As a science fiction writer, I’m always on the lookout for unusual and innovative technology, and this ‘straddling bus’ ticks both of those boxes for me. Sadly,…it may not be sci-fi for very much longer. 🙂
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Meeks
May 29, 2016
This is a bus? New technology from #China
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May 30th, 2016 at 1:36 am
Wild!
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May 30th, 2016 at 9:41 am
I know! I love it. 🙂
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May 29th, 2016 at 6:54 pm
Reblogged this on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog and commented:
Could you work this into a story? 😀
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May 29th, 2016 at 7:22 pm
lol – I’d love to! Sadly nothing springs to mind just yet. If you can come up with something I’d love to read it. 🙂
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May 29th, 2016 at 7:22 pm
I’ll let you know if I see anything Meeks 😀
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May 29th, 2016 at 7:25 pm
Please. 🙂
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May 29th, 2016 at 6:28 pm
I saw the story too, although thanks for the video explainer as I didn’t catch that. It looks great, but there’s only one snag I can see: what about vehicles higher than two metres? All those shops and businesses which need deliveries every day? Those vehicles are going to have to be banned/replaced on roads where this bus runs, and that’s going to be a headache for business. And as we know, if business doesn’t like something, it doesn’t usually get done.
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May 29th, 2016 at 7:25 pm
Yes, if this does take off it would definitely be a disruptive technology. That said, though, I think it would probably begin only on ‘main’ roads where shops are not impacted that much.
Here in Melbourne we have trams [roughly half the width] and they really do impact traffic but everyone’s used to them so no one really gets uptight about them. I imagine if these buses do come in, motorists will work around them as well.
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