Gridlock: Hell on Wheels by Drew Carey and Reason.tv

Reason.tv Host Drew Carey examines the costs and consequences of traffic jams and explores several solutions that can get our roads moving. How does a speedy trip on the "Drew Carey Freeway" sound? Plus, one lucky commuter gets a helicopter ride to work, courtesy of Drew.

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[marxbitesall]

Drew is only supporting the very core of our freedom - the economic, it is what the founders had most in mind, a limited govt that only protected our rights instead of directing us and robbing us blind in the process, while fattening their own unproductive and destructive war-profiteering asses. Markets level, govt is non-uniform favoritism at best.

[AdamStabelli555]

Drew rocks! I hope I can meet him someday.

[pavelow235]

Drew Carey should live in "Cleveland rocks" not LA. Also 16 miles from his job, move closer dude. If I was to invest in a private freeway, I would be very nervous about recouping my investment....I mean $550 bucks extra a month for tolls, I don't know how many people would knowingly pay that....thats way more than even a car payment+insurance.

[kzatching2]

Awesome vid, but how come LA still has horrible traffic??

What are the regulations stopping more private roads in LA?

[methadonemouth]

IN BOSTON (I-93 Braintree to Chinatown exit) We have the 'extra lane' for free! It keeps flowing (even tho it's free) because you can't get off any other exits in between, so it's kinda like an express lane to Boston. So yeah it's just like the video, on one side there's bumper-bumper traffic, on the other, cars are passing right thru.

[NietzscheanMan]

Fantastic video, I'll try to get it out to as many people as I can :) Keep up the good work Mr. Carey, and best of luck to you :)

[Maxx4446]

Ah socialized roads. And Americans want to do that to their healthcare?

[Vegemighty]

What if the government said okay company, we want you to design a subway system which gets the most people around quickly. You have this amount of money to build it, if the expenses are under you get to keep the money, if theyre higher, you have to pay for it yourself. And then of course lease the operations to private companies. Because roads are a finite resource, although, if all highways had fares like subways, I bet masstransit would look much better. Things to consider

[dukee155]

Yes but what we should sell the roads to different private companies to keep toll costs down.

[JETZcorp]

@RodrigueMoore Well, then we should let a private company do it. If it will pay for itself, then it's a good investment to make and someone will try it. That is, unless it's against Da Rulez, which I imagine it probably is.

[RodrigueMoore]

I am ALL about free marketm but what Los Angeles needs is more high speed trains, expanded subway/metro system, an extensive network of commuter trains. Of course it's "socialism" but it will pay for itself, because people, like myself prefer this sort of transportation over driving, insurance, car payment, parking charges, tickets and lost time.

[residentzombie]

@guitarplayer4life666 You just said it, the federal government needs to leave us alone. The states need to have more say in laws than having the federal government running the show. This was the intent of the Constitution and our founding fathers.