Elevated Bus That Straddles Highway - 300 passengers

If you’ve ever been surfing through random videos on Facebook or another social media site you’ve probably seen the concept video of that Chinese train/bus hybrid thing that can travel over cars (and over traffic).
But that was just a rendered concept. And, like me, you probably thought that even though it was an amazing idea, it would never actually move past the idea stage.
But China’s proved us wrong.

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Today China Xinhua News said that the Transit Elevated Bus (TEB) is not only a real thing, but had its first road test today. It happened in Qinhuangdao City, and consisted of a brake and power consumption test.
The whole thing is powered by electricity, is about 72 feet long and 25 feet wide (so it can span multiple lanes of traffic) and can carry 300 passengers (but future versions could probably be coupled together to carry even more). And, when it’s actually launched and operating, it should hit max speeds of around 40 miles per hour, making it a pretty speedy mode of public transportation.
While this version still isn’t ready for mainstream daily use, it’s pretty amazing to see China actually turn this thing into a reality. And, other countries like Brazil, France, India and Indonesia have reached out about potentially licensing their own versions of the TEB.
You can check out a few videos from the unveiling/testing ceremony here.

 

They're going to build about 31 aircraft carriers, launch a space station, and claim they will be the first to put people on Mars. The number of nuclear subs is secret.
They're going to finance & build a huge high speed rail project for Philippines to connect all the major cities. Doing the same in Laos, Cambodia, and other Asian countries.
It's just amazing what's going on all over the world.
People not in the know, gripe about Tibet, but their infrastructure is modern with freeway systems, high speed rail, freight rail, free homes to nomadic tribes with all the amenities of a modern home.

 

Well, I'm retired and the wife put a stop to the carousing, ie. excessive appetite, not related to food or drink, so lots of idle time to piddle on the computer.
I feel sorry for those horses with the bit in their mouth.