Traffic-straddling bus to reduce traffic congestion (video)

Public transport reduces congestion in cities, because a bus or tram carrying 60 people occupies a fraction of the road space occupied by 60 cars, or even 15 cars with 4 passengers each. (Not gonna happen.)

And a single bus produces less pollution than 60 cars or even 15.

On the other hand, a bus does actually occupy space on the road. What if the bus could avoid occupying road space altogether? Without a separate roadway?

What if all of the above could be done without the expense of a tunnel?

In Beijing, a company called Transit Explore Bus claims to have worked out how to do all of this. Testing of the first full size example is planned to begin in July or August this year.



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