http://www.news.com.au/technology/ta...-1225901245953

was just reading this thought others might find it interesting

Makes sense i suppose, one way to make public transport more efficient and appealing to the general populace

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Interesting Concept, I wonder how it would fuck with peoples minds though? when you're driving and everything around you is traveling at a different speed.....

It says the bus has a top speed of 60km/h..which during peak hour is still faster than traffic generally flows on the freeways, and is at least a constant speed PLUS it can carry quite a few (1200+) passengers at any one time.

I'm sure people will get used to the sensation of having it pass over them, Perth drivers are usually too focused on their speedo to notice anything else that goes on immediately around them let alone over them.

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That wasn't a U-turn! It was two consecutive right hand turns.

Ummm what happens when it goes around a corner.. or if the bus is over top of you and you want to turn???

Why don't they just install a Monorail?

This would all depend on if the fossil fuel companies buy the rights to the technology beforehand.

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"Drivers will also have to keep their wits about them while passing through the bus, but red flashing lights will warn drivers if its about to turn or if they're too close to the interior walls." (Take the high road with 'Fast Bus' of the future, news.com.au/technology/take-the-high-road-with-fast-bus-of-the-future/story-e6frfro0-1225901245953#ixzz0vdZw0tyX


The one question that was also on my mind, maybe a cost thing, or that monorails are limited to where they can/can't go whereas it seems it will be possible for this bus to use the road system already in place...

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That wasn't a U-turn! It was two consecutive right hand turns.

it seems to say that construction will be underway for one by the end of the year, as requested by Beijing

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That wasn't a U-turn! It was two consecutive right hand turns.

this thing is more of a light overhead rail system, but a mind-blowing innovation!

failz.. so many things that will not work in real life..

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