CAR vs BIKE vs TRAIN - We found the FASTEST way through LA Traffic 

Please make more videos with Raghav

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Should have showed us what google maps looks like before the race started. Try this on a friday at 5pm after work thats the worst fooking time to drive.

Guys loved this video. You guys should do more challenges and things around la. Maybe import vs domestic vs something else long race like 300 plus miles since the bigger displacement would need to fill more often. Kicker you allowed to only fill 20 bucks at a time idk good fun video tho

Dude more​ video​ bout Raghav pleaseeeee

you can drink just close lids with straws at least at the metro here in AZ.

I can eat and drink in Metrolink :)

Lmao you follow the rules on the metro i be eating anything in there

I eat and drink all the time on la metro 😂 it ain't strictly enforced

duane dogsdayout exactly what I was thinking ! Lmao. I don’t think they’re gonna give u a ticket for eating/drinking

nor to mention start him at the top of a carpark

Carpark: 2 syllables Parking lot: 3 syllables I guess I know which one I'll be using for the rest of my life.

@@matthewlui1004 Dish soap, or washing up liquid?

@@reidflemingworldstoughestm1394 split the difference - Detergent

@@kenmeadows444 3 syllables over 2? You're trying to kill matthew lui aren't you

@@found13 she's talking about the metro guy

@@found13 In his defense, what else is supposed to do in a non bike friendly enviroment, I never saw any bike lanes on the bike guy cams and stopping in the ped crossing makes the drivers see that he's there

And there's a guy on a bike 🤣

thought the same thing hahaha

only like a split seconds worth of footage was used lol

Exaccctly

Hell no

@@nachrubi yes

Don’t you think that raghav would’ve taken the loft down?

Right!? Also if he had jogged/scooter to the station/destination. That would have cut the possible 6 min difference between the transit and the car. Time was at only 6- 12 min difference. That's what makes the transit the most ideal of the three. No sweat and affordable $.

@BadSmoker95 Tell that to the very sweaty biker in the vid.

OOF probably

Marty you bike 13 miles, you will be sweating fool.

Cycling cant be seen as stressful because it’s amazing

And you can watch donut media while traveling

He might have won if he had just walked a little faster. LOL!

@@DaveCM Right? The cyclist was knocking himself out to win, and he only just beat the car. Raghav looked like he was trying to lose and he still almost tied with an AUTOMOBILE.

@@TheConjurersTower I am an avid cyclist but he was pushing harder than most would do on a typical commute. Most bike commuters go just fast enough to get where they are going but not sweat too much for obvious reasons. If he had ridden it like a regular commute, he probably would have came in last by at least a little given that distance.

You can also get work done on your commute if you take the train. Source: I commute via subway. Also best way is to have two bikes, one at each end of the train. You bike to the subway, lock it there, take the subway, unlock your bike at the other end, and bike the rest of the way. It's the fastest way to get around. I only have a bike at the house end of my commute, because the place I commute to is right next to a subway stop. But if it wasn't, I would definitely do that.

You know you can easily find a road where there's no traffic right ?

@@makeachaininthecommentsect7953 In LA at rush hour? Nope.

@@tealmer3528 Why not take your bike on the train

@@FredrickTheMoose2007 It's a pain in the ass and most transit agencies also don't allow you to take it during rush hour. It also means you can't get on a packed train. Source: I have been commuting by bike and subway for years Also if you bring your bike on and there's no rack for it (as is the case on most systems) you can't get any work done.

I live in the Netherlands and combining bike+train, my commute of 38km (24 miles) can take from 48m to 1h, depending on my timing. However, on the train I can work a little bit and my employer actually recognises that time and lets me go home earlier. I guess that's a winner ;)

No way I would ride a bike on those streets either. There might be a bike lane, but cars and trucks just park in them anyway. Train was clear winner.

Their cycling infrastructure is... simply depressing, but that's true for loads of other countries as well

my thoughts exactly

@MantisSZNYA2 I've never cycled in the UK, so I dunno

It should never take more than 20 mins to go 13.6 miles.

Don't forget to count all the types of people you have to deal with on a daily basis while being on foot.

Don't forget about the time he lost walking down the parking garage

Plus, you can get stuff done! Asuming your working on a laptop...

And also got some nice walking done

I want to say that he would have won if he ran from the start to the metro station

Edwin Cristobal He would have at least beat the car.

@@justahasbeen There was, in the train station, but very brief cuts.

His name is Raghav, you uncultured swine. Pardon my language.

He never said a word the whole video

yeah, bikes are elite

Bikes >>>> everything

😀 no rush 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️😉💪

And it saves time since it's time you don't need to go to the gym or whatever your prefered worlout is.

yeah, but then you have to uber everywhere or rent a car for everything that you can't bike to.

Folding bike also works great!

I thought you were going to say "...so I can ride it inside the train and save extra time and energy"

@@BadassBikerOwns Well, little trick, while you are waiting for your train, know where on the platform at the other end you want to get off at, and then get *on* the train in that spot, so that you don't have to walk extra at the end.

It's the fact he's so miserable about it. Like we all feel about going to work everyday. Sadly, I live in a country where Ragav would have beat them easy.

@@Crazt He's got like, weird alternate Davie504 energy.

Man just vibing

@@Crazt in DC, raghav and the guy with the bike would've smoked the guy with the car, especially during rush hour traffic

Make a wish kid?

1k likes but this is the first response to ur comment

Public transit chill

He could won if he run forreal 🤣

I didn’t know LA even had a subway, and neither do a lot of people who live there, so that might be it

They are empty for a reason. Nobody takes the train in California. You'd need to have a very specific living situation for the train to be useful to you

@@SoulEraser000 Here in San francisco we do. In fact i cant even find a seat on BART when im coming back on work.

I am not sure they would be so empty today, though.

or e-bike, you can't use bicycle paths with motorcycle

"conclusion" → that's just about the speed, there are much more things to consider ;-) (That's the main problem of americans LOL)

@@fixfoxy4263 Bro,why don't you watch the video till the end before leaving a stupid comment.

@@qas2644 I think you didn't understand me right: Americans don't care enough about health, environment, costs, parking, space, stress or other things. Mainly about Speed and convinience. The don't focus on all the things like in this video. It was mainly about this two subjects, and . THE VIDEO WAS TOO FOCUSED ON JUST 2 POINTS! That's what I meant, that's my criticism. So don't call me stupid. You should rather concentrate on all the aspects of (City) Transportation and then write something.

😂😂😂

Depends on transfer and which line and how often the services are, but yes, I have to agree. I live in the centre of Sydney (Australia), and the only few times I drove was either when I was getting new furniture from the store, or when I was going on a day trip somewhere outside the city.

Also we don't know if he had to wait 10-15 minutes for the train, if it left at a perfect time he definitely would've won.

Btw the car driver was getting passed in every scene he was in. Dude was not rushing at alllllll

not really, you inhale all the car exhaust

As someone who has ridden in the sidewalk next to the jam, it's super satisfying.

For real though 🤣

@@bluckq His gopro wasnt even on LOL

sadavocado ü

It was pretty funny though. So it worked.

Did they even use any footage from that helmet cam!?

"Have a great day at school!" lol

I was actually rooting for him lol

as per indian standard he is on time. lol

Anyone who can make you laugh without saying a word has comedy in their veins

Can we do a collab?

It’s not that slow but sometimes the stop is a bit farther than most cities. That’s why folks love electric scooters to go that last segment.

Haha yeah it is. It takes an hour to go 2 miles via public buses.

@@elianna838 Buses maybe but trains on dedicated right-of-ways is far quicker and cheaper. Buses can accomplish this if more lanes were made available but the Orange Line is an example of a successful BRT

In some sections the metro is at street level and doesn't have right of way. You have to sit at traffic lights and wait for traffic to clear intersections. The line he was on if terrible downtown once you get out of the underground station at 7th street.

LA is so spread out it feels like its slow, its not too bad

Does Raghav even do speed?

Raghav would fucking smoke you

RandomMannith UP TO SPEED ON RAGHAV LMAO

It will be the James May from usa! ahahahaha

RandomMannith Raghav is the man for this one haha

right? fuckin' amateurs'

Jason Ackerman or power walked, I jog to the bus so i dont miss that shit

What i really want to do to commute with metro is riding a foldable bike from home to station, and then bring it into the train, and ride it again to campus

Im doing public transit but i'm purchasing a escooter this week and I think if they both work great together I probably won't get a car for a very long time (which is good because I will not be able to afford a car in la with gas, insurance and parking)

Adi Abdillah why get a foldable bike? The metro has lots of space for bikes.

@@dmoneyswagg64in my city, only foldable bikes are allowed to be carried into the metro

David Hunt what if it rains?

Carlitox b it’s LA it never rains

Also the most dangerous though.

Fastest way to end up in the hospital

I can’t stand motorcycles here in la😠

Think that was the lesson, the motorcycle did the trip twice before they even started.

This is LA, the motorcyclist is already in the hospital.

@@tkarlo savage 😂

@@tkarlo This would be an accurate depiction of reality.

Wait can you lane split in la?

Really miss the OLD days

3.0 tg made one in moscow aswell

@@pekka5832 St. Petersberg

Welcome to Los Angeles, bruh.

And they have the audacity to call that comfortable. I'd be bored out of my mind. Bike is the best option IMO.

Wow I did not even realise it was only 20 km lol. I have multiple times driven 200km in 2 hours in rush hour before, sometimes 2 hours 30min on a bad day. And I thought the extra 30 min was bad.

It takes 1 hour to get into downtown L.A and 2 hours to get out

Sounds like NYC. 40 min to 9 miles. 😂

anyone has an answer?

He edited the video, so he props didnt want it.

I guess they made the same mistake like NASA did. And send him out on a mission without an SD Card :D

@@TheWaynester101 It literally says Zach edited the video right at the start

You really want to see 40 minutes of video of someone sitting in one place and walking three miles per hour?

His car's in the shop... he.. owns a mustang 👀 😏

Clive The Führer well, I do believe you. I live in and I’m from Costa Rica, and when you walk downtown San Jose (the capital) you can easily stumble upon most lawmakers and even the president of the country. Not that I like the government ruling right now but I’ve got to admit that it’s a good sign you can encounter politicians and ministers as well so easily.

I believe you. I live in the Netherlands and our minister-president goes to his work by bike 😂

I believe you. I'm from Finland, and our president had to sit on the stairs at a book fair because all the seats in the auditorium were taken. If you don't believe me, just Google "finnish president sitting on stairs".

I live in a third world country and I believe you. I too get to see high ranking officials every time. I don't know what they look like but I can tell from the police escort or black bmws and mercedes' following them.

Clive The Führer i belive you i live in Denmark too at there is nearly more bikes then cars

Yup I know with all the youtube videos where they do similar things in London the parking problem usually makes the car even worse still both in terms of time and price as parking is rather a sellers market in London. Basically anything else (Bike, Tube, DLR, Overground, Bus etc) even taxis as you don't have to try and find somewhere to dump the thing on arrival beats the car convincingly on both measures.

Seraphina S yeah European cities tend to have super efficient transit. LA was kind of built around the car though, so i’m impressed that transit was only a few minutes slower than the car. I live in a much smaller Canadian city and it takes twice as long to get anywhere on a bus (because we don’t have any rapid transit)

@@Lafv Even in european cities the fastest way to get around is usually a moped. As those are usually allowed to use bicycle infrastructure, so you can bypass the worst traffic jams entirely and they can keep up with cars within city limits because of the speed limit. I used to commute by moped because it took all of 8 minutes to get from home to work, where it'd take upwards of 40 by car due to traffic. These days I commute on a maxiscooter, so I can't take those shortcuts anymore. But being able to filter through traffic (lane splitting is not legal here, only filtering is) it's still a 12 minute commute because I have to take a longer route. I mean I can physically fit my maxiscooter through the shortcuts, it's just not legal to do so. And no matter how good public transit is, it never leaves from where you are and it doesn't arrive where you need to be, nor does it take the most efficient route between the two.

William Loudermilk I know, I’ve heard of that before. It happened in a lot of cities, including where I live. And then as a result of everyone switching to cars, massive freeways were put in place everywhere. Especially in the US because of how the federal government offered to pay like 90% of the cost for any interstate highway construction.

@William Loudermilk LA has never had the best public transportation system lol

nothing to be jealous of though. Many countries are doing a much better job than the US

There's actually commutes in LA that take about that long for a similar distance.

What did he just say

lmao

Exactly

I love mustang's but this cracked me up

Mustangs don't hoon. They're not Hondas. Mustangs are powered by the screams of the people in the crowd being plowed thru.

That wouldn't be all that realistic. Does the subway stop outside your house?

If anything, he only had a chance because they started near a metro station and ended near a metro station. If you went from most spots, you'd have to make transfers, switch to a bus, etc. All these race challenges have to choose a start and finish line to make transit even remotely competitive. Don't get me wrong, I love transit, but not because it's a fast way to get to your destination.

@@conortobin6180 no but there's a bus stop literally 500 feet away

Conor Tobin hollywood/western station is a 5min walk from my house

And tbf tho that's a lot of time to get work done. Can't be on your laptop while driving or biking, so even though its an extra 10-20 mins it's a much better use of time

I made the same commute by motorcycle going to UCLA daily, it's fast but the stress isn't worth it. Not even an exaggeration, I average 4 close calls a month. What's worse than LA Traffic? LA Drivers.

And you have to find parking, or be all sweaty and out of breath if you bike. Trains win here, it's just the competition is a bit biased for the other two.

lol

The most ideal is a combo of bike and train. For most American cities, train stops aren’t that frequent and most of the time, your workplace will be a long walk from the station. Just buy a foldable bike and ride it to and from the stations.

Some say his skin is fake and that he does not eat al we now that he’s called the human stig

And bike also won but car lost with public transport

so public transport?

@@Megaranator paramotor

Fastest way to avoid LA traffic Don’t live in LA

Then youre not going trough

telecommute.

the stig

@@skmuchina If he is confused by stairs, then yes that guy.

@@RatelHBadger lol

Sam yesss. I love my car. It’s an amazing luxury. I even think driving is fun. But it’s a terrible way to commute every day.

Yeah, and also while you are riding the metro you can read or watch a movie, that's imposible while driving or biking

Arnulfo Aldaco not impossible, just dangerous.

you can both bike and take public transport.

I use a combination of Uber/Lyft, Metro, and walking. Gets me everywhere I need to go in LA.

Sun Wukong - My first thoughts as well!

Is that really a surprise

And in Sain-Petersburg,Russia. Car vs bike vs hover.

Sun Wukong - No. The bike won, then the boat, tube, and the car.

I thought you were going to call a bike tubes lol

Just vibing

how do you pick up chicks, on your pedals

not to mention all the money you save. makes life in l.a. a lot easier.

Hero!

Your work commute must have a good metro connectivity , I lived in Lawndale and my office was 4.5 miles in El Segundo, right next to LAX and if you used public transport you would have to take a bus and a train plus walking and your total commute time would be about 1 hour and 15 minutes

@@frijoleroenelruedo027 Lol you're picking up some shitty girls if all they care about is your car In other places outside the US, you just sit/stand on the metro together, or take an Uber

YES PLEASE

Yeah honestly I don't think anyone would mind if they just ripped off more top gear ideas. Obviously many of them are way too expensive, but over the years Top Gear has come up with countless little games and adventures to do with cars that are totally worth revisiting. Even without the unlimited budget and access to any car they want there's still lots of fun and creative stuff to do.

Yes please someone fill the void!! (Not you, Matt LeBlanc)

hear hear!

Small motorcycle or a scooter 125 cc for the win on time & cost.

To be fair, a small scooter makes a terrible transportation choice in most of Southern California. Most people here work in the city and drive 90 minutes in from the outlying suburbs. That's because nobody but the fabulously wealthy, or somebody who bought their house in 1960, can afford to live in the city. A small scooter will get you killed, and a motorcycle will get you maimed. A bicycle will you get you to your destination some time in the same month unless you have the health and strength of an Olympian athlete. The train has a schedule where it leaves every hour on the day, twice weekly, when not broken down. The bus comes around every hour unless it's late, then it's route goes in the opposite direction that you need to go. So honestly, seriously, for most people the automobile is the *only* choice.

Did they do it on purpose

Make sure you do not cycle too much towards the kerb and give some clearance to avoid dooring!!!

We need more bike lanes then!

@@warthief3401 Unless the person was a complete psychopath, probably not.

@@jarvismcleniny2514 lol yes true

Avneesh Singh Tomar until you meet unreasonable people and have to squeeze. At least thats how it is in my country.

Andong socializing is different from being unreasonable. And standing after a long day ain’t fun. Maybe at where you live you at, you don’t have to. But no for where I live though.

I wanted to add, that you can drink your after-work beer in the train, but I think, that would be a very, very german thing to do.

@Andong it would be weird. 😂😂

@@andyangys3680 that horrible situation is story of every nation during hyper rush hour. It happens in my city for 2 hours everyday. Smart people avoid it somehow but sheep don't.

Lmao😂😂🤣🤭

JPeezus ✔️️ Are those mustangs memes dead memes yet

@@Swag_K1RBY not until they kill everyone who spreads them

"Quit it with the crowd jokes, I don't want to hear them, I've heard them all before

@@brendancross2767 this guy is good. Hearing text. Smh learn to take a joke. If you don't want to see it, scroll down. It's common sense.

I keep a foldable bike (or two, if my wife is with me) in my quite big diesel car I use to commute from suburbs, to save precious time I loose in the traffic jams and looking for a parking slot, also to not wasting fuel. I never thought that I save a planet by it LOL Yes, it is genius thing, especially electric one if you are strong enough to lift it (my wife prefers a normal one).

Or a unicycle.

@@Pandzikizlasu80 Foldable electric i prefer regular electric but I'm sure it would decrease your commute time.

Luis Ramrod Where the fuck you live?

Communist Pootis Birb 😂😂 Fr where is this guy from

😂😂😂😂