China's amazing answer to traffic congestion: the bus that rides over cars!

Nottseagull

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The Tory stronghold of Mansfield (majority increas

• May 28, 2016

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The Chinese really are thinking outside the box here. But how do passengers get on and off a vehicle one storey high? The video, which has no text to accompany it, just shows emergency exit-style chutes.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-36390419

 

Guy Fawkes

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• May 28, 2016

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Entry and exit is through the roof according to an animation of this i'd seen before on FB

That looks fine provided there are no taller vehicles on the road as the animations only shows cars using the road and passing underneath the bus, so what happens to all of the vans, lorries, etc, that are also likely to want to travel in that area too?

 

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Ecosse Exile

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• May 28, 2016

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Its fine until somebody shits themselves at the thought of being overtaken by a tunnel, veres to one side or other and either crashes into the underside of the bus, or causes a pile up underneath it.

 

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GingerBeerMan

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Ecosse Exile said:

Its fine until somebody shits themselves at the thought of being overtaken by a tunnel, veres to one side or other and either crashes into the underside of the bus, or causes a pile up underneath it.

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This. It won't happen.

 

Triggaaar

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What could possibly go wrong?

 

Diego Napier

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Ecosse Exile said:

Its fine until somebody shits themselves at the thought of being overtaken by a tunnel, veres to one side or other and either crashes into the underside of the bus, or causes a pile up underneath it.

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Some people used to think that if you travelled faster than 30 miles per hour in a car then it would kill you.

 

symyjym

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• May 28, 2016

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Triggaaar said:

What could possibly go wrong?

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As long as everyone can drive in a very straight line it will be fine.

 

Triggaaar

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• May 28, 2016

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symyjym said:

As long as everyone can drive in a very straight line it will be fine.

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Do not break down, do not get a puncture, do not open a door when stationary in traffic. Easy.

 

Nottseagull

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• Aug 3, 2016

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GingerBeerMan said:

This. It won't happen.

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The thing has already been built and is up and running in tests; full article here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-36961433
Those rear light clusters might confuse British drivers as they look just like traffic lights

 

clippedgull

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• Aug 3, 2016

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erm, the colours are upside down?

Look the same as our traffic lights to me!