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on Thursday August 04 2016, @09:51PM
from the don't-knock-it-till-you've-tried-it dept.
from the don't-knock-it-till-you've-tried-it dept.
previously: Straddle Bus 'Eats' Cars As it Speeds Down the Highway
Shanghaiist reports that an example of the TEB-1 (Transit Elevated Bus) has been built and has been tested on a 300 m track. The bus is of an unusual design: 7.8 m wide, its wheels rest both sides of a road, with the main part of the body high above street level so that other traffic can pass beneath. It is electrically powered. Passengers enter and leave via raised platforms. Its capacity is variously reported as 300 or 1200 passengers.
additional coverage:
- TechCrunch
- official news agency Xinhua
- Washington Post
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(Score: 2) by Pslytely Psycho on Saturday August 06 2016, @11:19AM
Ah, yes, the Monorail.
As many times as I have been to Seattle (I live on the other side of the state, Spokane) I have never ridden it, but I certainly remember the spectacular promises that were supposed to be realized by it. And the dismal failure it became...
Yeah, I realize the complexity and chaos any large construction project can be. I have traveled every major road to every major city in the country, as well as thousands of minor roads and towns. Chicago rebuilt its major freeway through the city, L.A. added some rail service, NYC is always under construction. Reroutes, both temporary and permanent, are a fact of life for large vehicle operators. In that aspect only, large traffic will be the least of their concerns, as it's just a fact of life to the drivers.
Chicago has a lot of train median train links, and expansions of the that system are less disruptive than many other rail expansions I had to route around (L.A. I'm lookin' at you!). Of course, being that it's the Chinese, they may just insanely expand it just to say they did it, regardless of how disruptive or popular it is. If Seattle's monorail had been built in Beijing, it would likely of been constructed across the entire city. Who knows, they might just pull this off, it went from concept to working model in quite short order. They should try the Hyperloop! Bet they'd have a working one in a decade!
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(Score: 2) by Pslytely Psycho on Saturday August 06 2016, @11:22AM
"train median train links,"
Honestly, I did preview.
Unfortunately, I ran by the weed store on my way home.
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