Comments by "DynamicWorlds" (@dynamicworlds1) on "Veritasium: A Story of YouTube Propaganda" video.

@TheGreatAtario beyond a certain population density, every single person who chooses a car for their mode of transit slows the entire system down. It's a prisoner's dilemma, where every person making the choice to have the shortest travel time of their available options means everyone has a longer travel time than if everyone had taken a bus. There are only 3 real solutions to traffic in a population dense area: 1-shorten the distance of average vehicle trips with better neighborhood design 2-reduce the number of vehicle trips (via increased walkability) 3-increase the number of people per vehicle That's really the end of the list unless you like sitting in something like LA traffic. You can't personal choice your way out of a prisoner's dilemma. Finding a way to cooperate (be that softer incentives for public transit or outright banning personal vehicle through traffic in certain key areas) is the only way you solve a prisoner's dilemma.
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@joearnold6881 I think you've grossly misinterpreted what I meant. By "great for noise pollution" I meant basically the quietest transportation option around (other than thinks like foot and bike) and was contrasting that with the noise that is a major downside to trains (although one of the very few downsides to trains). By "mixed" I was referring to a public transit system using both bus and rail. I don't disagree with anything in your reply.
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@joearnold6881 I mean, busses are nice for noise pollution and getting people closer to their destination so a mixed transit system is a nice way to get benefits of both.
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