This Revolutionary Elevated Bus Rides Over Traffic
After only being presented in renders and computer animations, China has unveiled its attempt to rid its cities of congestion with this revolutionary bus design. Using channels on either side of the road, the TEB-1 (Transit Elevated Bus) has been manufactured and is now testing in Qinhuangdao, North East China.
The TEB-1 has the potential to carry around 1200 passengers at a speed of 40mph. However, with obvious problems like agility and manoeuvrability needing to be addressed, it may be a while before we see these engineering marvels in cities worldwide.
The current testing has been limited to a 300m track with simulated traffic passing underneath the ‘bus’, but it is a huge step towards a leap in the infrastructure of the Chinese cities involved. Considering the massively reduced cost compared to a subway system, the TBE-1 could be a cost-effective way to clear the streets for petrolheads around the globe.
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Tremendous cornering. Also quite capable if the roads are wide enough…..
This is a good thing, downshift while passing under the bus…
All i can think of is it collapsing on top of cars trying to go under it
What happens when it has to turn
This looks terrifying! If that came over me while driving, I’d probably end up slamming on the brakes and killing everyone behind me
High vehicles and collisions will be a problem, but if there are a bunch of them in a line and you just got new exhausts…
this would never work in the US, us americans have a tendency to find flaws were there shouldn’t be
Railfans will be sortoff happy!
damn those chinese are fast a couple of months ago this was still a concept.
It’s a MASSIVE issue for them so they’re funneling craploads of money into anything that could work.
NOW YOU CAN SAVE GAS AND GO PLACES FASTER! GENIUS!