Comments on: Straddling Bus Heading to the United States

By: Embroidery digitizing

Embroidery digitizing — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 05:56:00 +0000

The Mega Straddle Bus is a giant vehicle that doesn’t actually drive on the road like a traditional bus, but actually straddles it. It has enough room beneath it that individual cars and small trucks can pass underneath it, as people commute back and forth

By: Jay

Jay — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 01:53:38 +0000

You’re not getting it. The concept is simple and brilliant in its simplicity. It doesn’t change lanes or exit the freeways. It can be on freeways or normal streets. Think about it like a cable car except one that does not add to traffic. Passing underneath it means that it will never hold anyone up. Passing over traffic means that traffic jams can never hold it back.

You add public transport capacity without adding to the existing traffic. This is nothing less than absolutely brilliant.

If the powers that be don’t kill it, this will mean that cities no longer have to invest in subways or dedicated bus lanes. A relatively minor tweak to the existing infrastructure will do the trick.

The solar panels and all that is unnecessary. It’s a cable car, it will use electricity. They should keep that part simple. That’s the only thing I disagree with.

Other than that, kudos! The land that gave us printing and gun powder now gives us another brilliant invention!

I am a total fan.

By: Jacob Winn

Jacob Winn — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 04:20:21 +0000

How do car drivers see around corners or anywhere other than straight ahead?

How do cars merge and change lanes?

Dumb idea. Doesn’t matter who came up with it.

Imagine the carnage in China the way THEY drive!

By: TheDonkey

TheDonkey — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:53:34 +0000

The major issue I see from that concept art is the fact that there is no way for cars to change lanes or pass or do anything of that matter.

By: Faisal Suleman

Faisal Suleman — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 19:28:38 +0000

This is amazing, but have a look at China’s Harmony World’s Fastest High-Speed Train with speed of 415km/h.
Check it out http://www.ispyce.com/2010/10/chinas-new-harmony-worlds-fastest-

By: Bjoern

Bjoern — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 18:27:31 +0000

This is actually one that should have been depicted in one of my “Year 2000″ books from the 70s and 80s. The idea itself is probably not the worst, but this train (it’s actually not a bus) would need two absolutely independent railtracks to avoid conflict with cars getting on the tracks. There will be exits from the highway for cars or junctions so how will that work? With traffic lights? Think of the rediculous stopping distance of trains!
There are light trucks mentioned which will be capable of passing under the body. Where will the heavy trucks and buses drive? There must be depots anywhere and there will be traffic in both directions, so you will need 4 seperate tracks.
The solar panels may be sufficient for light and aircondition (if then) but very surely not for the drive mechanism. So overhead wires or conductor rails are needed or something similar.
I can’t see any advantage compared to a modern standard train or a light railway (intercity tram or similar) both of which would be able to use existing infrastructure (stations, depots, technique, tracks).
Especially in China there are surely problems all over the country that are far more worth a thought and would need the money spent in this project.

No, not a good idea at all.