Being trapped in a traffic jam manages to drive the most patient of mortals out of their boxes, and in Chinese cities they know it better than anyone, given the traffic problems they suffer daily in their crowded streets. Therefore, it is not surprising that a company from this country has come up with a project like the Transit Elevated Bus (TEB).
This crossing between bus and tram – the vehicle will slide on fixed rails attached to the road – was recently presented at the International High-Tech Exhibition in Beijing (China). It can carry up to 1,200 passengers and will reach a top speed of 60 km / h, more than enough given that it is going to roll in the city.
The TEB will ride over cars and is expected to be ready to hit Chinese streets next year. It is a project that started back in 2010 – then it was voted one of the 50 best inventions of the year by Time magazine – but it has not been until now that, according to the vehicle's designer, Song Youzhou, the prototypes are being built.
For his part, Bai Zhiming, the engineer in charge of the project, assures that the cost of manufacturing each of these Titanic on wheels is much lower than that of the means of transport with which it has the most similarities: the subway.
Here's a video to see how it will work:
Image: TEB Technology Development Company.
