Chinas transit elevated bus teb went through a road test in north chinas hebei province on tuesday. Chinas futuristic straddling bus could help ease traffic. Aug 18, 2010 the straddling bus could replace up to 40 conventional buses, potentially saving the 860 tons of fuel that 40 buses would consume annually, and preventing 2,640 tons of carbon emissions, said. China unveils straddling bus design to beat traffic jams. Aug 02, 2016 it is officially known as a transit elevated bus teb, will consist of four cars each being about 22 meters 72 long, 7. There are two parts in building the straddling bus.
Chinas straddling bus and other bizarre transport ideas read more according to statista, in 2016 chinas vehicle population was 194m up from 105m five years previously. The passenger compartment rises far above other vehic. Jun 23, 2017 chinas road straddling bus bites the dust. Importantabout straddling bus project report pdfiminals in vb07828physics investigatory project cbse 12 scribd is not asked yet. Failure of chinas straddling bus shows theres no magic. Straddling busa cheaper, greener and faster alternative. May 26, 2016 electric straddling bus looks to pump the brakes on chinas traffic and pollution.
Cheaper than a subway, the partly solarpowered behemoth will span two lanes and carry up to 1,200 people in a carriage raised 7 ft. Everything that makes chinas new trafficstraddling bus. Six years ago we showed the crazy chinese 3d fast bus and everyone thought it was silly vaporware. Chinas straddling bus, on a test run, floats above the streets. This all sounds like a sound enough idea, but this straddling bus concept has toyed with us before. Oct 08, 2010 inventor song youzhous brainchild is the straddling bus. A bus with a passenger compartment raised above road level, allowing other traffic to pass underneath and hence helping to avoid traffic jams. Chinas straddling bus complies with leading international. One is remodeling the road, the other is building station platforms. As the major vehicles on road is cars and the buses eats the traffic jam on roads. Director, editor, episode writer, motion graphics designer. Watch this straddle bus eat cars as it speeds down the. China will test a straddle bus that drives over cars.
The straddling bus combines the advantages of brt, it is also a substitution for brt and subway in the future. Aug 03, 2016 compartment of futuristic straddling bus comes into reality duration. As subway of straddling bus will force the traffic to move in a platoon. Engineers in qinhuangdao city have finally completed a moving fullscale mock up of chinas large straddling bus idea, which will allow cars to drive. A beijing company has unveiled spectacularly futuristic designs for a pollutionbusting, elevated bus capable of gliding over the nightmarish megajams for which urban china has become notorious. This transit elevated bus system is really a huge vehicle. Aug 05, 2016 chinas straddling bus, on a test run, floats above the streets.
The highlight innovation of straddling bus is that it runs above car and under overpass. This paper has give a concept of double decker straddling bus. Is chinas revolutionary roadstraddling bus an elaborate hoax. Compartment of futuristic straddling bus comes into reality duration. The trial run of worlds first transit elevated bus teb or straddling bus, which plies above the road and allows cars to move beneath it, has caug. Engineers in qinhuangdao city have finally completed a moving fullscale mockup of chinas large straddling bus idea, which will allow cars to drive underneath it.
Chinas straddling bus and other bizarre transport ideas read more according to statista, in 2016 chinas vehicle population was. The straddling bus could replace up to 40 conventional buses, potentially saving the 860 tons of fuel that 40 buses would consume annually, and. Aug 03, 2016 the teb, also known as the straddling bus, got its nickname because its designwhich spans 72 feet long and 25 feet wide doesnt require elevated tracks or underground tunneling. A straddling bus traffic solution in china the new york times. Giant lanestraddling land airbus could be coming to china. In august 2016, a futuristic public transport solution, the transit elevated bus teb, began being tested in qinhuangdao, china chinese company shenzhen huashi future parking equipment proposed the innovative design as a way of addressing the problem of congestion caused by rapid urbanisation and population growth of many of chinas cities. If the test actually happens itll be first time double decker straddling bus become more than first through experiments. Three years ago the 3d fast bus got everybody excited about the prospect of a lane straddling bus that would eliminate traffic congestion by traveling over lines of. China is the worlds capital of fake products, but a highprofile scam involving a futuristic road straddling bus meant to cut traffic congestion would take things to a whole new level. Ba tie was a proposed new bus concept where a guided bus straddles above road traffic, giving it the alternative names such as straddling bus, straddle bus, land airbus, or tunnel bus by international media.
As you all know, the majority vehicles on the road are cars, the shortest vehicles are also cars. Aug 03, 2016 it may look like something from the future, but chinas longawaited straddling bus ran its inaugural test in hebei province this week. Straddling bus presented by rk linkedin slideshare. The idea of a trafficstraddling bus first appeared in china in 2010, but it didnt make much impact until the model was presented at the 2016 beijing international hightech expo. China unveils straddling bus design to beat traffic jams this article is more than 3 years old the concept vehicle is designed to float above the cloggedup streets of some of the countrys. Say hello to the transit elevated busthe next evolution in urban public transportation. Chinas straddling bus trial catches pms eye india news. Transit elevated bus teb is worlds first elevated bus. So, a few concerns about chinas trafficslaying straddling bus. May 23, 2016 six years ago we showed the crazy chinese 3d fast bus and everyone thought it was silly vaporware. Imagine one day you driving on road, then one huge moving tunnel flying overhead, carring with hundreds of people, you may think it is dream, but it.
This paper presents the development process of a prototype for a driverless straddling bus implemented using a arm microcontroller. Treehugger reports that the idea of straddling buses was first proposed by two american architects, lester walker and craig hodgetts, in 1969. At present, there are mainly 4 types of public transits in china. Dec, 2012 imagine one day you driving on road, then one huge moving tunnel flying overhead, carring with hundreds of people, you may think it is dream, but it is true, soon this incredible straddling bus.
This article was originally published in 2016 amongst a flurry of press attention for the retroscifi scheme. The concept of transit elevated busteb was introduced in china in 2010, which is. If the safety tests are up to snuff, the straddling bus seems like an excellent idea, given chinas infamous history with highway and city trafficincluding the china national highway 110 jam. Pdf file extension is a portable document format file. It may look like something from the future, but chinas longawaited straddling bus ran its inaugural test in hebei province this week. Electric straddling bus looks to pump the brakes on chinas traffic and pollution. The straddling bus was selected by time magazine as one of the 50 best inventions of. Straddling busa cheaper, greener and faster alternative to. Chinas straddling bus hits its final roadblock bbc news. In china, this huge straddling bus might be a solution to the. Theres some distressing news coming out now about both the shoddy build.
Pdf files can contain not only images and text, but also interactive buttons, hyperlinks, embedded fonts, video, and more. Chinas straddling bus, on a test run, floats above the. Feb 29, 2020 if the safety tests are up to snuff, the straddling bus seems like an excellent idea, given chinas infamous history with highway and city trafficincluding the china national highway 110 jam. In 2017 it was revealed that just days after the launch the bus was. The oddlooking machine would share the road with other traffic, elevating passengers on narrow legs, allowing cars to drive underneath. As the incredibly awesome illustration above shows, the extrawide, extratall bus straddles two lanes of traffic, allowing. Please ask for straddling bus project report pdfiminals in vb07828physics investigatory project cbse 12 scribd by click hereour teamforum members are ready to help you in free of cost. The 2mhigh transit elevated bus teb straddles the cars. A trial was scheduled to begin in the mentougou district of beijing in late 2010. Straddling bus project from the china combined transport straddling bus technology development co. The bus is a pilot project and was built through a partnership with uab and the center for transportation and the environment. It uses electric and solar power reduces the air pollution it reduces up to 2030 % of traffic jams it is safe. Incredible way of future transportationstraddling bus3d bus. The straddling bus combines the advantages of brt also.
Its not that often that one of those crazylooking transportation concepts you see on the cover of an old 1950s popular mechanics comes true, but im delighted to say thats happened. Sep 02, 2016 photos of a supposedly successful test run of the straddling bus went viral earlier in august, as both the feasibility and purpose of the transportation project were being widely questioned. Last week, the internet went all giggly over the first prototype of a revolutionary trafficstraddling bus from china. Straddling definition of straddling by the free dictionary. Straddling bus project continues despite controversies china. Populationburdened transit systems in smogchoked chinese cities may have a new and cheap solution in the form of a bus that glides two meters above the street, on a set of rails. May 25, 2016 populationburdened transit systems in smogchoked chinese cities may have a new and cheap solution in the form of a bus that glides two meters above the street, on a set of rails. The proposed double decker straddling bus would be all electric controlled, travel approximately 4050 kmph, and give seven feet of subway to cars traveling underneath. Jun 22, 2017 the idea of a traffic straddling bus first appeared in china in 2010, but it didnt make much impact until the model was presented at the 2016 beijing international hightech expo. Inventor song youzhous brainchild is the straddling bus. The straddling bus is one part monorail, one part monster truck. Kaviyarasu study on transit elevated bus, ijrter2016 this bus is also known as transit elevated bus, straddling bus. The straddling bus the 50 best inventions of 2010 time. But since then, the straddling bus idea has stayed just thatan idea.
Engineers in qinhuangdao city have finally completed a moving fullscale mockup of chinas large straddling bus idea, which will allow cars to drive. Three years ago the 3d fast bus got everybody excited about the prospect of a lanestraddling bus that would eliminate traffic congestion by traveling over lines of. Apr 20, 2014 the bus is a pilot project and was built through a partnership with uab and the center for transportation and the environment. Theyre electric, and the designers say one fourcarriage train could replace 40 conventional buses, cutting fuel consumption by 882 tons per year. Electric straddling bus looks to pump the brakes on chinas. Chinas controversial straddling bus a bustrain hybrid the size of a commuter ferry so called because it reduces road congestion by literally moving above cars and buses complies. A prototype of the transit elevated bus, which is 72 feet long and 26 feet wide, going for a test run in the chinese seaside city of qinhuangdao on tuesday.
May 26, 2016 china unveils straddling bus design to beat traffic jams this article is more than 3 years old the concept vehicle is designed to float above the cloggedup streets of some of the countrys. The teb, also known as the straddling bus, got its nickname because its designwhich spans 72 feet long and 25 feet wide doesnt require elevated tracks or underground tunneling. It is officially known as a transit elevated bus teb, will consist of four cars each being about 22 meters 72 long, 7. May 15, 2015 2 contents problem statement next generation transit system benefits of straddling bus over existing transit system steps involved in implementation features of straddling bus major challenges and solutions 3. May 23, 2016 but since then, the straddling bus idea has stayed just thatan idea.
Photos of a supposedly successful test run of the straddling bus went viral earlier in august, as both the feasibility and purpose of the transportation project were being widely questioned. As you all know, the majority vehicle on the road is car, the shortest vehicle is also car. Quite sometime ago, i read a news article on the straits times and came across an chinese invention, the straddling bus, or known as the 3d express coach on wikipedia. But rather than add more cars, shenzhen huashi future parking equipment is developing a massive straddling bus. Recent advance straddling bus by using arm microcontroller and. For those not familiar to the concept, here is an youtube video explaining how the straddling bus works. The transit elevated bus teb was a proposed new bus concept where a guided bus straddles. Three years ago we showed an updated version, the land airbus which got to the animated video. A hydrogen fuel cell station was built at max transits eighth avenue maintenance facility, also as part of the pilot program, august said.
Chinas futuristic elevated bus will soon be a thing of the past. Straddling bus new mode of transport skyscrapercity. Chinas straddling bus may help cut congestion and pollution. The transit elevated bus teb was a new proposed bus concept in which a guided bus spreads over the road, giving it alternate names such as straddles, buses, land buses or tunnels by international means. While it grabbed international headlines, it never came to fruition. Ginormous trafficswallowing straddling bus coming to u. This bus used as the purpose of passenger travelling just like a metro train on road.
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