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China Builds 'Elevated Bus' That Drives Over Cars (washingtonpost.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Remember that futuristic bus design from China a few months ago? China has actually built it and is testing it on the streets. The Transit Elevated Bus or TEB-1, as it's called, stands nearly 16 feet tall and straddles two lanes of traffic, allowing cars to pass under it. The hope is for TEB-1 to someday alleviate major traffic in China and other crowded countries. Washington Post reports: "The Transit Elevated Bus piloted in China's Hebei province rolls along a designated track, making it similar in some ways to a commuter train or tram -- the key difference, of course, being that it runs on top of the existing roadway without the need to construct a separate overpass. Images distributed by Chinese media show a spacious passenger compartment -- measuring 72 feet long by 26 feet wide -- capable of holding up to 300 riders. Surprisingly, there are not very many seats. That would probably have to change should an American model ever come to fruition." The concept of the elevated bus first arrived in 2010, where the company claimed it would "cost 10% of a subway system and use 30% less energy than current bus technologies."
What if you have a dozen crates of chickens on top of your car?
Some drink at the fountain of knowledge. Others just gargle.
Chinese Elevated Bus versus The Grave Digger, this weekend only at the fairgrounds and some damn arena somewhere. Monster Truck Madness! Sunday, Sunday, Sunday!!!
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To be fair, they're used to dealing with American projects.