China's idea of a future bus - Polidicks

[quote=yahoonews] China has overtaken the United States as the world's biggest producer of greenhouse gases and biggest energy consumer. But the country is also thinking in big and bold ways when it comes to how it will reduce pollution and a new plan to build a "straddling bus" is among the most space-age schemes yet. In an effort to go green and relieve congestion without widening roads, the Shenzhen Huashi Future Parking Equipment company is developing a "3D Express Coach" (also known as a "three-dimensional fast bus"). The innovation will allow cars less than 2 meters high to travel underneath the upper level of the vehicle, which will be carrying passengers (PHOTOS). According to China Hush, the 6-meter-wide 3D Express Coach will be powered by a combination of electricity and solar energy, and will be able to travel up to 60 kilometers per hour carrying some 1200 to 1400 passengers. The first 115 miles of track is set for construction in Beijing's Mentougou district starting in late 2010. The Chairman of the Huashi Future Parking Equipment company boasts it will take only a year and 500 million yuan (around $73 million) to build the futuristic transportation system. [/quote] Source: [url]http://news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/669166[/url] And pictures! [img]http://i.huffpost.com/gen/189194/CHINA-BUS.jpg[/img] [img]http://i.huffpost.com/gen/189196/CHINA-BUS.jpg[/img] [img]http://i.huffpost.com/gen/189197/CHINA-BUS.jpg[/img] China is really going green!

That's actually a fucking brilliant idea, like the 21st century version of streetcars.

That looks so awesome.

What if there's a truck in the way of the bus?

What happens when it has to turn? :byodood:

This will produce some impressive roadkill. They'll need splatter screens or something.

That's awesome!

China makes something original.

And if it has to turn, wouldn't everybody underneath would be forced to turn with it? That sounds inconvenient.

[QUOTE=Happyfaic;23844150]What happens when it has to turn? :byodood:[/QUOTE] it doesn't :smug: or maybe the architects will have to redo the roads to match the actual train tracks

Oh god what if its in traffic and a huge truck comes to it.

[QUOTE=ThePutty;23844142]What if there's a truck in the way of the bus?[/QUOTE] It's gonna get it's shit trucked up.

[QUOTE=Happyfaic;23844150]What happens when it has to turn? :byodood:[/QUOTE] it's on tracks, it can turn and bend and everything, there was a video of it somewhere [editline]12:08PM[/editline] watch the video [url]http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/[/url]

It's on tracks? Doesn't that make it more of a train?

[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;23844640]It's on tracks? Doesn't that make it more of a train?[/QUOTE] I'm trying to figure out why you're arguing semantics. Why?

[QUOTE=Happyfaic;23844150]What happens when it has to turn? :byodood:[/QUOTE]

looks cool.

So shiney :derp:

Lol Jap- China, always them with their wacky ideas.

[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;23844331]And if it has to turn, wouldn't everybody underneath would be forced to turn with it? That sounds inconvenient.[/QUOTE] The cars can stop and wait as if they were at a stop sign or red light? Here, by law you have to stop and let in a bus if they're getting back into the lane from a bus stop.

[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;23844640]It's on tracks? Doesn't that make it more of a train?[/QUOTE] tram*

This is just a fantastic idea, I mean, wow. I can't wait for this idea to be applied world-wide.

Awesome idea. I really want to see this before I die.

wow. That's really cool.

What if a huge freight truck has to come through it?

What if it gets into a wreck?

I knew it was gonna be some kind of futuristic when the thread said "China". China always try to over achieve. I think it looks bad but thats my opinion.

This really should have been done ages ago, its such an ingenious idea and you could get away with multistory trams in some areas.

So its kind of a tram.

[QUOTE=lilcheeselad;23845506]What if a huge freight truck has to come through it?[/QUOTE] It doesn't. I'm not sure if huge freight trucks are even allowed on busy Chinese roads.