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>> (indistinct conversing)
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>> Can you give it to me
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for 23,050?
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>> Oh, Mr. Cordova, I would love
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to, but my manager, he would eat
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my feet.
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But, you know what?
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I like you guys, so let me go
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talk to him.
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(phone ringing)
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>> Unbelievable!
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(glass breaking)
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Do you realize, when the
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manufacturer sends me these
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cars, I've got to meet a quota?
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Let me tell you something--
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a person is not a number!
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>> Taking weekend? out this
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>> Uh-huh.
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>> Oh, that'll be nice.
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>> Unbelievable!
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(glass breaking)
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I don't even know how you got--
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>> Dad, calm down.
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I'm about to get my first car.
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>> These people are like
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vultures.
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I hate dealerships.
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>> Me, too. Ha!
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And you'll hate them even more
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after I tell you the truth
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about them.
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>> What are you, like, another
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car salesman?
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You're dressed like one.
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>> That is a terrible thing to
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say to someone.
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Hi, I'm Adam Conover, and this
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is "Adam Ruins Everything."
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(crackling)
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(ding-ding)
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(buzzer)
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>> Okay, you can't ruin cars.
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The car, like, represents
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freedom.
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>> Hmm, how can they represent
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freedom when you have no choice
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in where you buy them?
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Why is it that if you want a new
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car, you have to go to one of
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these awful dealerships?
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Doesn't that suck?
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>> Yes! I hate haggling!
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I hate driving from one
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dealership to the next
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dealership.
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I hate dealing with this guy!
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>> Hey!
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>> So, why do we buy cars
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this way?
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Like, why does every dealership
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only sell one brand of car?
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What if every business worked
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like that?
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>> Welcome to Peterman Clancy,
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serving all your Tom Clancy
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needs.
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>> I'd like "The Hunt for
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Red October."
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>> Oh, okay.
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Well, I can offer you a
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ten-chapter package for $20
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a month for 36 months.
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And would you like to add page
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strengthening?
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>> Why can't you just go to a
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car store and buy whatever brand
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of car you want for
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a fixed price?
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>> Do you have Toyota Camrys?
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>> Uh, sedans, Aisle 6, right
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next to the Accords.
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>> Oh, I do have coupons
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for those.
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>> And why can't you buy a car
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online?
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>> Hmm, never mind, it's cheaper
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on Amazon.
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"Add to Cart."
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>> Why isn't that how
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we buy cars?
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>> (laughs) Because that would
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be crazy.
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I mean, can you imagine such
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a world?
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Oh, boy, man, this guy, he sure
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is funny.
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>> You know, that would
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be great.
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Why can't I do that?
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>> Oh, because these guys got
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a law passed to stop you.
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Come on.
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>> Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no.
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Please!
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Please don't talk about this!
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>> Dealerships aren't owned by
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the car makers.
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They're separate businesses.
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And since the 30s, dealership
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associations have pressured
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every state into passing
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"franchise laws" that give them
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a virtual monopoly over new
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car sales.
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>> That is a beautiful
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anti-competitive law, Senator!
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We are gonna make so much money
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off of this!
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>> These laws actually make it
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illegal to sell new cars unless
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you're a car dealership.
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And if you want to become a
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dealer... too bad.
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It's also illegal to open a new
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dealership in another dealer's
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territory.
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>> You are operating an
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unauthorized dealership!
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(sirens blaring)
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>> It's not actually that
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illegal, but you get the idea.
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And the law also makes it nearly
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impossible for car makers to
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shut down dealerships, even when
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they suck.
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Which means they end up getting
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passed from father to son like
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family dynasties.
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>> This top financing.
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>> Great job, son.
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Push those leather seats, okay?
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>> Since they have no
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competition and no oversight,
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car dealers are free to force
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you to haggle and treat you
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like crap.
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>> So, it's a lame law.
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Let's change it.
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>> That'll be tough.
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20% of state sales tax revenue
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comes from car dealerships,
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which means Quint and his
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buddies pretty much run
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the show.
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>> There you are, Senator.
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>> (chuckling)
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You own me.
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(both laughing)
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>> And all these middlemen do
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is cost you money.
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>> I knew it.
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>> It's estimated that if car
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manufacturers could sell to
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consumers directly, every car
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would be $1,800 cheaper.
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>> Gah!
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>> That'll be $1,800 to replace.
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>> Uh...
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I hate these guys.
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>> Yeah, but because of dealer
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franchise laws, you can't
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avoid them.
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If you want a new car, you have
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no choice.
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>> But, it's the only way to
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get around.
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I need a car.
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>> Yeah, so does everyone.
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Isn't it kind of weird that a
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product marketed as the epitome
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of freedom is totally mandatory?
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Hell, your government-issued
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I.D. is a driver's license.
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Well, mine's a learner's permit.
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I have bad depth perception,
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so I'm still practicing,
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you know?
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>> Well, that's the way it is.
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Man and car, forever locked
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in battle.
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>> Yeah, but it didn't
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have to be.
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Haven't you ever wondered why we
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built our transportation system
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this way?
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>> No.
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But... now, I do.
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>> Oh, you're a little curious?
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>> Yeah.
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>> Awesome!
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Well, the story begins when--
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>> Excuse me, I'm looking for
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a sedan.
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>> I don't work here!
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I have a pocket square!
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>> Here's the story of how the
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car took over the American
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street.
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A century ago, the city street
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was a public place that was open
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to everyone.
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It was shared by pedestrians,
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horses, and weird old-timey
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bicyclists alike, not to mention
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streetcars that took people
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to work.
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>> Now, Teddy, you have a fun
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day at the sweatshop.
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And remember, always walk in
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the street.
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It belongs to all of us.
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>> But when the car was
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invented, people started driving
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them at top speed through the
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crowded streets, and the results
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weren't pretty.
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(crashing, screaming)
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>> My boy!
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He's dead!
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>> Oh, dear!
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So that's what happens when
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one's motor car strikes
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a peasant.
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>> Naturally, everyone blamed
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the new invention for the
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carnage.
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>> Seventh kid mashed by a metal
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death machine this week.
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Huh, maybe these things
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shouldn't be allowed.
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>> Public outcry grew.
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>> Extra! Extra!
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Innocent boy killed by
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automobile!
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>> And some cities even
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discussed passing laws
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against them.
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>> We propose that the streets
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not be filled with these
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high-speed two-ton metal
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projectiles.
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>> Hear, hear.
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We pay our taxes.
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>> They're killin' us out there!
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>> Well, technically, we're
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killing them, Bill.
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Ooh!
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>> Good point.
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We gotta fight this thing.
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>> I got it! (snaps fingers)
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We'll tell them the streets are
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for cars only.
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And if a car kills ya, it's your
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own fault.
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>> And we'll give the folks that
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walk in the street a really
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humiliating nickname.
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>> What about "Irish walkers"?
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>> Now, that's pretty cruel,
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but we can do better.
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(snaps fingers) I got it!
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"Jaywalkers"!
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>> Ugh, you disgust me!
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And I love it.
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>> It doesn't mean much to us
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now, but back then, "jay" was
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a really offensive slur.
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It basically meant "dirty
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hillbilly," which makes this
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really messed up.
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Like, what if today we called
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them "(bleep) walkers," or
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"(bleep) walkers," or even
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"(bleep) walkers"?
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>> Hey, man, come on, there's
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"(a kid on set.s"?
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>> Yikes! Sorry.
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To publicize their new insult,
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the auto industry actually
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planted stories in newspapers
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blaming pedestrians for
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automobile deaths.
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(typewriter dings)
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>> (gasps)
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>> Extra! Extra!
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Lame-brained jaywalker flings
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himself before a noble
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automobile.
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>> My boy, a jay?
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>> Serves him right, I say.
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I hate those good-for-nothing
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jays. (spits, spittoon dings)
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>> So do we all, sir.
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(spits, spittoon dings)
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>> Me, too.
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I hope my stupid, jay son rots
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in hell.
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(spits, spittoon dings)
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>> Today, jaywalking is a crime,
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and, in fact, most of our modern
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traffic safety culture descends
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from this kind of blame-shifting
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propaganda.
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Think about it.
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A group of private businessmen
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coined an offensive slur to
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promote their product, and it
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worked so well that today, it's
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a legal term.
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That's like if the trash can
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industry convinced us all to
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call littering,
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"(bleep) dropping."
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>> Seriously, dude, do you even
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think before you speak?
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>> You know, funny, I don't.
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As a result of this campaign,
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the street went from being a
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public place where everyone
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was welcome, to a terrifying
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off-limits death trap.
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(cars speeding by)
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>> Stay back, Ethel.
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The streets belong to the
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machines now.
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(tires screeching)
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Thank you for granting us
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passage, metal majesty.
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>> Well, so what?
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We needed cars to get around.
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>> Actually, we already had a
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fast, efficient way to get
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around the city-- the streetcar.
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At the time, almost every major
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city had them, but the
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automobile killed them.
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A single streetcar can carry
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dozens of pedestrians.
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But put each of those passengers
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in their own car, and they take
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up 100 square feet each.
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(horns honking)
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And that means one thing--
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traffic.
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Once the roads were gridlocked,
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the old, reliable streetcar
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became too slow to be effective.
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And that was the death of public
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transportation in America.
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>> Whoa.
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>> Once cars were the only way
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to get from place to place,
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we rebuilt our entire cities
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around them.
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And that's when things really
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took a turn for the worse.
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We started bulldozing entire
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neighborhoods to build urban
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highways, and in some cities,
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parking lots now take up a
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quarter of all the available
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land.
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All this space used just to
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store cars while they're asleep.
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(tires screeching)
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>> Uh, this part of the show is
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really weird.
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>> Parking lots are deserts in
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the city.
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>> Who's this dude?
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>> This "dude" is Professor
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Donald Shoup, our foremost
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expert on the economics
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of parking.
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>> Oh, okay.
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>> Parking lots don't employ
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any people.
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They simply provide space
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for cars.
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We have expensive housing for
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people, and free parking
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for cars.
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We have our priorities the wrong
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way around.
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And the worst part is, many
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cities require far too much
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parking, and this blights their
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downtowns.
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We're killing our own cities.
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It's a huge bummer.
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>> It is an honor to animate
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you, sir. (chuckles)
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When we design society so that
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it's more comfortable for cars,
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we make it less habitable
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for humans.
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In a city designed around public
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transportation, this space would
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be full of homes and businesses,
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and you could walk from place
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to place.
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But in most of our cities and
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suburbs, everything is so spread
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apart that nothing is within
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walking distance, giving you no
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choice but to drive.
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And it didn't have to be
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this way.
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We could have built walkable
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cities based around public
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transportation like western
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Europe and Japan did.
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But we missed that chance, and
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now you have to have a car
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to get around.
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So, write him a check.
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>> Yeah! (laughing)
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(alarm blaring)
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Oh, yeah!
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00:10:26,398 --> 00:10:32,701
Here it comes!
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>> Well, you know, son,
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I thought it was gonna be really
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cool buying you a new car and
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everything, but now I know that
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we've been tricked by a bunch of
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evil car guys, or whatever.
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>> Nah, you know what?
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Even knowing all that stuff,
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I still love this thing.
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Cars are still awesome.
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(both screaming)
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>> Actually, I haven't even
446
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begun to scratch the surface of
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why cars suck.
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Stick around.
449
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After this, I'll tell you why
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your super safe car actually
451
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makes you less safe.
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>> Oh, what's up?
453
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Hey, hey!
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00:11:00,932 --> 00:11:02,998
>> Hey! Ah!
455
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>> Dude, sweet ride!
456
00:11:04,935 --> 00:11:06,067
>> Paige is gonna freak when
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we roll up to her party
458
00:11:07,339 --> 00:11:08,204
in this dope--
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00:11:08,205 --> 00:11:08,970
>> Death trap?
460
00:11:08,974 --> 00:11:10,405
Oh, no, uh, burden?
461
00:11:10,407 --> 00:11:12,106
How about "infrastructural
462
00:11:12,109 --> 00:11:13,675
tumor"? (chuckles)
463
00:11:13,677 --> 00:11:14,509
>> Who's the hair dude?
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>> Oh, greetings.
465
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I'm Adam Conover.
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>> Greetings, man, I'm Gavis.
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>> I'm Trunt. Greetings.
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00:11:20,785 --> 00:11:21,284
>> Hey, is he riding with us
469
00:11:21,285 --> 00:11:22,117
tonight?
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00:11:22,119 --> 00:11:23,484
>> No, no, no!
471
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>> I'd be delighted to.
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00:11:26,023 --> 00:11:31,193
>> Oh, my God.
473
00:11:31,196 --> 00:11:33,262
>> Aw, man, late night, chillin'
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00:11:33,264 --> 00:11:34,295
with the boys, right?
475
00:11:34,298 --> 00:11:36,164
Yeah!
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00:11:36,166 --> 00:11:36,564
You know, I've never done this
477
00:11:36,567 --> 00:11:38,133
before.
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>> You'friends before?ut with
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>> No, but I have practiced with
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dolls at home, so, I think I can
481
00:11:41,705 --> 00:11:42,971
nail this.
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00:11:42,973 --> 00:11:44,405
Man, just too be we gotta drive
483
00:11:44,409 --> 00:11:46,108
to the party, right? (scoffs)
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>> Okay, dude, you know what?
485
00:11:47,078 --> 00:11:47,776
It sounds like you just
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00:11:47,779 --> 00:11:48,877
hate cars.
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00:11:48,879 --> 00:11:49,310
You don't even have a driver's
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00:11:49,314 --> 00:11:50,379
license.
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00:11:50,382 --> 00:11:51,581
>> I told you, Zack, I have bad
490
00:11:51,583 --> 00:11:52,681
depth perception!
491
00:11:52,684 --> 00:11:54,517
And, yeah, I do just hate cars.
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00:11:54,519 --> 00:11:55,851
And it is just my opinion.
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But my opinion is based on a lot
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of statistics, and logic, and
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personal experience.
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Oh, I hate them so much!
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00:12:01,558 --> 00:12:05,093
(engine revving)
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>> Yo, can we pick up Stef--
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>> Cars are great for
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long-distance travel, but
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they're an objectively terrible
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way to get around a city.
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>> Hey, whatever.
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00:12:12,603 --> 00:12:13,802
I love driving mine.
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00:12:13,805 --> 00:12:14,569
>> Okay, well, do you love
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traffic?
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Because the average driver
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spends one work week a year
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stuck in traffic.
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>> Duh, we can fix that.
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You want less traffic, just
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build more roads.
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00:12:24,482 --> 00:12:25,315
>> Oh, that would be great if
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it worked.
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But it's the roads that cause
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the traffic.
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>> (scoffs) Yeah, right!
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>> It's a concept called...
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00:12:32,924 --> 00:12:34,356
Here, check out Gavis's sick
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cargo shorts.
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00:12:35,660 --> 00:12:36,458
His pockets look pretty full,
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00:12:36,460 --> 00:12:37,525
huh?
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>> Oh, yeah, it's my cross
524
00:12:37,862 --> 00:12:39,128
to bear.
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>> I don't know, maybe he just
526
00:12:40,198 --> 00:12:41,530
needs more pockets.
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00:12:41,532 --> 00:12:42,397
>> Great idea!
528
00:12:42,400 --> 00:12:43,599
Let's test it.
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(snaps fingers, magic shimmers)
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00:12:44,369 --> 00:12:47,203
>> Oh, green, sweet!
531
00:12:47,204 --> 00:12:49,537
Aw, man, it's already full.
532
00:12:49,541 --> 00:12:50,773
>> Sorry, dude.
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If I see an open space,
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I'm gonna fill it.
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What can I say?
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I'm only human.
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>> Thank you for the
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demonstration, Trunt.
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>> Trunt!
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>> Historically, every time
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we've built more roads...
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00:13:00,735 --> 00:13:01,901
(horns honking)
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00:13:01,902 --> 00:13:03,702
(bulldozers razing)
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00:13:03,705 --> 00:13:04,604
The amount of traffic has gone
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00:13:04,605 --> 00:13:06,337
up by an identical amount.
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00:13:06,341 --> 00:13:07,138
We can't build our way out of
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00:13:07,140 --> 00:13:08,440
the traffic problem.
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00:13:08,442 --> 00:13:11,175
Cars equal traffic, period.
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00:13:11,179 --> 00:13:12,011
(popping)
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00:13:12,012 --> 00:13:15,079
>> Nice!
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00:13:15,083 --> 00:13:16,048
>> Plus, cars are inherently
552
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unsafe.
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00:13:17,317 --> 00:13:19,551
>> Uh, no, only bad drivers get
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00:13:19,553 --> 00:13:20,618
in car accidents.
555
00:13:20,622 --> 00:13:22,154
I'm fine because I'm a good
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00:13:22,155 --> 00:13:23,220
driver.
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00:13:23,224 --> 00:13:24,956
>> Yeah, you and everyone else.
558
00:13:24,959 --> 00:13:26,291
90% of drivers say they're
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better than average.
560
00:13:27,262 --> 00:13:28,494
That's impossible.
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00:13:28,496 --> 00:13:29,828
>> Yep, plus, it's people who
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00:13:29,831 --> 00:13:30,862
think that they're good drivers
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00:13:30,864 --> 00:13:31,295
who are actually the worst
564
00:13:31,298 --> 00:13:32,163
drivers.
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00:13:32,165 --> 00:13:32,930
>> Whoa, really?
566
00:13:32,933 --> 00:13:34,632
>> Shut up, Trunt!
567
00:13:34,636 --> 00:13:35,700
>> 'Cause most accidents are
568
00:13:35,703 --> 00:13:36,669
caused by inattention, and you
569
00:13:36,671 --> 00:13:37,603
pay the least amount of
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00:13:37,605 --> 00:13:38,437
attention to the road when
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00:13:38,438 --> 00:13:39,436
you're confident.
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00:13:39,439 --> 00:13:40,571
Which is also why most accidents
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00:13:40,575 --> 00:13:42,207
are caused on clear, sunny roads
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00:13:42,210 --> 00:13:42,775
and to sober drivers.
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00:13:42,777 --> 00:13:43,875
>> Yeah.
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00:13:43,877 --> 00:13:45,943
>> I love that you know stuff!
577
00:13:45,946 --> 00:13:46,610
>> Yeah, well, I get that
578
00:13:46,613 --> 00:13:47,678
a lot, too.
579
00:13:47,682 --> 00:13:49,014
>> Okay, well, this car is
580
00:13:49,017 --> 00:13:50,283
super safe.
581
00:13:50,285 --> 00:13:50,816
It's like I'm driving a
582
00:13:50,817 --> 00:13:51,650
spaceship.
583
00:13:51,653 --> 00:13:52,184
I have this super smart
584
00:13:52,186 --> 00:13:53,152
computer--
585
00:13:53,154 --> 00:13:53,952
>> That mostly controls the
586
00:13:53,954 --> 00:13:54,920
air conditioning.
587
00:13:54,923 --> 00:13:56,422
The car itself is still
588
00:13:56,424 --> 00:13:57,957
controlled by a human, an
589
00:13:57,958 --> 00:13:59,723
unreliable and easily distracted
590
00:13:59,727 --> 00:14:00,893
system that--
591
00:14:00,894 --> 00:14:02,960
>> Aah! Oh, crap, oh, crap!
592
00:14:02,964 --> 00:14:03,930
>> Guys, it's okay.
593
00:14:03,932 --> 00:14:05,164
It's just me. (chuckles)
594
00:14:05,165 --> 00:14:06,230
>> What the hell?
595
00:14:06,234 --> 00:14:08,233
>> Ooh, TV magic, ahh.
596
00:14:08,236 --> 00:14:10,503
>> But, he-- you-- you jumped
597
00:14:10,505 --> 00:14:11,836
in front of my car.
598
00:14:11,839 --> 00:14:12,537
>> Actually, you missed
599
00:14:12,539 --> 00:14:13,571
the sign.
600
00:14:13,574 --> 00:14:14,806
This area is a host crossing.
601
00:14:14,808 --> 00:14:16,007
And maybe you missed it because
602
00:14:16,010 --> 00:14:17,877
your car is too safe.
603
00:14:17,879 --> 00:14:19,244
Studies have shown that modern
604
00:14:19,247 --> 00:14:20,912
cars and roads that make us feel
605
00:14:20,915 --> 00:14:23,049
secure cause us to unconsciously
606
00:14:23,050 --> 00:14:24,316
compensate and drive more
607
00:14:24,318 --> 00:14:25,584
dangerously.
608
00:14:25,586 --> 00:14:27,385
And it's a big part of why tens
609
00:14:27,388 --> 00:14:29,054
of thousands of Americans die
610
00:14:29,057 --> 00:14:30,388
on the road every year.
611
00:14:30,391 --> 00:14:31,423
>> Hey, Zack, this guy's making
612
00:14:31,425 --> 00:14:37,728
me feel sad.
613
00:14:37,731 --> 00:14:40,097
>> Ah, what a majestic creature.
614
00:14:40,101 --> 00:14:46,338
(slurping)
615
00:14:46,341 --> 00:14:47,506
>> Okay, but when I'm in this
616
00:14:47,508 --> 00:14:49,709
baby, I'm free.
617
00:14:49,710 --> 00:14:52,009
It's just me and the open road.
618
00:14:52,012 --> 00:14:53,777
>> Yeah, you're free all right.
619
00:14:53,781 --> 00:14:54,813
As long as you keep paying for
620
00:14:54,816 --> 00:14:57,049
insurance, fuel, registration,
621
00:14:57,051 --> 00:14:58,450
and repairs.
622
00:14:58,452 --> 00:14:59,450
So, I hope you have a job while
623
00:14:59,453 --> 00:15:01,019
you're on the open road.
624
00:15:01,021 --> 00:15:03,387
The average car costs $9,000
625
00:15:03,390 --> 00:15:05,489
a year just to own.
626
00:15:05,493 --> 00:15:06,959
Now, maybe you can afford that,
627
00:15:06,960 --> 00:15:08,493
but a lot of people can't.
628
00:15:08,495 --> 00:15:09,728
The average American family
629
00:15:09,731 --> 00:15:10,896
spends 20% of their income on
630
00:15:10,897 --> 00:15:12,329
transportation.
631
00:15:12,333 --> 00:15:12,764
That's more than they spend
632
00:15:12,766 --> 00:15:14,198
on food.
633
00:15:14,202 --> 00:15:15,101
And for the poorest Americans,
634
00:15:15,102 --> 00:15:16,901
it's 32%.
635
00:15:16,904 --> 00:15:18,570
Car ownership is a tremendous
636
00:15:18,573 --> 00:15:20,106
burden on the working poor.
637
00:15:20,108 --> 00:15:21,340
Oh, hey!
638
00:15:21,341 --> 00:15:22,307
There's my friend, Tim Peters!
639
00:15:22,309 --> 00:15:23,073
Yeah, pull over, pull over!
640
00:15:23,077 --> 00:15:24,243
(tires screeching)
641
00:15:24,244 --> 00:15:25,176
Hey, Tim.
642
00:15:25,178 --> 00:15:26,444
>> Hey, Adam, sweet ride.
643
00:15:26,446 --> 00:15:27,712
>> Aw, thanks.
644
00:15:27,714 --> 00:15:28,746
my bros.
645
00:15:28,749 --> 00:15:30,348
Guys, this is Tim Peters.
646
00:15:30,350 --> 00:15:31,348
He is the executive director of
647
00:15:31,351 --> 00:15:32,416
Door of Hope.
648
00:15:32,420 --> 00:15:33,118
Would you tell them a little bit
649
00:15:33,121 --> 00:15:33,986
about what you guys do?
650
00:15:33,987 --> 00:15:35,186
>> Yeah! Hey, guys.
651
00:15:35,188 --> 00:15:36,354
We help homeless families go
652
00:15:36,357 --> 00:15:37,323
from homelessness, to
653
00:15:37,325 --> 00:15:38,591
self-sufficiency, to permanent
654
00:15:38,592 --> 00:15:39,623
housing, and everything
655
00:15:39,627 --> 00:15:41,527
in between.
656
00:15:41,528 --> 00:15:42,694
what your experience with, you
657
00:15:42,696 --> 00:15:43,928
know, automobiles has been?
658
00:15:43,931 --> 00:15:45,030
>> Yeah, transportation is a big
659
00:15:45,032 --> 00:15:46,197
issue with our families.
660
00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:47,433
Car ownership can actually send
661
00:15:47,435 --> 00:15:48,800
them backwards.
662
00:15:48,803 --> 00:15:50,636
>> So, how does a car make you
663
00:15:50,637 --> 00:15:52,170
go backwards?
664
00:15:52,172 --> 00:15:53,672
>> We had one client that was
665
00:15:53,675 --> 00:15:56,007
paying over 80% of her income
666
00:15:56,010 --> 00:15:57,209
on a car.
667
00:15:57,211 --> 00:15:58,610
She thought it was more
668
00:15:58,613 --> 00:16:00,011
important to have a car than
669
00:16:00,013 --> 00:16:01,645
even a home, because if she
670
00:16:01,648 --> 00:16:02,814
ended up homeless, at least she
671
00:16:02,817 --> 00:16:03,948
had a car to sleep in.
672
00:16:03,950 --> 00:16:05,382
And that had been her experience
673
00:16:05,386 --> 00:16:06,785
before coming to Door of Hope.
674
00:16:06,787 --> 00:16:08,419
Families need a car just to get
675
00:16:08,422 --> 00:16:09,453
to work, or to be able to get
676
00:16:09,456 --> 00:16:10,689
around in the city.
677
00:16:10,691 --> 00:16:12,022
But, sometimes, to make a car
678
00:16:12,025 --> 00:16:13,925
payment, they'll sacrifice their
679
00:16:13,927 --> 00:16:15,893
rent payment, or food, or even
680
00:16:15,896 --> 00:16:16,894
the basic essentials for
681
00:16:16,897 --> 00:16:17,829
their children.
682
00:16:17,831 --> 00:16:19,130
>> Wow, thank you for talking to
683
00:16:19,132 --> 00:16:20,230
us about this, Tim.
684
00:16:20,233 --> 00:16:20,698
Uh, hey, do you need a ride or
685
00:16:20,702 --> 00:16:21,667
anything?
686
00:16:21,669 --> 00:16:22,767
>> I think you're full already.
687
00:16:22,769 --> 00:16:23,301
I'll ride the bus.
688
00:16:23,304 --> 00:16:24,069
I'm okay.
689
00:16:24,071 --> 00:16:26,838
(engine revving)
690
00:16:26,841 --> 00:16:28,374
>> That's awful.
691
00:16:28,375 --> 00:16:30,275
>> Yeah, it is.
692
00:16:30,277 --> 00:16:31,909
Transportation is a fundamental
693
00:16:31,912 --> 00:16:33,343
human need.
694
00:16:33,347 --> 00:16:34,679
So, the fact that we built our
695
00:16:34,682 --> 00:16:36,681
entire country so that everyone
696
00:16:36,684 --> 00:16:38,316
in it has to buy and maintain
697
00:16:38,319 --> 00:16:39,819
one of these things just to move
698
00:16:39,821 --> 00:16:41,519
around their own community?
699
00:16:41,522 --> 00:16:43,254
That's a genuine tragedy.
700
00:16:43,256 --> 00:16:44,789
They're monstrously expensive,
701
00:16:44,792 --> 00:16:45,590
you have to deal with a
702
00:16:45,592 --> 00:16:46,924
psychologically manipulative
703
00:16:46,927 --> 00:16:48,827
charlatan just to buy one, and
704
00:16:48,829 --> 00:16:50,194
we are so bad at driving them
705
00:16:50,197 --> 00:16:51,261
that there's an entirely
706
00:16:51,265 --> 00:16:52,897
different predatory industry
707
00:16:52,900 --> 00:16:53,833
based around the fact that we
708
00:16:53,835 --> 00:16:55,000
constantly crash these things
709
00:16:55,001 --> 00:16:56,267
and die.
710
00:16:56,269 --> 00:16:57,869
>> Uh, you-- you're talking
711
00:16:57,871 --> 00:16:59,437
about the insurance industry,
712
00:16:59,440 --> 00:17:00,438
right?
713
00:17:00,441 --> 00:17:01,741
>> Yes, very good, Trunt.
714
00:17:01,743 --> 00:17:03,374
What really kills me about all
715
00:17:03,377 --> 00:17:05,177
of this is the only reason we're
716
00:17:05,178 --> 00:17:06,778
stuck with this clusterfudge is
717
00:17:06,780 --> 00:17:07,979
because we were tricked into
718
00:17:07,981 --> 00:17:09,247
building roads instead of
719
00:17:09,250 --> 00:17:11,583
subways 100 years ago!
720
00:17:11,585 --> 00:17:13,350
The dominance of the car is a
721
00:17:13,354 --> 00:17:14,686
massive cultural mistake.
722
00:17:14,689 --> 00:17:15,988
(door closes)
723
00:17:15,990 --> 00:17:18,389
(distant dog barking)
724
00:17:18,391 --> 00:17:19,591
But, I was gonna tell you how
725
00:17:19,594 --> 00:17:20,893
we can fix everything!
726
00:17:20,895 --> 00:17:24,997
Bros!
727
00:17:24,998 --> 00:17:27,198
(distant dog barking)
728
00:17:27,200 --> 00:17:31,102
(dialing phone)
729
00:17:31,104 --> 00:17:32,836
Hey, Mom.
730
00:17:32,839 --> 00:17:35,073
Can you come pick me up?
731
00:17:35,075 --> 00:17:38,809
It happened again.
732
00:17:38,813 --> 00:17:39,878
(tires screeching)
733
00:17:39,880 --> 00:17:41,346
(door opens)
734
00:17:41,349 --> 00:17:43,348
>> Get in.
735
00:17:43,351 --> 00:17:44,917
Trunt's curious.
736
00:17:44,919 --> 00:17:46,951
>> (whistling)
737
00:17:46,954 --> 00:17:48,653
>> I'll call you back.
738
00:17:48,655 --> 00:17:51,955
>> (whistling)
739
00:17:51,958 --> 00:17:52,956
>> Stick around, because believe
740
00:17:52,959 --> 00:17:54,091
it or not, there is a light at
741
00:17:54,095 --> 00:17:54,759
the end of the tunnel.
742
00:17:56,730 --> 00:18:02,134
743
00:18:10,377 --> 00:18:12,878
>> Whoa, what is that?
744
00:18:12,879 --> 00:18:14,179
That, Trunt, is a subway
745
00:18:14,181 --> 00:18:15,346
station.
746
00:18:15,348 --> 00:18:17,582
>> In Los Angeles?
747
00:18:17,585 --> 00:18:19,151
No way!
748
00:18:19,153 --> 00:18:19,685
>> Yep! And there are more on
749
00:18:19,686 --> 00:18:21,752
the way.
750
00:18:21,756 --> 00:18:22,554
>> Hi, guys!
751
00:18:22,556 --> 00:18:23,687
I'm Seleta Reynolds.
752
00:18:23,691 --> 00:18:24,924
I'm in charge of the Los Angeles
753
00:18:24,925 --> 00:18:26,191
Department of Transportation.
754
00:18:26,193 --> 00:18:28,258
>> This is so weird.
755
00:18:28,262 --> 00:18:30,028
We've been up, like, all night.
756
00:18:30,030 --> 00:18:31,329
>> People say nobody walks in
757
00:18:31,331 --> 00:18:32,230
L.A., but nothing could be
758
00:18:32,233 --> 00:18:33,833
further from the truth.
759
00:18:33,835 --> 00:18:34,833
We have one of the busiest rail
760
00:18:34,836 --> 00:18:35,867
lines in the country, one of the
761
00:18:35,869 --> 00:18:37,101
busiest bus lines in the
762
00:18:37,104 --> 00:18:38,469
country, and more people walking
763
00:18:38,471 --> 00:18:40,038
and biking every day.
764
00:18:40,041 --> 00:18:41,172
We figured out that we have to
765
00:18:41,174 --> 00:18:42,140
plan for people and not
766
00:18:42,142 --> 00:18:43,708
just cars.
767
00:18:43,710 --> 00:18:44,625
(crunching)
768
00:18:44,626 --> 00:18:45,892
>> Is this a mirage?
769
00:18:45,894 --> 00:18:47,960
>> No, it's a public plaza.
770
00:18:47,964 --> 00:18:49,929
This used to be a road, but the
771
00:18:49,932 --> 00:18:51,331
community leaders got together
772
00:18:51,333 --> 00:18:52,265
and decided that they wanted
773
00:18:52,268 --> 00:18:53,967
a place to gather, and created
774
00:18:53,969 --> 00:18:55,667
a true public space.
775
00:18:55,670 --> 00:18:56,702
It turns out, when you make
776
00:18:56,706 --> 00:18:58,471
a great place to walk, it's
777
00:18:58,474 --> 00:18:59,373
really good for local
778
00:18:59,375 --> 00:19:00,473
businesses.
779
00:19:00,475 --> 00:19:02,207
>> Yo, that's counterintuitive
780
00:19:02,210 --> 00:19:04,110
as hell.
781
00:19:04,112 --> 00:19:05,979
But, I like it.
782
00:19:05,981 --> 00:19:07,213
>> So, sometimes, even though
783
00:19:07,216 --> 00:19:08,716
it's controversial, we have to
784
00:19:08,717 --> 00:19:10,682
take space for streets and give
785
00:19:10,685 --> 00:19:12,585
it to people so that everybody
786
00:19:12,587 --> 00:19:13,619
has a great choice for how they
787
00:19:13,622 --> 00:19:14,821
get around.
788
00:19:14,823 --> 00:19:16,055
>> And, look, no city has been
789
00:19:16,058 --> 00:19:17,123
shaped by the car more than
790
00:19:17,125 --> 00:19:18,457
L.A., so if they can make
791
00:19:18,460 --> 00:19:20,225
positive changes here, we can
792
00:19:20,229 --> 00:19:22,295
make them anywhere in America.
793
00:19:22,297 --> 00:19:24,497
>> Okay, but cars are still just
794
00:19:24,500 --> 00:19:25,565
fun to drive.
795
00:19:25,567 --> 00:19:26,932
>> I know they are, Zack.
796
00:19:26,935 --> 00:19:27,767
And they're a great option for
797
00:19:27,770 --> 00:19:28,736
certain kinds of travel.
798
00:19:28,738 --> 00:19:30,037
But, maybe we should be thinking
799
00:19:30,039 --> 00:19:31,104
about cars more like
800
00:19:31,106 --> 00:19:34,307
roller blades.
801
00:19:34,309 --> 00:19:35,241
They're a lot of fun when you're
802
00:19:35,244 --> 00:19:37,210
the only person using them.
803
00:19:37,213 --> 00:19:38,244
But, it would really suck if
804
00:19:38,246 --> 00:19:39,578
that was the only way people
805
00:19:39,581 --> 00:19:42,048
could get to work.
806
00:19:42,051 --> 00:19:43,851
>> So, you're saying I can keep
807
00:19:43,852 --> 00:19:46,386
my car, but I should use public
808
00:19:46,388 --> 00:19:47,987
transportation and support
809
00:19:47,989 --> 00:19:49,856
walkability initiatives.
810
00:19:49,859 --> 00:19:50,657
>> Exactly.
811
00:19:50,659 --> 00:19:52,158
>> Cool.
812
00:19:52,161 --> 00:19:53,093
Can I go?
813
00:19:53,095 --> 00:19:54,328
>> Sure you can, buddy.
814
00:19:54,330 --> 00:19:58,898
Put 'er there, dude!
815
00:19:58,901 --> 00:20:00,501
Put 'er there, Seleta!
816
00:20:00,503 --> 00:20:01,802
>> I gotta get back to work.
817
00:20:01,803 --> 00:20:05,905
Bye, Adam.
818
00:20:05,907 --> 00:20:08,240
>> Put 'er there, Adam.
819
00:20:08,243 --> 00:20:17,182
>> (whistling)
820
00:20:17,186 --> 00:20:18,419
>> Please.
821
00:20:25,459 --> 00:20:26,726
You know, I have to ask-- are
822
00:20:26,728 --> 00:20:28,360
you having a natural or
823
00:20:28,363 --> 00:20:30,796
a cesarean birth?
824
00:20:30,800 --> 00:20:31,765
Because, there are interesting
825
00:20:31,767 --> 00:20:33,166
downsides, in both cases.
826
00:20:33,169 --> 00:20:34,134
(chuckles)
827
00:20:34,136 --> 00:20:35,970
Hmm.
828
00:20:35,971 --> 00:20:37,035
Guess some people just don't
829
00:20:37,039 --> 00:20:38,506
want to learn.
830
00:20:38,507 --> 00:20:39,339
Hmm.
831
00:20:39,342 --> 00:20:40,207
Next time, on
832
00:20:40,208 --> 00:20:41,974
"Adam Ruins Everything..."
833
00:20:41,978 --> 00:20:43,376
Cop shows present forensic
834
00:20:43,378 --> 00:20:44,978
science as infallible, but in
835
00:20:44,980 --> 00:20:46,311
reality, a lot of it isn't
836
00:20:46,314 --> 00:20:48,013
scientific at all.
837
00:20:48,016 --> 00:20:48,515
>> No two fingerprints
838
00:20:48,517 --> 00:20:49,648
are alike.
839
00:20:49,651 --> 00:20:50,216
>> That's never been proven.
840
00:20:50,218 --> 00:20:51,518
>> Aah!
841
00:20:51,520 --> 00:20:53,151
>> The FBI gave flawed testimony
842
00:20:53,154 --> 00:20:55,254
in 90% of the cases they
843
00:20:55,258 --> 00:20:56,322
reviewed.
844
00:20:56,325 --> 00:20:57,991
The only backup we'll need today
845
00:20:57,993 --> 00:20:58,657
is from scholarly sources.
846
00:20:58,707 --> 00:21:03,257
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