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The lanes going over the bridge change direction from morning to afternoon, more lanes going into the city in the morning, more going out of the city in the afternoon, this is why the lane numbers go in both directions, and the overhead signs will change to tell you which lanes are open in both directions, so we can't have a physical barrier.
There are some bridges and roads in other countries where they have a movable physical barrier. The flexible barrier is moved at off peak times to give more lanes for the upcoming peak direction.
Needs a special dedicated truck that moves a flexible, but still heavy, barrier like a zipper.
The zipper barrier in action :
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also it was built in 1932 bit hard to add lanes Cheers
The opposite lane over the unbroken white line was in place because of roadworks closing the two inside lanes. An opposite lane over unbroken white is used only when lanes are closed or blocked by accidents, once reopened the lanes revert back to unbroken white as centre. If that makes sense.
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Sydney has one of those barrier transfer machines on Victoria Rd to change the tidal flow.
I could be wrong because I don't live in Sydney, but I think the reason there is no divider between directions on the bridge is that the lanes can change depending on traffic conditions. That's why the numbers are in both directions. The lights above indicate what lanes are available for each direction.
Or roadworks/accidents blocking lanes. Change back to unbroken white line as centre once work or carnage has cleared.
Correct, Green lanes or red lanes! 👍
yes and there was roadworks on the bridge at that moment with few lanes closed
At peak hours, they add lanes to the dominant direction - so afternoon, IIRC, 4 lanes northbound and 2 south.
I can always tell footage from Australia - big skies and vivid light
And giant fucking spiders everywhere!!!
@@uncoiledfish2561Yeah so many spiders in this video…
100% agree. We have a different look for some reason.
@@uncoiledfish2561 haha, I've lived in Sydney since I was 5 and wouldn't run out of fingers if I used them counting the big spiders (Huntsmen) I've seen. One hand would take care of poisonous ones. Really depends where you are.
@@Bellas1717 Similar story here. I've lived in Suburban Sydney my entire life, I'm 33, and I've never seen a wild snake. It saddens me when I see people from overseas say they could never travel here because of the "dangerous wildlife" - it's like, there's a high chance you'll never even see the things you might be imagining, haha.
The interesting thing about the Sydney Harbour Bridge is that it was designed over 100 years ago, before most people owned a car of any kind, yet they built it with the future in mind and built it with a separate cycleway, two train tracks, six car lanes, and tram tracks, (the tram tracks being removed in 1958 and converted to car lanes), plus a walkway. An amazing piece of engineering for its day. It opened in 1932, amid some very turbulent political strife of the time.
👍😃 It works, the views are extraordinary, it's easily walkable!
Sydney Harbour Bridge is an exact copy of New York City Hell Gate Bridge that opened in 1912, some 20 years before. If you compare photos, they are identical. Ironically with all the more famous bridges in NYC, it's sort of an afterthought.
I've always found it funny that, when the Bridge was first being built, there were people saying that it was TOO big, that its capacity was W-A-Y beyond what was needed.
And now, of course ..... :)
The forward-thinking of Bradfield has always amazed me, people must have thought he was crazy.
Well, the Brooklyn Bridge was built in 1883 and it has all those things...
I'm guessing those 2 people started crossing the road on the "Don't Walk" sign, since the people going in the other direction had just about reached the other side. You have to be on the road before the "Don't Walk" sign comes up, otherwise you're in the wrong.
The vehicle has to give way regardless. It's no excuse for deliberately driving at people.
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@@adrianross8383wrong if ppl cross the road against the signal the pedestrians are at fault
Yep, they were walking against the don't walk sign. The car would have been on the green arrow.
The big church near the end is St Mary's Cathedral (Catholic) at the north end of Hyde Park. The car is turning onto Park Street which then becomes William Street as it goes down hill and up to Kings Cross.
That is my neighborhood. I live in one of those apartment towers. I walk and drive these streets and often drive over the Harbour Bridge.
The lanes on the bridge change directions through the day so it is not possible to have dividers between directions.
That park is Hyde Park. I can see it from my balcony. This drive must have been on a quiet Sunday because there is so little traffic on the roads. I wish it was always this quiet.
I live about 40 mins from Sydney and hardly ever go.Funny enough once you are there, you question why you don't go more often 😂 it is definitely a beautiful city. We are very lucky
Live in the Gong and the closest to Sydney I've been in probably 10 years is dropping someone off at Waterfall train station. Even that's too far into Sydney for me.
@@zalired8925 🤣🤣
I live 55km from Melbourne CBD and it's an outer suburb. An hour by train.
I recently moved out to Wentworth Falls in the Blue Mountains. Even though I am further from the city now, a trip into town and a look at the Harbour still makes me very proud and very happy. It's gorgeous city with amazing outdoors. Melbourne has this obsession with telling everyone its the greatest place ever (most Sydney people just yawn when they listen to them) but they just don't have the beauty Sydney has. Most Sydneysiders are outdoors types so Melbourne can gloat about it's boring indoor lifestyle all it likes - we don't care.
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Blue Mtns girl myself - same
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Well Melbourne has been voted 3 times and more in a row world wide of being the most Livable city! Sydney has never ever been close!😂
We also usually have a physical barrier on large thoroughfares, but the Harbour Bridge is one of the roads that changes configuration during the day. The lanes can be reversed in heavy traffic to allow more lanes in one direction. These types of roads are getting more common in the big cities like Sydney and Melbourne.
Bit of Trivia...
With the 2000 olympics, It was truly incredible .. Sydney was a Party town.. In a amazing way... All tourists descended here, and all together, As a Sydney sider something ill never forget...
So, why ramble on ? Well, Right there, @ 13:32 is where the Crown Prince of Denmark, met his Aussie princess... At the Slip Inn....
So yeh.. Just some trivia........ ;)
I remember that time well. I’m sure they put something in the water at the time because EVERYONE seemed to be friendly and in a good mood
Proud to be a Sydney boy. I love the area from Barangaroo, The Rocks, Circular Quay and across to the Opera House and the Domain
I lived and worked in Sydney gor 25 years everything just works apart from bushfire that have surrounded this absolutely beautiful city it's a great place to live don't get me started on the awesome Harbour and beaches
Lived in Sydney and worked on many of those sky scrapers over 30 years 😊
Oh and a parking space in the CBD can run you up $250,000.00 😢
16.11 the grey building on the left is world square. great place at least two hotels, one of the longest running hardcore nighclubs in the world (masif) is based in there and it has a supermarket in the basement as well as a droolworthy food court also has parking in the basement if you can afford it. its a great location as it is 10min walk from the city centre and 5 min from townhall train station.
If you get the chance search 1969 - A drive around Sydney, Australia on RUclips, you can really tell how much Sydney has changed.
Thanks, I will definitely check it out.
That would be magic for me, 16 at the time.
Oh cool I was born in 1969, I'll have to check that out. Thanks
It took an overseas person to do it.
IMO, those two on the crossing started after the "Dont walk" sign came on. This is indicated by the fact that the couple with the stroller were almost across. The Merc was a bit naughty, because you have to give way to pedestrians on a crossing, but the two who were in danger of being hit were the instigators of the problem. The Merc was just making a point!
also obvious by the fact they were running
Yes they were stupidly crossing against the lights but the driver was irresponsible.
@@iris4547 Why do people always make assumptions? It may still been a green man when they began crossing.
@@VideosCPS According to you, the guy pushing the stroller and the woman behind him were also stupidly crossing even if they got a green man?
@@automation7295 Crossing signs dont stay on for very long, you get green to cross, then flashing red means finish crossing but dont start crossing (traffic at this point get the green light to go but must giveway to pedestrians who are finishing there crossing). Its obvious to me that the couple with the stroller were finishing there crossing, and the couple who decided to sprint across did so while it was flashing. Irresponsible of the merc driver to not give way. also stupid of the couple to run across the road when they should have waited.
As someone who lives in Europe I agree with you.
Just like the US, everything looks so new.
The parts shown in the video were almost all new construction done post WW2 at the oldest. Even the Sydney Harbour Bridge has been resurfaced, lanes changed from tramlines to more car lanes, etc. There are still heritage buildings in Sydney that you can see the convict pick and chisel marks made by the convicts from the First Fleet. They're all in areas not easily accessed by cars. Some of our older buildings are made by carved sandstone. If you google street view Saint Mary's Cathedral, Martin Place Cenotaph, Town Hall, Circular Quay, The Rocks, you'll be able to see some of our older architecture.
@@evanflynn4680 it's still all new to me, I live in a medieval village in England 😁
@@101steel4 yeah, my sister's in laws are from Bath. Which is why I said "older" instead of "old". White people have only been settled in Australia for a couple hundred years, and the Aboriginal peoples weren't building much at all in terms of permanent structures made of stone.
@@evanflynn4680 yes exactly. It's a lot like America. The natives didn't do much building in the way Europeans did.
It starts from the north side looking into the central business district or CBD
Mostly Syd buses were Mercedes Benz - it always felt ritzy
That was eBay - most high rise buildings depending on corporate deals , will put cool logos on the rooftops
The shopping district the car pulls up to was Pitt Street mall ,then where the big obelisk is is Elizabeth Street.
I think where the car nearly hits the lady the street actually diverted and goes down - it doesn't cross paths with pedestrian line but that car angle made it look that way.. I know that corner - good pub nearby !!
Also I've got to mention, 23c is starting to get on the chilly side for us Aussies, you'll notice a bunch of people with jumpers on staying warm 🤣
Yep, 23 definitely jumper weather.
Let me tell you I cried driving around Sydney because the buildings interfered with the GPS and it kept taking me under the bridge / tunnel and saying you have reached your destination. So stressful!!!! Got there eventually 😂 luckily a kind taxi driver pointed me in the right direction.
Better than me, I still can't use a GPS. I'm allergic to technology post 1990.
@@zalired8925 well it did me no good anyway! A trusty map would have been much better. And I had people following me while I led them in circles going nowhere!!! We had to drop off the hire cars and get to our cruise on time!!!! I’ll be more prepared next time.
@@saltlight5689 That would've been a shocker to miss. Blame it on satellite interference from some kind of solar flare and it's the GPS's fault. Still have the old Gregories and just sketch a mud map if I need to get somewhere without signposts. Gets me straight there every time.
There are a few spots where Google Maps thinks that you are in the cross city tunnel when you are above near town hall and it keeps directing you to the Kings Cross exit
Reading that I am so glad, that we said „no car, just public transport“ when we visited Sydney and the Blue Mountains.
Hi G'DAY iwrocker, that's my city, I'm a garbo and drive them streets every morning starting at 1am
You do a great job - it looks pristine!
I have lived in the southern suburbs of Sydney all my life. I rarely drive to the CBD as parking is expensive and navigating some of the streets can be difficult if you are not very familiar with them. Getting a train to the CBD is often a better option than driving.
Driving in Sydney is a nightmare. IF you miss your turnoff, you'll end up 3 suburbs over and circle 3 times before you get to where you need to go!
The Ebay sign on the building would be the head office. The logos on buildings is what the main business either leasing or owning the building. You would think they would have a divider on the bridge that is like the Golden Gate Zipper. So it can move allowing the adjustments to traffic lanes for rush hour
There’s not a lot of spare room on that bridge for a divider… it does have 8 vehicle lanes and 2 railroad tracks and pedestrian and cyclists areas, so there’s a lot going on up there. It may be that those vehicle lanes can augment direction depending on traffic flow IDK 5:55
The new W Hotel/Imax building is my new fav Sydney building - hasn't even opened yet.
There is road work going on, on the left hand side so that is why the traffic has moved over the the unbroken traffic lines which would normally divide the north & south lanes
12.26 You could see by the way the first person was running that those two were crossing against the pedestrian lights. The car was completely in control of the situation, slowing as they needed to, the two people knew what to do to manoeuvre around it as well. I don;t bother driving to Sydney city, the trains are easy, clean and cheap.
Parking in Sydney is good. Every time I go in to the CBD I can find free street parking. But I do know my way around, most people don't even try and go by train or use a high rise parking.
I don't live in Sydney myself but I love visiting the place. If stay close, Surry Hills, Paddington, Darlinghurst, Potts Point area, everything thing is close. Walk, bike, bus, cheap taxi, uber etc.
The Mercedes was probably right to go when their lights changed to green.
Given the pedestrians were running before the Mercedes took off I’d say they were illegally crossing on a red light.
Common to see this in the city.
Traffic needs to flow.
Close call though wow.
and right at the end, where you can't see it is fleet base east. or Garden Island the main naval base on the east coast. best viewing spot in sydney for the new years fireworks. :)
Sydney Harbour itself is #1 in the world. When the first fleet sailed into Sydney Harbour or Port Jackson as that's it's name, a letter was sent back to England to say that they have found the most beautiful harbour in the world. That was back in 1788 & it's only got more beautiful since then. Do a harbour ferry from Circular Quay (Key) to Manly & back. Trust me best trip of ur life mate. I live just over an hour north of Sydney & every time i see the bridge the Opera House & Sydney i cry coz it's just gorgeous, makes u love ur capital, state & country more & be so proud to be an Aussie ❤
Ian, I was lucky enough to climb the Sydney harbour bridge in the early 80s before the bridge climb was a thing. At the time, I worked for the department of main roads who contracted the bridge and our boss organised the climb with a rigger from the bridge. I still have a photo of myself at the very top of the bridge and next to the aircraft warning light. On the spot where I was standing someone had painted the words Paul flies.😊
The car had the right of way, the people weren’t meant to be crossing (hence they started running) the driver did nothing wrong, the pedestrians did.
Here in Australia, pedestrians always have right of way.
If he had run her over then, he would have been in big trouble. Doesn't matter if he had a green light or not.
@@matthewkeating5963 No we don’t. That’s why you have to stop and wait for the little green man to flash.
If pedestrian’s have right of way pedestrian crossings wouldn’t even exist as there’d be no need for them 🤦♂️
Glad you love Bundaberg soft drinks.. I have some favourites thought apart from the Ginger beer ( LOVE the Christmas spiced version) , Guava and Lemon, Lime & Bitters are other favs. Those 2 pedestrians were crossing on a Don't Walk. The car was in the right, the walkers being dumb
Bundy sars for me. Nectar from the gods.
@glenmale1748 oh yes another delicious drop.. Have to confess I do like most of the flavours 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
i can also add that to solve the issue, to reduce accidents, back in the late 80s, they built a road tunnel under the harbour to ease traffic off the harbour bridge and now that tunnel is congested, they are now building another Road tunnel linking North Sydney to the Rozelle Interchange, where it would link into the recently completed Westconnex Road Tunnels. As this new second Harbour tunnel was already in planning when the Rozelle Interchange of Westconnex was being built, so stub tunnels were built to allow for the connection of the future west harbour tunnel to the exsisting Westconnex at Rozelle interchange without disrupting traffic
Melbourne is officially Australia's largest city now.. as of about 2 months ago
Just when you're asking hows the parking, the car is right next to Cinema centre car park on kent st/sussex st which has 13$ flat rate if you get in fairly early and leave after around 4 I think
Love it how an American calls The Sydney Harbour Bridge as that bridge
He actually said THE bridge, which I took as a compliment.
those lanes in the middle of the bridge are bi-directional lanes. In the morning, they are heading into the city carrying traffic in the morning peak, whilst in the afternoon they swap to carry traffic out of the city and to the suburbs during the evening peak.
my claim to fame is breaking down on the bridge heading north one night trying to get to work.
Not fun, not fun at all
The pedestrians were crossing on against the dont walk lights, and the car had the green light. Parking is expensive in Sydney.
where he is commentiing about the colors you briefly see the bristol arms hotel. this is where me and a mate used to go on the weekend because they have a retro club on the first floor that plays mostly 60s to 80s music, with a normal bar downstairs and a dance club on the floor above. parking around that area though is crazy and costs about 10 dollars for the night if you can land a spot.
There is nothing between the lanes of traffic on the bridge because the number of lanes going in or out of the city changes depending on the time of day, the lane the car is travelling in will reverse during afternoon rush hour and cars will be travelling in the opposite direction.
Whenever I'm visiting from Melbourne I always do the hour and a half walk into my CBD/Surry Hills accommodation. It's an interesting, diverse walk. I also make sure to walk down to the harbour each time. It never stops being spectacular.
You gotta do one of these for Melbourne next. If Melbourne and NYC had a child, Chicago is what you'd get.
I remember hearing a tip that some taxi drivers have observed. They don’t recommend driving in the lane closest to the oncoming traffic because that’s where most random accidents occur. They’ve obviously seem this happen more frequently than the rest of us. It’s the first thing I noticed once the driver was on the bridge itself.
Sydney is the most beautiful city in the world. With an incredibly dark but interesting history. I recommend the book "The playmaker" by Thomas keneally. A lovely story of a first fleet officer Ralph Clark and the first few months of the infant penal colony. Well worth a read. I promise.
Sydney is a damn beauty. But it doesnt come close to cities that are 10 times older and have that history feeling besides all the new stuff. But in my eyes (from Europe and having visited)... maybe in the top ten.
The actual CBD, and overall architecture is not even in the top ten. While the setting is nice, I think Vancouver, Rio, and Cape Town all have more spectacular natural settings.
@@gracedagostino5231Your top ten's are wonky and need work. Wollongong would make those joints question urban, cultural and social development strategies. Plus, The kebabs are better.
@@VictemTM I can name at least 10 cities in Europe that are far more beautiful than Sydney. I also named 3 world cities that have a more spectacular natural setting, they are Vancouver, Rio De Janeiro, and Cape Town. Sydney can match them for the water, but those cities have the water and mountains.
I go to Sydney as little as humanly possible. Can’t stand crowds or traffic
You bought back some horrible memories of me having to negotiate that place in a Semi delivering construction steel!
Respect to you mate, couldn't do it in a car without losing the plot and spitting the dummy over some innocent idiot who was probably in the right anyway.
@@zalired8925 Try Taxis trying to undertake you when turning.
My hubby was a rigger who worked on many iconic as well as new buildings & he would drive an MR in & out of Sydney. The only bonus was he always knew 1) quiet little areas to park if we had an event on & 2) the fastest routes to get in & out. Worth its weight in gold to be able to do!
@@Blanchy10 Watched it happen today in Fairy Meadow, taxi did a quick undertake of a semi then stopped Infront at a red arrow. Luckily the truck driver had anticipated and gave himself distance to pull up. Would have been his fault of course if he shortened the length of the taxi from the rear end.
@@zalired8925 If he's innocent, why call him an idiot?
Idiots can't be innocent, unless you hate him so much.
The trip started in the city/suburb of North Sydney (on the opposite habour shore) onto the highway to the bridge and then Sydney City! I enjoyed this journey thanks Ian, the city changes quickly but it's well designed (by a Scot), green, inviting, old, exciting! This definitely showed no tourist spots, just every day areas, bits of the old and new streets and sights, like old Hyde Park on the original convict government main street (opposite new hotel/motels)! Lots of different city exits, new highways and harbour bypass, the usual relaxed weekend vibe! 😃 I use the buses and trains mostly, although parking is ok, the public transport is great, the best views are from a bus window, a train or ferry ride, or a walk over the bridge! 😂 There's good food in every suburb, and every Shopping Centre! 😋👍
I drove over the bridge in this direction less than an hour ago. Both my wife and I have seen fatal head-ons on the middle lanes of the bridge. Avoiding the middle lanes is one of the things your parents warn you about when you learn to drive, it's something I do every now and then when I'm feeling rebellious :-).
Yes avoid the middle lanes. There have been many head-on collisions.
The AKL harbor bridge in N.Z uses the concrete zipper barriers to divide the two directions of traffic flow while still allowing the middle lanes to change direction when needed.
Hi IWRocker we call it the coat hanger! and it is awesome travelling on the bridge and see the harbour underneath very cool 😎 you and your family should come for a holiday sometime you would love it 🇦🇺
15:23 that is an old monorail station which used to run thru Darling Harbour but unfortunately all the tracks were dismantled from 2013, only the stations remain.
The bridge lanes are decided by the traffic controller, so you look above on the overheads to see which lane is open and which lane is closed. You can’t just follow the lines or you’ll be in all kinds of trouble. Watch it again and look at the signs above.
I had the chance to drive a 2020 SRT 300C . Damn that thing was nice. Cops in New South Wales use them as Highway Patrol cars. They did tryout the Mustang but found the cooling system and gearbox to be weak.
We always have barriers in Australia, but in place like the harbour bridge, they are space limited, plus it's multi direction lanes.
The Harbour bridge has a tidal traffic flow system that adapts for morning and afternoon peaks. The speed limit is only 60k's (35mph) so it's pretty safe.
The bridge lanes vary in direction due to peak hour you just have to pay attention no different than the open road
11:34
Yeah, that's what Mercedes drivers are like. When pedestrians get their chance to cross, the lights will indicate the cars can go after a few seconds, with care. As in, after the pedestrians have finished crossing. The lights won't show that the cars have right of way until the pedestrians have had enough time to cross. That Mercedes was not supposed to do that and would have gotten a reckless driving ticket if a cop had been there.
There have been head on collisions on the bridge. Usually one of the drivers is not familiar with bridge traffic. There are no dividers since any lane can go in either direction (except maybe lanes 1&6).
I climbed the Sydney Harbour Bridge and it’s fantastic. Just make sure you have a wee before you go as it’s about 3 hours. 😂
That instersection with the Mercedes is in the Barangaroo precinct. There is a sign that says Give Way to Pedestrians. Sydney drivers can be quite aggressive!
Sydney has awesome beaches as well,especially north of the harbour.
*If you are turning left or right at an intersection, you must give way to any pedestrian crossing the road that you are about to enter.* This rule applies to intersections both with and without traffic lights.
Fun Fact: 7:52 Above everything at that point you can see an old monorail station as you come out of that tunnel.
The park is Hyde Park and is in the centre of Sydney's CBD it contains war memorial and the pool of remembrance
The thing with the lanes on the harbor bridge is when it's peak hour traffic in the afternoon the lanes flick over to more lanes going out of the city and in the mornings the lanes flick over to more lanes going to work in the city. On some part of the bridge there is those cones attached in a line that's a movable center line that changes when its peak hour traffic coming or going. They have a machine that moves it according and it moves like a snake. Hope that explains it a bit for you.
9:55 That's a Mitsubishi Triton/L200. One of Mitsubishi's current best-selling vehicles.
17:02 That black wagon is a 2012 Honda Odyssey. The white minivan is another Honda Odyssey, but is the newer generation version (from 2014 to 2023). Sadly, Honda discontinued the Odyssey in Australia this year because Japan stopped producing them.
13:38 Australia did sell Chrysler 300 SRTs for several years until it was discontinued in early 2021 for the Australian market.
Parking in Sydney's central business district is expensive, but transit is great and heavily used. And progressively more and more roads in the CBD are being closed to further increase amenity for people, rather than cars, including George St, which used to be main north-south road through the city, and is now mostly reserved for pedestrians and light rail.
some pedistrian crossings have a timer you have about 60 seconds before you cross the road until you get a Dont walk sign
They can change lanes for peak hour hence no division between lanes over the Harbour Bridge and there’s underground Tunnel under the Harbour Bridge.
Ian, this is what happens when one steals a car, then evades police whilst not taking notice of which lane they are supposed to be in. At the time of this accident, the Bridge was on what is called a 5-3 lane change, 5 city-bound lanes and 3 out-bound lanes.
The crash happened a while back but the driver faced court today and awaits sentence.
ruclips.net/video/xh1nbUCGKME/видео.html
Whilst installing a 'zipper' median is possible, the room it would take up would mean the loss of an essential traffic lane.
You know something is wrong in Chicago if you hear less than 50 gunshots over a weekend.
A very interesting couple of facts of the harbour bridge….1. The pylons are decorative only. They don’t hold up the span. 2. Although the bridge had an arch there are no curved beams in the span. They are all straight but joined together on an angle. 3. The bridge shrinks and swells, dependant on the temperature. They had to take that into account when they joined the span. (It was built out from both north and south sides at the same time)
The curled building is the W Hotel, which will open at the end of the year.. at the other end is the new IMAX complex.
Can see the full harbour bridge view from my clothesline in Birchgrove!
Sydney was ranked no 1 the most beautiful city for several years back then, depending on which company or organisation doing the survey. But it is easily in the top 10 on any list.
At 11:50 those people must be at the end of walking greenlight, otherwise the car should wait till the walk across. It depends on the walking light, hard to tell from the vid.
I've heard Chicago is a very cool city and wonderful to visit (except for midwinter) - but it hasn't appeared on top ten lists of most beautiful cities in the world, Sydney appears on those lists pretty regularly. It's a very green city and is built on what is arguably the most beautiful natural harbour in the world. It's a working harbour, too, and is incredibly clean - we all swim at all the beaches all over the harbour. And I've lived in Rio, Paris, NYC, Lima, Barcelona and more - and visited many cities. I arrived here many years ago and have seen Sydney grow and change tremendously. We've lost some heritage buildings - and trees! - but overall the growth has mostly been well planned and executed. It is beautiful.
that was an old 1970\s combi pick up
Nice. This made me miss my former home town a little(lived there for about 13 years til 2021). Never drive in Sydney though mate(as in the city and surrounds). Waste of time and money and sanity. Public transport is easier and frequent. Plus there's so many great walks around the harbour too.
All the cities in Australia are nice imo. They're clean and pretty easy to get around as a tourist. And they all have lots of parks and open spaces and smell a bit fresher compared to some other cities.
I will say Sydney is beautiful in terms of the stunning contrasts with the harbour and skyline etc. And there is absolutely nothing like the views over the harbour you get flying into Sydney. It's stunning especially on a beautiful clear day, no matter how many times I've done it, it always stops me on my tracks for a few seconds.
Just to point out we also say pharmacy in Australia. It's the Brits who say chemist exclusively. We probably say pharmacy as much or even more so than chemist these days. Many pharmacies have the word pharmacy in the name including a particular large chain lol
And the people that work there are definitely pharmacists.
I used to live in the building at the very end of the video. The one on the other side of the lights on the left that has “Soho” on the front. I was right down the other end of the building to the left with a view of St. Mary’s Cathedral, the church you saw just before.
It’s funny seeing some of the streets I drive on when I’m driving around Sydney. The lanes change on the bridge depending on the time of day. They started in the north and headed south. The parking in Sydney is VERY expensive during the week…until after 5-6pm when it’s a flat rate, but even then it is still over $15-20. Street parking isn’t much better and can add up as well. It’s interesting seeing how much the city has changed from when I first started driving until now 😊
I know a lot of Aussies hate Sydney, but I love living here. I live at Mascot (grew up here) where the Sydney International Airport is. I'm right next to the Mascot Train Station, so I can hop on the train and be in the middle of the city in 5 to 10 minutes. I think Sydney is one of the most beautiful cities in the world, but then again, I'm biased 😊
From 1932-2012, the Sydney Harbour Bridge was the world’s widest long-span bridge, 160ft wide, room for eight lanes, 2 rail tracks and foot paths.
The distance from the deck to the water is nearly the same as the width, 161ft.
The stone towers at each end of the bridge are purely cosmetic, and provide no structural purpose to the bridge itself. People/Media back in the day were concerned the bridge wasn’t strong enough; the towers provide “mental security.” Plus, dozens of locomotives were arranged on the deck prior to opening to prove the bridge’s carrying capacity.
The Bridge was also the longest single span arch bridge as well.
We're about 30 seconds in and I can see my hoooouuuuuse!! I feel important!😂
My home city ❤️🇦🇺
G'day Mate! A silly note for you...where the lad in yellow tripped over is in front of Hyde Park and directly in front is a memorial obelisk. That obelisk originally served as a sewer vent and since it was quite tall any unpleasant odours would be well away from the public in the park...it was built in the 1850's Cheers!
Nearly got hit by a car there years ago! I was crossing with the pedestrian light saying walk. Car came around the corner ignoring the 6 people crossing
Before he became a comdian, Hoges used to painnt this bridge. It was a full- time job. Once they finished at the other end, they had to start again at the beginning.
A 5:25 you liked the blue Ford Falcon, this is a G6. Back in 2007 I bought a new metallic red G6E which the higher optioned version, still have it. It is a 4L 6, in the factory options you could also get a turbo 6 or a V8. If I remember correctly the turbo 6 was faster than the V8. In my standard 6, I've been on the open road in a 110km/h zone and looked at the speedo to see that I was doing 150km/h!...it is a smooth car to drive, well not quite as smooth as my 1985 XK6 Jaguar.
the bridge has sensors to tell the driver to stay in the lane
That church you were looking at 16:33 is St Mary's Cathedral Malcolm Young from ACDC had his funeral there on 28 Nov 2017.
The building at 8.10 is being completed with the World's largest IMAX.
Car parking in a carpark in the Sydney CBD is extremely expensive. Expect to pay around $70 or $80 for a few hours! They do have long-term rates which are cheaper but if you go during business hours for a few hours, expect to get slugged! Same for North Sydney area car parks.
I lived in Sydney (north shore area) for 16 years and never took my car into, or through the city. I always took alternatives to get to the south side and back.
PS, The pedestrians probably were crossing against a red crossing light, and even though all pedestrians have right of way, Merc drivers in Sydney are a special breed.
There's a guy called Scott McDonald he does history and other videos about Brisbane really interesting things
7:35 That is the largest IMAX theatre in the world ☝🏽
Yeah, and it's been closed for about 3 years now, was supposed to open again in 2021 but remains closed.
@@cariaus3758covid almost sent the project into bankruptcy, hopefully it opens this year like they planned 🥳
@@cariaus3758 Yeah. 2 construction companies went bust. Grocon (from Melbourne), and the local arm of Probuild (South Africa). Construction finished a while ago, and the "W" Hotel and the IMAX are currently being fitted out.
I think buses in other countries look more modern because public transport is a serious thing and more extensive. So there is an ongoing investment in the bus stock/fleet
I learned to drive on country highways where it's one lane each direction going 100km with no barrier between us. It's really not a big deal.
Melbourne overtook Sydney in population size in 2022. We also have very high skyscrapers and more architecturally designed buildings. Both cities have a unique different vibe.
Melbourne CBD kicks sydneys ass hands down, I'm from sydney and it's hurts to say it but have to be honest
We are not talking about Melbourne here. So what if they increased their population? who care?