Why European Buses are Better.. (American Reacts)

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[TMTMmmmy]

5:05 In Germany not only most of the buses are low floor buses, they also bend to the door side at an halt to make the step even more lower.

[scomarty]

Buses here in Edinburgh, Scotland have good wi-fi, charging ports on some seats and a brilliant app for tracking timetables and your route. They also have a voice over woman on a video monitor telling you what stop you are approaching and it's name. Every bus stop has a name here. It is mostly the street name, or a sidestreet close by.

[Robin]

I live near Rotterdam in The Netherlands, using buses multiple times per week. The bus operator in Rotterdam (RET) started in 2019 with buying new buses. They bought 40 diesel, 103 hybrid and 55 electric buses. In 2022 they bought 42 extra electric buses. The RET is taking a step towards a completely zero-emission bus fleet in 2030.

These buses have wifi, USB charging points and a ATM onboard and can bend to the door side at an halt to make the step lower. The buses drive regularly here. During rush hour about 6-12 times per hour.

There are bus lines on my route. This makes my trip faster than by car.

[raystewart]

US Safety Board = No Kinder Eggs, they are not safe at all.
US Safety Board = Lets Allow Guns in peoples Homes.

[chrissaltmarsh]

There is a lot of social attitude behind this.
I haven't had a car for 15 years and more - no point.
London and now Edinburgh.
I can get everywhere on feet, bus, tram, train and sometimes cab. It is cheaper and less hassle.
That is why the cities do it. Less congestion, get people to work quicker etc etc.

If you live and work out in the country, you'll need a motor.

[catgladwell]

I had to give up driving for health reasons and I don't miss it at all. We have an excellent bus service in the Welsh town where I live, and, at 70, it's free for me. And when you don't have the expense of running a car, you suddenly have so much more disposable income.

[KGardner]

From what I can remember, Joel, the US once did used to have a lot of trams and buses running on the roads there. But, the motor industry execs decided they wanted to close them down to sell more cars by buying the companies up and quickly allowing it all to run down into disrepair as fast as possible. Trams or buses in need of repairs or renewals were just ignored until people finally got tired of them being late, or not able to show up at all - and then those who could decided to get their own cars to get around . . . that was their death knell basically. Some had to keep going just to carry schoolkids, but as you said yourself, their ride and comfort levels was not what they were created for - it was used a few times a day to carry kids to and from schools and then parked up until the next day. And as seen on here, some latter bus/transport companies have tried to bring your buses back - but they are hampered by too many rules, regs, and laws concerning where they come from and what they could offer, to allow them to be what they could become. If a company is still being held back by the same very old Gov RR&L's, then gaining any customer increase won't ever happen. So, no, if the car manufacturers still have the Gov in their back pockets to keep their own pockets filled - and to keep cars as the best transport option for the US, then things will never be able to change very much at all for those who can't drive, don't want to drive, or would prefer a bus if they could find a regular one to use . . .

[walterfillingham]

I live in Inverness in the Scottish Highlands, we have the UK first fully electric bus fleet. I no longer have a car and rely on the bus, and I’m enjoying life really well without a car. The irony is I’ve noticed I have more freedom to travel around and much further now I have much more money with saving so much money. Our buses are comfortable, clean and to be honest really reliable. The company has an app which has your bus pass and shows live buses on the map so you can see exactly when to head to the bus stop. Plus of course, it’s easy to walk around unlike the states.

[paradoxofgodexisting]

Europe and America are two different worlds. Mentality is even more different, if you told some stories to an American, they wouldnt believe you, for an example, Princess Mary of Denmark riding her two kids to public preschool, on a bicycle in the snowy winter and she did it every day of the year while she was in her 40s.

[JetLagRecords]

MoreJps, Wow, this made my day brighter! Thank you!

[PokhrajRoy.]

8:25 My school bus had that ‘rattling metal cage on the go’ energy too.

[PokhrajRoy.]

1:25 Omg he’s awesome! Great choice of video. Next has to be DownieLive and Geoff Marshall.

[seijika]

The city I live in has the biggest hydrogen fleet in Europe. Quiet, stable and clean - big improvement on the old diesel.

[knudplesner]

4:51 Note: The 5 door bus, the light blue/yellow bus on the town hall square towards Herlev in Denmark, you can check in and out at all 5 doors. It runs every 5 minutes, sometimes in pairs. Trains and buses are registered as late if they do not arrive within 2 minutes of the timetable. The stops show how many minutes there are to the next bus/train, because all buses have GPS.

[Thorium_Th]

4:04 From now on I will always refer to them as "double bendy boys" 😄

[SiGr]

I remember bendy buses being in the UK, aswell as small shuttle buses but i haven't seen them in years now. It is all double deckers, but they're cool, they have free wifi, charging ports, docks to hold your phone and comfy seats and cheap... £2 each way no matter how far you are going, or £4.50 for a ticket with unlimited travel for the whole day.

[biankakoettlitz]

In Norway we have speed up the ticket buying process, too: In most cities/towns you can buy your ticket on an app/cell phone, in my county you can also buy your ferie ride with this same app. It seems to be used in the hole county😀, and of course we have electric busses, they also work in snow and harsh weather ( north of the Arctic circle ). And we have special busses where you can bring your skis with you.

[dudoklasovity]

As a visitor in LA, riding the orange line bus from North Hollywood to Chatsworth was one of the most humiliating experiences in my life. I couldn't believe my eyes what I saw during that 50 mins ride. Never got on american bus since (with exception of hotel shuttles)

[SidSanturos]

the actual joke in this is that busses are usually the last pick when you have diffferent choices like railways, tramways or subways

[bcnmanhattan]

Years ago some friends from NY gave me the key to their apartment in Hollywood, Florida for a few days vacation there. There was really nothing to do there so I was planning to go regularly to South Beach counting on public transportation. I was pleasantly assured to see a bus stop just at the front door of the building. The retired couple that welcomed me as recommended from my NY friends were really nice and I asked them where that bus would take me. They looked at each other in astonishment, What bus stop? they asked me. And it was right in front of their door in that road that leads to South Beach. Anyway I finally got to know that it would take me to a Shopping Mall (surprise, right?) and there I could take another bus to SoBe. Every early evening I'd take that bus I was the only one on it, plus a black maid going home.