Every Reason to Hate Cars

Made by humans for humans. No AI voices or generative AI was used in the making of this video. Check out my new public transit travel show, Day Pass, now available on Nebula! https://nebula.tv/daypass?ref=notjustbikes Watch this video ad-free and sponsor-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-every-metro-system-should-be-this-beautiful Sign up to Nebula and support this channel: https://go.nebula.tv/notjustbikes Buy a Nebula Gift card (now available with iDEAL!) https://gift.nebula.tv/notjustbikes Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Mastodon: @[email protected] NJB Live (my live-streaming channel): https://youtube.com/@njblive --- Suggested Videos These Stupid Trucks are Literally Killing Us https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-these-stupid-trucks-are-literally-killing-us https://youtu.be/jN7mSXMruEo What is the "Correct" Speed Limit? https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-what-is-the-correct-speed-limit https://youtu.be/JRbnBc-97Ps Crossing the Street Shouldn't Be Deadly (but it is) https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-crossing-the-street-shouldnt-be-deadly-but-it-is https://youtu.be/_ByEBjf9ktY How to (Quickly) Build a Cycling City - Paris https://nebula.tv/videos/not-just-bikes-how-to-quickly-build-a-cycling-city-paris https://youtu.be/sI-1YNAmWlk Cities Aren't Loud: Cars Are Loud https://nebula.tv/videos/not-just-bikes-cities-aren-t-loud-cars-are-loud https://youtu.be/CTV-wwszGw8 I'm so Sick of this Lazy Excuse for Bad Cities (Weather) https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-the-laziest-excuse-for-bad-cities https://youtu.be/BXDP9WQe0io The Gym of Life https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-i-dont-exercise-my-city-does-that-for-me https://youtu.be/KPUlgSRn6e0 Would You Fall for It? [ST08] https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-would-you-fall-for-it-st08 https://youtu.be/n94-_yE4IeU Why We Won't Raise Our Kids in Suburbia https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-why-we-wont-raise-our-kids-in-suburbia https://youtu.be/oHlpmxLTxpw Strong Towns Playlist https://nebula.tv/notjustbikes/strong-towns https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp5q-R0lZ0_FCUbeVWK6OGLN69ehUTVa Suburbia is Subsidized: Here's the Math [ST07] https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-suburbia-is-subsidized-heres-the-math-st07 https://youtu.be/7Nw6qyyrTeI America Always Gets This Wrong (when building transit) https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-america-always-gets-this-wrong-when-building-transit https://youtu.be/MnyeRlMsTgI These Ugly Big Box Stores are Literally Bankrupting Cities https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-these-ugly-big-box-stores-are-literally-bankrupting-cities https://youtu.be/r7-e_yhEzIw Parking Laws Are Strangling America | Climate Town https://nebula.tv/videos/climatetown-parking-laws-are-strangling-america-climate-town https://youtu.be/OUNXFHpUhu8 City Beautiful https://nebula.tv/citybeautiful https://www.youtube.com/@CityBeautiful Ray Delahanty | CityNerd https://nebula.tv/citynerd https://www.youtube.com/@CityNerd --- References & Further Reading Car harm: A global review of automobility's harm to people and the environment https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0966692324000267 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2024.103817 Crash Not Accident https://crashnotaccident.com/ Life After Cars Book, from the War on Cars Podcast https://www.lifeaftercars.com/ Segregation by Design https://www.segregationbydesign.com/ Rave DJ mixes available at djnumbernine.com The number of references far exceeds the maximum length that YouTube allows in descriptions, but you can access the full list of references on Nebula or at this link: https://notjustbikes.com/references/carharm.txt This video uses stock footage from Getty Images and other licensed sources. No generative AI or AI voices were used in the making of this video Script by Nicole Conlan and Jason Slaughter Thanks to Simon Clark, Henry (The Closer Look), münecat, and Ray Delahanty (CityNerd) for voicing quotes. --- Chapters 0:00 Intro 1:38 Car Harm 3:00 Vehicular violence 6:23 Air pollution 8:14 Other pollutants and tyres 11:10 Noise & light pollution 12:57 Climate change 13:59 Sedentary lifestyle & isolation 15:59 Motonormativity 17:01 Advertising and propaganda 18:53 Disproportionate harm 20:04 Children 23:04 People with disabilities 24:28 Low-income households 27:47 The costs of automobility 30:08 Parking 32:08 Housing 32:55 Infrastructure costs 36:07 Land use and habitat destruction 38:09 Small businesses and retail 39:10 Everyone hates cars 40:51 Reducing car harm 42:14 People want fewer cars 43:48 Concluding thoughts 46:06 Nebula & Day Pass