about unnecessary risks. "Hello, person I just met. Here's my home address. How could this ever go wrong?"
Cars are tools for a specific purpose. If you go to work in the same place every day, there's absolutely no reason you need a car. If your kids go to the same school every day, there's absolutely no reason they shouldn't take public transportation or school busses. You only need a car when is more advantageous for everyone involved when accounting for money, time, comfort and mobility, like on a trip to somewhere without public transportation (usually coastal cities). Plus, public transportation would be a lot faster if more people would use it. The only thing keeping busses in gridlocks are cars, so with less cars, the bus will go faster to its (and your) destination. I live in a city where I can cross it during the rush hour using public transportation faster than a car would. In a normal day, only motorcycles would reach the destination before I do, so having a car is ultimately pointless no matter how you look at it. And also, if I decide to jump off the subway for a quick meet with friends and have some beers, I can return to the subway and go home without the need for a breathalyzer and the biggest danger would probably be me barfing all over the subway floor because I forgot to eat before drinking. Stop using cars when you don't need them. Everybody wins, even you.
I learned to fly airplanes, sailplanes, and helicopters in my youth. What a joy and challenge to learn. There are no borders to see when one is up in the air, and the only real hazard is to avoid running into birds, not some drunkard careening down the highway straight at you. That's what freedom feels like to me. Unfortunately, I was forced to get a driver's license at 26 years of age as a work requirement, but in my free time, I only ride bikes. Now that I'm retired, I never expect to see myself, ever again, yoked to the wheel of a metal coffin ravaging the environment. To be fair, if we all were forced to pay the true cost for all the damage the automobile has caused, gas would be prohibitively expensive -- say over $100/gallon.
I was actually reading a story about a woman being burned on a Delta airplane by coffee, conjuring up the McDonald's coffee lawsuit, when I got this notification. And I just wanted to thank you for actually trying to educate us about that case because it certainly helped me realize there was a lot more to the story. And I'm sure this Delta thing is no different.
Check to see if there’s a frequent rider program in your city. Most cities have a monthly plan which costs about a tank of gas a month. Also, if it’s a college town, see if you can get a temporary ID from the college, as most college students ride free. And if none of that is available, talk to your city councilors and see if you can get one to put a referendum up for more frequent ridership. Most public transit programs are funded based on ridership numbers, so bumping those numbers up is in their interests.
I used to work with a guy who would boast that he, "never took the bus and never worked in fast food," etc. He also refused to tip the guys who delivered his lunch every day. Remember the adage about paying attention to how people treat servers and clerks? Mm. Your friends will get over it.
As a transit planner and car free multi modal enthusiast I approve of this message. I have been screaming the safety issue til my face turns blue but people just don’t get it.
Thanks for saying that Adam, I have ADD and a year after getting my driver's license I just stopped driving, I knew I was a menace to me and others, it's the sane thing to do.
I am pretty sure the idea of public transportation in the US was shut down early on when car manufacturers pushed the product. Then it just became the norm.
This is why I'm glad I never had a car. Never even rented one. 34 years old and never took my drivers test. Don't have a license. I cycle everywhere ( except doctors appointments, someone else drives me there ). I have diabetes, kidney disease, and heart disease, all genetic except for the first one, which I got due to medication. And yet, I'm healthier than I should be, all because I don't have a car. And more physically fit. When you can cycle 80-90 miles in 13 hours ( breaks included ), you'd think you'd be.
Lemme just say, I've got that "really hard to make me laugh" autism and im dead silent while watching most comedy specials, but this one had me rolling back and forth with laughter.
I didn't NOT think Adam could do stand up, but now I CAN'T NOT think he can. Plus my ex pretended he couldn't drive for years and I'm enjoying the fact he's too self-absorbed to ever see this gold~
If I didn't live in the suburbs, I would take public transportation. In fact, I planned most of my military moves to live near public transit so I wouldn't need to drive. The added benefit was that Uncle Sam paid for it. Just a little paperwork and it was awesome. In fact, I generally only drive when I am going somewhere alone. Otherwise, my wife does all the driving. Sometimes it's fun and I do have two motorcycles, but I really don't drive much anymore.
Thank you saying and posting this. I don’t drive, I’ve been extremely afraid to all my life with a scary experience when I was 15 being taught by a terrible Diver’s Ed teacher (who should’ve never been allowed) which has scared me for life with PTSD. I’ve always been very ashamed that I don’t since it seems everyone has a license. There are SOOOOOO many I see everyday even as a pedestrian that should never be allowed to operate a vehicle. I thank you so much Adam since it eases the stigma for me a little bit.
Unfortunately in states like Missouri, you have no choice but to have a car since everything is too far out of the way. Plus STL metro has gotten a lot worse due the staff shortage and constant changes in routes 😢
Unfortunately in states like Missouri, states like Missouri exist. They overturned the rest of the compromise that made it a state, that should invalidate the whole thing.
Excellent take on car culture! It makes sense to have cars out in the country where everything is spaced so far apart, but in denser areas like cities and major metropolitan areas, there's honestly no benefit to them except for convenience and privacy.
I have ADHD-PI, but also weirdly fast reflexes in emergencies. I drove professionally for 7 years. My one takeaway is to leave lots of following distance. You have no way of knowing what the person ahead of you will think is a good idea to do while driving! 😰
My CA county recently issued free bus passes to government workers that request them. The goal of which is to reduce the number of cars on the road, reduce the number of used parking spaces at public service offices, and help to establish a safer environment for riders to use public transit. So far it seems to be working wonderfully.
6:45 in fairness there are advantages to cars, it’s just that they’re selfish. Some people value being able to go wherever they want whenever they want as quickly as they want over [insert every advantage of public transportation Adam mentions in the routine]
As a Swiss watching this whose 31 and doesn't have a drivers license because I've always taken the train/bus/tram wherever I needed, this is so alien to me this culture in America with its cars... 🧐
I'm a fan of riding buses, trains, and bicycles. The trains and buses around me just don't go anywhere I want to go daily. Cars would not be my top choice for commuting or getting around town.
I love using the bus. It's cheap, I don't have to worry about traffic or maintenance, and they're help me with my groceries. I just wish they could go beyond the county lines.
Good for you, going carless. I've been carless for over 2 years, and it's life changing. I don't have a reliable bus here (my "city" likes to play the "too small" card), but I wish we did. I rely mostly on biking. Surprisingly effective for most things, though I definitely feel a little trapped when I want to visit other places. Still, my level of happiness is substantially higher in average and I have a better understanding of weather patterns and how to dress appropriately. It's incredible! I remember an Adam Ruins Everything episode talking about the automobile industry and the introduction of the word jaywalker. It didn't kick off my car free lifestyle, but it started laying the foundation. I appreciate your work - the communication, the education, the comedy, everything. Thank you. Keep on being awesome!
1 hour commute to school with no traffic, 2 hours with traffic. Worth it to stay with my parents and not pay for extremely overpriced and limited housing. I'd rather give that slot to someone who needs it. Crazy how we're forced into one bad option as an alternative to even worse one.
Kinda surprised videogames didn’t tame the adhd right outta ya. It worked for me but I had to drop social media a couple years ago to get back on track, it’s the worst.
Commuting sucks. Driving is fantastic. I know it seems silly, but I love public transit as the day to day Commuting system, but when you can find an abandoned piece of tarmac with hills, curves, and no one to slow you down it gives one goosebumps
Our car death culture is similar to the Aztec ballgame where the winners were human sacrifices on the top of the pyramid. Literally, future generations will see our era as just as ridiculous and barbaric.
i totally got distracted when he said it was horribly inconvenient. and my only real thoughts were about that for the next like 30 seconds where i was just like "yes in cities absolutely, but in smaller towns where there isnt much public transit, its extremely convenient to own a car." ((and i say that as someone living in a small town, whom doesnt have a car, doesnt know how to drive, and wont learn))
As bad as the lane discipline is here I sometimes drive along and marvel at how few accidents there actually are in this messy sea of vehicles moving about every day.
I quit driving, too!! I live in Phoenix, and its been a major lifestyle shift, and people also act weird about it sometimes to me. I take the bus and ride my bike (never in the same trip now since a bike of mine got stolen from the bus rack, so I refuse to use it anymore), and my commute is now often the best part of my day. I like cycling, I like walking, I like riding the bus (when it's remotely on schedule, but jf there was less traffic the drivers wouldn't always be late so it's not their fault). I always hated having to drive, and then one day I realized that I didn't actually need to do it, I had simply been convinced I had to drive by other people who were also misled into believing the same. Buses, cycling, and 15 minute cities are the future! Be the change you wanna see! ❤
And here I'm having to get a license and a car because the public transit system is underfunded, understaffed, and completely disrespected by the city I live in. One official has openly stated funding the bus system is "welfare" (derogatory). Infuriates me.
unfortunately public transport in my country is barely wheelchair accessible and i really wish they would get that fixed - i literally have to call at least 12 hours ahead to be able to take the train
It's a weird time when it takes courage to say you take the bus.
In LA, yes. it's a painful experience using their metro system.
I am Spartabus
No such thing in Vienna?? Americans are just weird lmao
Having been hit by a truck at 50mph while I was walking after losing my ability to drive I relate to this video. Doesn't take courage just common sense.
Most Americans have no right to drive a car or more then 49cc motor on public property namely roads.
public transportation is like public libraries: they're of incredible value to society and horribly underutilized
@@Deraphim it also doesn't help that they're both culture war lightning rods in the US
You are so correct. My father was a librarian who worked in an urban area for decades. He loved to tell stories of the all strange and wonderful 'weirdos' he would encounter while working at the reference desk. Many many things got peed on by homeless people, I have a feeling that is also a strong commonality with public transit.
Not in NYC where I'm from.
I thought you were going to say “gross, smelly, full of poor people”
And corporations are good at convincing uneducated voters that they're a bad thing and a waste of money.
I only drive cars when I have to at work. Bicycle, bus, tram, trains, metro, just walking. And the city I live "only" has 500k population. I live in Germany.
Oh yeah! DB is the best!
@@SuperMopga I personally wouldn't go that far but yes reliable enough public transport rocks.
Right? I live in Germany too. Bike is my main means of transport (and yes, I have kids, and for them a bike is a main transport too). It was very funny to listen to typical perception of a bus by LA people 😂
If it took you 30 minutes to walk to the nearest store, would you still say that?
Im jealous of you guys in europe, there is just no way to get places in 99 percent of US cities without a car. It would take me hours to go to the grocery store if I didnt have one.
Got distracted at about the 5 minute mark. Just caught the "wow that was a long joke, you guys don't have ADD" coming from the phone i put down. I felt the irony.
Same lol
I actually interrupted the video to watch a couple shorts then started messing around with my laundry before getting to that line 😅 perhaps I should have taken my meds this morning
same lmao i felt called out
@@sparrow8072Always take your meds. Unless the doctor suggests otherwise, or says it's optional,
I have ADD, hyperfocus is a thing...
I never learned to drive..i walk, take the bus, and rideshare. Luckily work is a mile from my place.
People look down on me for not driving.
I look up to you for having the luck of being able to live within a mile of your work.
If I didn’t have to drive to work I wouldn’t own a car. I have a motorcycle, that’s more freedom than a car anyway. Even a very expensive motorcycle costs less than a car. My bike insurance is 15% what my car insurance is.
@@carultchIts a caregiving job.
How dare you never pay a ton of money on a 4 wheel expense every month.
In Scotland culture is totally different. Under 22s and over 60s have free unlimited bus travel, so the only people who drive are people with families, tradespeople with vans, or those who need to drive long distances regularly. The idea of having a car just to drive in a city is quite silly. Especially after a night of drinking is everyone just expected to drive drunk or pay a £20 uber home? Weird.
God I wish we had that here :(
Yes, though taxi rides are more expensive since the homes are 20-40 km from the main city downtown you'd be drinking at, because everyone drives so homes can be bigger and farther away.
@memstoraty Yeah. But Scotland is 30k sq miles. The US is 3.8M sq miles. It's tough to have a public transportation system over such a great distance.
States and local townships do their part - but we are victims of early culture norms
that sounds grate
No such thing as cars, but second mortgages on wheels.
For me it's my only mortgage. Oh but wait I bought it used for cheap and now I don't pay rent yay
@@lunaumbra5179no one cares about how smart you think you are
@@aluisious I'm not smart. I'm just happy being a nomad
@@lunaumbra5179 I'm glad being a nomad works for you, but living out of your car is not a real solution to the exponential combined costs of housing and transportation in the US.
@@Shibouu59 I do not disagree. Cars the way they are used today sucks and I hope more people ditch them. But also minimalist living is far superior, even if your home is planted in the ground. Ditch consumerism, hoarding, excess water consumption. Focus on sharing, breathing, observation.
But none of that will fix today's problem.
"No no no, ma'am, you go back to your novel"
i'm dead
And from the guy who just said he's not a hero...
I LOVE driving. I have a stick shift car just to have more fun driving. But, I've discovered a commuter bus that stops in a nearby town and will drop me off a short walk from my office in the city. And it's free. And, I can leave work early, pull out my laptop on the bus, and work the rest of my day while heading home. I cannot tell you how much happier I am pulling into my driveway after the short drive from the bus stop than a long drive in rush hour commuter traffic.
I've began living car free in LA about five years ago. The pedestrian lifestyle is a much better quality of life. I love the trains and riding my bicycle. Hopefully, we will speed up the development of our cycling infrastructure.
I think driving is so internalized that most people don't realize how many bad effects it has on them.
Honestly, I think we all just witnessed Adam lay the foundation for something monumental. This feels like the beginning of a game-changing moment in history. And you know, I never thought I'd change my opinion about public transportation, but now I'm starting to see just how inefficient our current reliance on cars for short local trips has become. LA is a NIGHTMARE
Cars are four wheeler coffins.
Then a bus is a mass grave?
You can't have nearly as much fun in a coffin. I'd gladly not drive any daily commutes if my city could support it but I'd still drive for fun on the weekends, it would be even better in a world other ppl didn't clog the roads for regular driving either
Even more so when their SUV and puck up America size
Alsp can we past regulations o them also expand the regulations we hace on other cars to them no exemptions to SUV and Pick Up
@@lunaumbra5179 buses are 20-50 times safer than personal vehicles. Analogy does not check out
I currently live in a place I can't viably get anywhere without driving, so I spend thousands of dollars annually maintaining a car that spends most of its time sitting in a driveway.
Back when I lived in a city, though, during my first "real job", a lot of people were confused about me preferring to spend $70 a month on a transit pass over spending ~$400 a month on a car and a place to put it near the office.
I saw the whole thing on Dropout! Good special overall but the Car part was my favorite.
What whole thing and where is it free to watch?
@@Ewr42 This video that Adam posted is an excerpt of an almost hour long Stand-up Comedy special: “Unmedicated” on Dropout. Dropout is a good streaming service with a lot of great comedy based content and comedy specials like “Breaking News”, “Um, Actually” and “Make Some Noise” among others. I’d recommend it personally.
How will everyone know how cool I am if I can't make vroom vroom sounds at them with my car?
I live in New York, so many people take the train here it's considered weird to drive a car in the city unless you're coming from out of state
I wish I could take public transportation. Where I live, you can either drive or use your phone to hire a stranger to drive for you. Talk about unnecessary risks.
"Hello, person I just met. Here's my home address. How could this ever go wrong?"
Imagine meeting Adam Conover on the bus... "Go on, ruin something for me!" :P
Adam Ruins Masturbating On Public Transit
Oh you’re so right - i wish man - he is awesome
The bicycle is a tool for better living. F cars!
Need to convert some inner city roads to carless roads.
Cars are tools for a specific purpose. If you go to work in the same place every day, there's absolutely no reason you need a car. If your kids go to the same school every day, there's absolutely no reason they shouldn't take public transportation or school busses. You only need a car when is more advantageous for everyone involved when accounting for money, time, comfort and mobility, like on a trip to somewhere without public transportation (usually coastal cities).
Plus, public transportation would be a lot faster if more people would use it. The only thing keeping busses in gridlocks are cars, so with less cars, the bus will go faster to its (and your) destination.
I live in a city where I can cross it during the rush hour using public transportation faster than a car would. In a normal day, only motorcycles would reach the destination before I do, so having a car is ultimately pointless no matter how you look at it. And also, if I decide to jump off the subway for a quick meet with friends and have some beers, I can return to the subway and go home without the need for a breathalyzer and the biggest danger would probably be me barfing all over the subway floor because I forgot to eat before drinking.
Stop using cars when you don't need them. Everybody wins, even you.
The fact about the insurance is literally insane. Never thought about it before...
I learned to fly airplanes, sailplanes, and helicopters in my youth. What a joy and challenge to learn. There are no borders to see when one is up in the air, and the only real hazard is to avoid running into birds, not some drunkard careening down the highway straight at you. That's what freedom feels like to me. Unfortunately, I was forced to get a driver's license at 26 years of age as a work requirement, but in my free time, I only ride bikes. Now that I'm retired, I never expect to see myself, ever again, yoked to the wheel of a metal coffin ravaging the environment. To be fair, if we all were forced to pay the true cost for all the damage the automobile has caused, gas would be prohibitively expensive -- say over $100/gallon.
R/fuckcars are gonna love this.
Sadly, my city's public transportation isn't very good, fast, or reliable. And it saddens me that I can state this without doxing myself.
Mine only got a public transit system this year connecting it to the rest of the region.
I was actually reading a story about a woman being burned on a Delta airplane by coffee, conjuring up the McDonald's coffee lawsuit, when I got this notification. And I just wanted to thank you for actually trying to educate us about that case because it certainly helped me realize there was a lot more to the story. And I'm sure this Delta thing is no different.
Loved the bus, except for having to leave an hour, or more, early to get where I needed.
HEy for 20,000 dollars and a decade of gasoline and maintenance you can drive yourself and get there 30 minutes sooner......................
I WISH the bus was just $1.75
It literally is in most places. Only time you pay more than that is if you take a greyhound or something.
It should be free in the way roads are, ie subsidized by taxes
@@ChadOfAllChads in my city bus fare is $3.
Check to see if there’s a frequent rider program in your city. Most cities have a monthly plan which costs about a tank of gas a month. Also, if it’s a college town, see if you can get a temporary ID from the college, as most college students ride free. And if none of that is available, talk to your city councilors and see if you can get one to put a referendum up for more frequent ridership. Most public transit programs are funded based on ridership numbers, so bumping those numbers up is in their interests.
@@sarahwbs About 2 dollars where I live, .50 cents fr youth and seniors.
I used to work with a guy who would boast that he, "never took the bus and never worked in fast food," etc. He also refused to tip the guys who delivered his lunch every day. Remember the adage about paying attention to how people treat servers and clerks? Mm. Your friends will get over it.
In the US, there is driver retraining if you get enough speeding tickets. But that's about it.
This set came at the perfect time
That's why I loooove big cities in Europe. I can walk ANYWHERE and the sites are beautiful.
As a transit planner and car free multi modal enthusiast I approve of this message. I have been screaming the safety issue til my face turns blue but people just don’t get it.
"The more you drive, the less intelligent you are."
Thanks for saying that Adam, I have ADD and a year after getting my driver's license I just stopped driving, I knew I was a menace to me and others, it's the sane thing to do.
I am pretty sure the idea of public transportation in the US was shut down early on when car manufacturers pushed the product.
Then it just became the norm.
"Buses are so expensive" says a person in debt because they had to get a Ford pickup for their 6 person family so they also need a second car
This is why I'm glad I never had a car. Never even rented one. 34 years old and never took my drivers test. Don't have a license. I cycle everywhere ( except doctors appointments, someone else drives me there ). I have diabetes, kidney disease, and heart disease, all genetic except for the first one, which I got due to medication. And yet, I'm healthier than I should be, all because I don't have a car. And more physically fit. When you can cycle 80-90 miles in 13 hours ( breaks included ), you'd think you'd be.
Who you gonna call?
Ghost busses
This was really really funny Adam. Really well done.
Lemme just say, I've got that "really hard to make me laugh" autism and im dead silent while watching most comedy specials, but this one had me rolling back and forth with laughter.
I have jave been a huge fan of your work for years. This was the first time that I've seen your stand-up work. I am an even BIGGER fan now. Thank you!
I didn't NOT think Adam could do stand up, but now I CAN'T NOT think he can. Plus my ex pretended he couldn't drive for years and I'm enjoying the fact he's too self-absorbed to ever see this gold~
If I didn't live in the suburbs, I would take public transportation. In fact, I planned most of my military moves to live near public transit so I wouldn't need to drive. The added benefit was that Uncle Sam paid for it. Just a little paperwork and it was awesome. In fact, I generally only drive when I am going somewhere alone. Otherwise, my wife does all the driving. Sometimes it's fun and I do have two motorcycles, but I really don't drive much anymore.
I have never seen one of Adam's standups, heck I only recently found out he did standup comedy. I really enjoyed it! The topic was on point too.
Yay for public transportation. :D
Also school kids survive school buses, isn't that public transportation too.
Thank you saying and posting this. I don’t drive, I’ve been extremely afraid to all my life with a scary experience when I was 15 being taught by a terrible Diver’s Ed teacher (who should’ve never been allowed) which has scared me for life with PTSD. I’ve always been very ashamed that I don’t since it seems everyone has a license. There are SOOOOOO many I see everyday even as a pedestrian that should never be allowed to operate a vehicle. I thank you so much Adam since it eases the stigma for me a little bit.
Unfortunately in states like Missouri, you have no choice but to have a car since everything is too far out of the way. Plus STL metro has gotten a lot worse due the staff shortage and constant changes in routes 😢
Unfortunately in states like Missouri, states like Missouri exist. They overturned the rest of the compromise that made it a state, that should invalidate the whole thing.
WALK, 🚌, 🚲, 🚂 ⛵.
Adam is killing it
I like this guy a lot
I am impressed with this standup; I was not expecting it to be funny! Very well done!
Glad you enjoyed it!
“Wow, that was a long joke, you guys don’t have ADHD” 😂😂😂😂
oh Adam, don’t worry, I do
Excellent take on car culture! It makes sense to have cars out in the country where everything is spaced so far apart, but in denser areas like cities and major metropolitan areas, there's honestly no benefit to them except for convenience and privacy.
I have ADHD-PI, but also weirdly fast reflexes in emergencies. I drove professionally for 7 years. My one takeaway is to leave lots of following distance. You have no way of knowing what the person ahead of you will think is a good idea to do while driving! 😰
Cars are echo chambers.
I will say the London night buses are great when you're drunk.
This is one of my new favorite short sets.
Tiny metal boxes!
My CA county recently issued free bus passes to government workers that request them. The goal of which is to reduce the number of cars on the road, reduce the number of used parking spaces at public service offices, and help to establish a safer environment for riders to use public transit. So far it seems to be working wonderfully.
this is fantastic!
6:45 in fairness there are advantages to cars, it’s just that they’re selfish. Some people value being able to go wherever they want whenever they want as quickly as they want over [insert every advantage of public transportation Adam mentions in the routine]
Genius material is all I can say
This was some excellent standup. You should do more! But also, that background on the stage is so cool.
i take the bus too adam! i dont drive either because im certain people will die > - < thanks adam for standin up for bus people hell ya!
I hate how car dependent the us is (by design). Bus isn't an option for me 😢.
I have a Toyota Corolla and car insurance... yet no health insurance, soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohelpmeoooooooooooooooooooooo
Step 1, write a script. Step 2, make a video. Step 3, post to TH-cam for profit.
@@zacharythomas8617 Uh... you lost buddy?
As a Swiss watching this whose 31 and doesn't have a drivers license because I've always taken the train/bus/tram wherever I needed, this is so alien to me this culture in America with its cars... 🧐
As a Detroiter I apologize to all of you for inflicting the car on the rest of the world.
Genius! Greetings from over the pond, from the place where are lots of bicycles, even more then people.
I'm a fan of riding buses, trains, and bicycles. The trains and buses around me just don't go anywhere I want to go daily. Cars would not be my top choice for commuting or getting around town.
as someone with ADHD and hates driving, i feel EXTREMELY SEEN BY THIS. YOU GET ME. THANK YOU
I love using the bus. It's cheap, I don't have to worry about traffic or maintenance, and they're help me with my groceries. I just wish they could go beyond the county lines.
To be fair it sounds like Adam has never ridden the bus in Portland, where there's a pretty good chance you're getting stabbed.
Good for you, going carless. I've been carless for over 2 years, and it's life changing. I don't have a reliable bus here (my "city" likes to play the "too small" card), but I wish we did. I rely mostly on biking. Surprisingly effective for most things, though I definitely feel a little trapped when I want to visit other places. Still, my level of happiness is substantially higher in average and I have a better understanding of weather patterns and how to dress appropriately. It's incredible!
I remember an Adam Ruins Everything episode talking about the automobile industry and the introduction of the word jaywalker. It didn't kick off my car free lifestyle, but it started laying the foundation. I appreciate your work - the communication, the education, the comedy, everything. Thank you. Keep on being awesome!
1 hour commute to school with no traffic, 2 hours with traffic. Worth it to stay with my parents and not pay for extremely overpriced and limited housing. I'd rather give that slot to someone who needs it. Crazy how we're forced into one bad option as an alternative to even worse one.
This was surprisingly a lot funnier than I expected.
Kinda surprised videogames didn’t tame the adhd right outta ya. It worked for me but I had to drop social media a couple years ago to get back on track, it’s the worst.
Each of your videos is a small masterpiece that is amazing in its beauty and depth. Keep inspiring and surprising us!🐟🎇🤩
Urbanist comedy is something I can get behind.
i didnt know adam did stand up and couldn't really envision it but he did a good job here
Oh good. Adam Conover is not dead. Just his Adam Ruins Everything show.☺️
Thank you for your professionalism and talent. Your videos are always impressive.🦉🌏♠️
When people fear monger about public transportation, they're not afraid of being killed, they're afraid of human interaction.
Got mugged and my right hand cut off coming off the bus, waiting for the next one that was late. Never again.
This is spot on 😂😂😂😂
Commuting sucks. Driving is fantastic. I know it seems silly, but I love public transit as the day to day Commuting system, but when you can find an abandoned piece of tarmac with hills, curves, and no one to slow you down it gives one goosebumps
Our car death culture is similar to the Aztec ballgame where the winners were human sacrifices on the top of the pyramid. Literally, future generations will see our era as just as ridiculous and barbaric.
i totally got distracted when he said it was horribly inconvenient. and my only real thoughts were about that for the next like 30 seconds where i was just like "yes in cities absolutely, but in smaller towns where there isnt much public transit, its extremely convenient to own a car." ((and i say that as someone living in a small town, whom doesnt have a car, doesnt know how to drive, and wont learn))
As bad as the lane discipline is here I sometimes drive along and marvel at how few accidents there actually are in this messy sea of vehicles moving about every day.
Get motorcycle fellas. Up the danger but break the chains of traffic.
GhostBus-sters...LoL
I quit driving, too!! I live in Phoenix, and its been a major lifestyle shift, and people also act weird about it sometimes to me. I take the bus and ride my bike (never in the same trip now since a bike of mine got stolen from the bus rack, so I refuse to use it anymore), and my commute is now often the best part of my day. I like cycling, I like walking, I like riding the bus (when it's remotely on schedule, but jf there was less traffic the drivers wouldn't always be late so it's not their fault). I always hated having to drive, and then one day I realized that I didn't actually need to do it, I had simply been convinced I had to drive by other people who were also misled into believing the same. Buses, cycling, and 15 minute cities are the future! Be the change you wanna see! ❤
So heckin’ good 😂😂
Driving is the most fun you can have while dressed.
As much as i enjoy adam... his standup leaves much to be desired
10/10 Adam 😄
This might be the thing that gets me to finally sign up for Dropout tbh
And here I'm having to get a license and a car because the public transit system is underfunded, understaffed, and completely disrespected by the city I live in. One official has openly stated funding the bus system is "welfare" (derogatory). Infuriates me.
I'd take the bus if there was a stop nearby, but those are miles away... like hours of walking. NOPE.
unfortunately public transport in my country is barely wheelchair accessible and i really wish they would get that fixed - i literally have to call at least 12 hours ahead to be able to take the train
I remember hearing this joke live in La Jolla. I was laughing my ass off.