Comments on: 3D Fast Bus in China Goes OVER Cars

By: Isaac Gerke

Isaac Gerke — Tue, 24 Dec 2013 15:00:00 +0000

how does this thing turn? looks like it is a pretty solid vehicle

By: handle455b

handle455b — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 12:11:00 +0000

WHAT could POSSIBLY go wrong?!!?

By: Tfish

Tfish — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:31:00 +0000

It would be nice if we hosted this system on a larger scale, stretch it over the entire road and not just a couple of lanes. Placing it on interstate highways here in the US would be ideal. I mean they have all already been laid down, the foundation and platform for this bus would be so much easier to implement for the same logistical application of public transportation then say… a train offer (like the kind which are taking years to install between and on freeways here in Los Angeles). All you would have to do is reinforce overpasses and slap a rail system… then of course create a larger bus which could stress across six lanes. But It would be incredibly more cost efficient then buying land, grading it, and doing all other preparatory work that new train tracks takes. Why spend billions in purchasing all that when we could use the freeways already in place.

Plus, if you built larger busses they could possibly haul cargo as well.

By: Laptop Skins

Laptop Skins — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:36:00 +0000

This would work perfectly in a world where drivers never drive into stuff.

By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:45:36 +0000

oh, the limits of some people’s imagination and innovation skillz

By: Raed

Raed — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 10:59:19 +0000

This is obviously a stupid and non-practical idea. Unless, the cars driving beneath will not be allowed to change lanes and this “monster” bus will neither cahnge lane nor turn!

By: gmhendo

gmhendo — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 09:01:10 +0000

Nice article explaining an innovative and bold attempt to overcome planet-threatening pollution and emissions.
I was surprised by some of the negative and vitriolic comment. Consider this:
Perhaps the Chinese drivers are not great, but then they have not had 100 years of driving experience to help them sort things out. Even in experienced countries we still manage to kill thousands annually in vehicular accidents, can you expect other nations to be perfect? I’m quite certain they will learn very quickly.
Secondly, the Chinese energy per capita rate currently is a fraction of the USA. That is changing fast, and with such a massive population with such a massive potential energy bill, I applaud their willingness to try unproven technology in an attempt to be more efficient and generate less emissions. Even if the elevated system fails, good luck to them for trying it out.

By: Clarkson

Clarkson — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 04:00:25 +0000

Ya really, just ignore everything else going on in the world, and cover SkyTran. Make it a SkyTran blog.

^ Jackass.

By: Sven

Sven — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 19:45:59 +0000

Why don’t you guys do an article on SkyTran. It’s such a better idea than this. Maglev is the future.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:32:28 +0000

I’m picturing myself in the SUV in the top picture and the terribly distracting sight of effectively entering a tunnel backwards while at speed forwards… If that’s not enough, I want to turn off at the next junction, what then?!

Further down the road I see the “bus” encountering (at speed) one of those ridiculously tall lorries, stopped at the back of a traffic jam.

Following the link I see it’s not even 100% decided this thing is going to run on rails and may just follow the white-lines on the road. What happens when one of these lines has worn out, or something is spilled on it and it’s no-longer anything to track?!

This is one of the most ridiculously hazardous ideas ever! I can’t believe it’s planned to go into production!

By: Transit-Forum

Transit-Forum — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:01:35 +0000

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By: SSEnergy

SSEnergy — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:48:23 +0000

The train stations would obviously be above the roads as well- highly doubt they would use ladders. Like the transit system we use in Calgary, bridges and platforms can be built over the highway or between roads. Our train also runs through tunnels, on sky rail and through city traffic following traffic lights at major downtown intersections. If it works here, I’m sure it can work in China. Pretty sure they’ve thought this through a little more than you think.

By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:56:19 +0000

on ladders truthfully. or something else along the sides to help them up — am sure they would have to be ADA compliant too (at least in the US)

By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:55:05 +0000

Yes, thank you for pointing out the relatively simple solutions to that hazard that several others could not conceive of. Without innovation and solutions to the problems new technologies and vehicles bring, we’d still be riding on horses.

By: Reece

Reece — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 06:52:45 +0000

I think there is possibilities in this concept. Restricted area roads , dedicated road from and airport to a city.

By: Jeff DeWitt

Jeff DeWitt — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 02:28:01 +0000

Interesting idea, it’s not clear in the pictures but the rails (or whatever the thing rides on) would have to be separated from the road and protected by guard rails (or raised on something like Jersey barricades to keep people from crashing into the things.

By: Christina

Christina — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:46:46 +0000

Wait. How are the people going to get in and out of that bus?

By: Uncle B

Uncle B — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 18:02:02 +0000

Soon, China will have fewer motor-cars and more buses, electric trains, electric bullet trains etc. They have no endless supply of gasoline either, but they at least have prepared for this eventuality by developing the world’s best nuclear/electric sourced, electric bullet train networks, complete with the ensuing social structures, and they are now up and running, on veggies and rice diets, oil free and manufacturing goods for American and world markets at the lowest prices possible, cutting all throats in the marketplace with high quality, cheap, oil free, products! America with its gasoline guzzlers rolling in from the suburbs to work for astronomical wages to pay for the strip malls, and car insurance, will never produce a product as cheaply – their overhead, their EROI is far greater than their product is worth to start with! As far as Chinese drivers not being able to accommodate the large buses – remember, justice is dealt at the muzzle of a gun in this country and hitting a bus could be costly indeed! behavior modification is a communist specialty after all.

By: Jonno

Jonno — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:33:13 +0000

If this design ever becomes a reality (which it won’t), there are going to be SO MANY accidents. This is just terrible.

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