China Plans Huge Buses That Can DRIVE OVER Cars (PHOTOS)

OK... Guard rails to keep the cars at least 3 feet into the lane . Or how about building a dam subway system?who are these geniuses .

I get it. The new China is cool. Amazing. Intimidating. This "bus" is cool. But it's not really a bus. It needs tracks. It can only go straight. It's an elevated train, but worse. At least a train isn't limited to a straight line. And an elevated train doesn't have to negociate car traffic, and cars only have to avoid the columns holding up the train, which is pretty easy because roads are easily designed around the columns. But the supports of this "bus" are constantly on the move, and of course, traffic will have to yield to these moving supports, which means that this "bus" is just as much of an impediment as any other vehicle on the road. The best case scenerio is that--with careful planning--it will solve only the problems that it causes. Sure, it could work, but it hardly seems worth the investment. I'm sure an elevated train or subway would move just as many people without impeding car traffic at all.

The first question that came to mind was: How are people going to be able to get into turn lanes? Do you speed up or slow down so you can get out from under it to change lanes? What does everyone else think?

i think they have those already.... i think there called monirails.... get with the times china

hey china, ever heard of a subway?

"The innovation will allow cars less than 2 meters high to travel underneath..." 2 meters!?! Thats it? a little low don't you think.

whatever happened to the subway idea.....

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Guard rails will need to be similar to the concrete lane separators. At least 3- foot high concrete walls to be sure that motor traffic does no damage to the running rails for the shuttles.

Pretty picture but...

Actually the raised monorail system in Tau shaped towers is more efficient and can be placed on either side of the road or down the middle. These are easier to install and replace than a surface running track.
Both fuel powerd and electric powered shuttles can be used and to the track can run a powerline for electric shuttles.
These can also be used to run electric power and even water or sewage lines along with a mounted shuttling service. Signage for motorist can also be reduced as the Taus can be used for notifications.

Long range planning and dependency by the population must be nurtured first by bonuses and then by desire because stations supply many basic wants through a thorough vending machine system. Each station themed in the forefront waiting area and extremely over-sized. the come in area full of vending machines from aspirin, canned sandwiches, rice meals, tea, coffee, clothes, even throwaway phones. monitor-able of course, you name it and several stations can be stocked/maintained by one or two persons. The key is quality and long term quality of facilities and amenities. Tokens and cards for vending and keep the mind away from cost and are often lost.

nice idea but what if a car went out of control and struck the side of the bus. Would it be ok or would it