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China's once-celebrated Traffic Elevated Bus (TEB) (reported here) has been left abandoned in the middle of a Hebei city road, not having moved once in over two months. Originally touted as the futuristic solution to urban traffic jams, the "straddling bus" is currently causing them.
A local reporter recently checked up on "the future of public transportation" at its testing site in Qinhuangdao, only to find it forgotten in a rusted garage, covered in dust. The bus is currently being looked after by a pair of old security guards who reluctantly admit that they've been forgotten about as well.
http://shanghaiist.com/2016/12/05/straddling_bus_abandoned.php
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China’s Road-Straddling Bus Has Been Blocking Traffic for Months
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There *__is* intelligent life on Earth, but I leave for Texas on Monday.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Type44Q on Saturday December 24 2016, @10:50PM
But put in a different context, and you'll likely be frozen with fear.
Just like driving next to a huge tandem-trailer semi; in other words, not at all.
(Score: 2) by Nerdfest on Sunday December 25 2016, @12:08AM
Ever seen a blow-out on a semi? Many bikers refer to the area beside a semi as the "death zone".