China begins production of bus that drives over traffic...

[RisingShiningSuperpower]

This would be a good idea in India as well. I'm confident the IITs and Modi-ji are working on something even better.

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/auto/story/straddling-bus-starts-production-in-east-china/1/707040.html

China begins production of bus that drives over traffic

The "straddling bus" or "tunnel bus", which is designed to ease traffic congestion in cities, has been put into production in Changzhou, in east China's Jiangsu province, according to a report by huanqiu.com.

(Photo: huanqiu.com)
Earlier models show each passenger section of the bus will be 22 meters long, 7.8 meters wide and 4.8 meters high, with 55 seats. Most importantly, the hollow space under the bus allows other vehicles to pass underneath which greatly improves the use of roads with limited space, easing traffic congestion.

Transit Explore Bus. (Photo: huanqiu.com)
The report said the Transit Explore Bus or TEB will be comprised of four passenger rooms on average, and it can be modified according to road conditions.
(Photo Courtesy: huanqiu.com)

 

[Delnavaz B]

waoo great innovative idea hats Off....@china

 

[war&peace]

Interesting concept...just wondering how will it turn or it will just run along the straight portion of the roads? and what about traffic safety. If it works, it can solve a big problem in congested cities

 

[yesboss]

haha, wow, now that an idea.

 

[Pandora]

Is ittravelling on wheels or rails bcz on wheels it is a health and safety nighmare.

 

[SBUS-CXK]

Ease traffic pressure, Beijing is very congested city, he has more than 5 million cars. Enough headache,

 

[war&peace]

Let's take the guess work out of this news by watching this video

 

[SBUS-CXK]

Interesting concept...just wondering how will it turn or it will just run along the straight portion of the roads? and what about traffic safety. If it works, it can solve a big problem in congested cities

Do you know the tram?

 

[war&peace]

Do you know the tram?

I already shared the video in the post above your post so you can see how it works

 

[randomradio]

How will it maneuver right angled roads? Or intersections?

It looks like it's only made for busy highways, limited mainly to straight roads.