When is a bus not a bus?

[chris_w]

Well, I hope that it's not tax payers money that's being thrown at this ridiculous idea:

BBC said:

Upmarket 'buses' to tackle jams Trams are seen as trendier than buses: New vehicles which look like trams are being developed to attract people who think buses are too unfashionable.

How stupid do they think we are? Will these 'buses' with their fared in wheels somehow be cheaper, faster and more convenient than traditional buses...

Best quote:

BBC said:

Powered by a normal bus engine and running on rubber tyres, they are the latest congestion-busting idea.

I need to learn that head-butting smiley...

[LuS1fer]

Well they are trrying to make commuter motorbikes look more like cars. I mean how convincing are they?

[anonymous-user]

Amazing. Doesn't look like a bus with a piece of plastic over the wheels at all.....

[8Pack]

Have one on me!

[John_S4x4]

This is what we need

www.skywebexpress.com/

"SkyWeb Express is very user friendly. Just swipe a prepaid card through a stanchion in front of an empty waiting vehicle, punch in the destination number, take a seat in the vehicle and our computer control system will sweep you non-stop to your destination.

It operates on demand whenever you need it. Empty vehicles wait for you - not the other way around.

The ride is private. You don't share your trip with strangers, just with your family or friends.

The computer control system chooses the fastest way to your destination. You don't stop at any other stations as you travel across the guideway network. Stations are on sidings, so you just bypass ones along the way."

Regards John S

[chris_w]

John_S4x4 said:

It operates on demand whenever you need it. Empty vehicles wait for you - not the other way around. The ride is private. You don't share your trip with strangers, just with your family or friends. The computer control system chooses the fastest way to your destination. You don't stop at any other stations as you travel across the guideway network. Stations are on sidings, so you just bypass ones along the way.

Ok, substitute the word 'computer' for 'human' in the above passage and what have you got... perfect description of a road network.

Looks good though. I think the long term solution will be somewhere between the two. Privately owned cars that integrate with an intelligent city-wide traffic management network. Hmmmm, might write that up as proposal this afternoon, there's obviously lots of money floating around for this stuff.