Start watching Know Brainers today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvSG7NgM9HE Why does public transit in America suck? When most other economic powerhouse nations have consistent and broad-reaching public transit, the United States (and Canada) are lagging behind. In this video, Sabrina explores how America got addicted to cars and why they can't quit (even when people know that public transit is better). CHECK OUT RMTRANSIT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3qeYRI34C8 WATCH OUR VIDEO ABOUT WHEELS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBqV0OpTo0o SUPPORT US ON PATREON https://patreon.com/answerinprogress SUBSCRIBE TO OUR MONTHLY NEWSLETTER https://www.answerinprogress.com/newsletter SOCIAL MEDIA Sabrina Twitter: https://twitter.com/nerdyandquirky Instagram: http://instagram.com/nerdyandquirky Melissa Twitter: https://twitter.com/mehlizfern Instagram: http://instagram.com/mehlizfern Taha Twitter: https://twitter.com/khanstopme Instagram: http://instagram.com/khanstopme CREDITS Produced by Sabrina Cruz Video Editing by Joe Trickey Motion Design by Sabrina Cruz Sound Design by Joe Trickey Special Thanks to Reece Martin https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf4iKXL_SJQ5d0qsKkboRRQ , Laine Johnson, Megan Rojek, Jade C, Melissa Fernandes, Taha Khan, Jarrett Walker MUSIC Epidemic Sound. Get started today using our affiliate link. http://share.epidemicsound.com/answerinprogress RECOMMENDATIONS Fighting Traffic by Peter D. Norton Human Transit by Jarrett Walker Better Buses Better Cities by Steven Higashide The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs TIMESTAMPS 00:00 do i love public transit or do i just suck at driving 00:34 thank you to the people who make this possible 01:11 maybe cars are a good thing 01:47 sike 01:50 the benefit of public transit 02:39 kachow (derogatory) 02:42 why america abandoned public transit 04:32 i dont usually wear shoes indoors, i just dont trust yall 04:45 mini metro rpg | how to make a transit system 07:30 top 10 anime battle: bus vs train 08:06 why public transit keeps failing 08:50 WHY AREN'T YALL USING THE TRAIN 09:43 i guess its time for a research montage 09:55 rEseArcH mOnTaGe 10:01 local woman who watched the good place, once 10:27 guess who can legally drive 10:42 explaining the experiment 11:25 vote by enGAGING WITH THE ALGORITHM 11:29 can we still call it an experiment if there is a prize 11:52 just some zoomers on the train 12:03 the experiment begins 12:42 elite rgb streaming gamer set up o7 12:48 the experiment rubric 13:00 we all got lost | criteria 1 - understanding 14:50 u dont think we'd ignore NYC for an america public transit video 15:00 why you keep getting lost on the subway 16:00 don't get run-over challenge (level America) | criteria 2 - comfort 16:30 remember that Sabrina got to her first stop at 4pm 16:40 lovers to enemies AU, melissa and parking 17:34 sabrina's joker origin story 18:04 the benefits of walking | criteria 3 - freedom 18:48 ottawa transit's toxic trait | criteria 4 - reliability 19:10 THE GREEN SCREEN IS BACK, BAYBEE 21:11 dropping public transit like a flakey friend from the gc 21:54 race to the finish line | criteria 5 - time use 23:22 remember sabrina got to her first stop AT 4PM 23:34 a two-dimensional tier list 23:53 why don't people take public transit 24:10 why people keep using cars 24:22 okay but pls use public transit when you can 25:15 u might even win a trophy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Welcome to the joke under the fold! Here's a silly little pun for ya: In an effort to improve public transit, a city implemented "green" fuel sources. It made all the buses run on thyme. Leave a comment with the word GREEN to let me know you were here ;-)