Magic Bus
The Chinese company, Shenzhen Huashi Future Car-Parking Equipment is proposing the creation of a giant, road-straddling bus to help ease the traffic due to their booming population and economy.

This super bus will straddle the road above the cars, and carry between 1200 to 1400 riders.  It is powered by solar energy and electricity, so will offer at least 30% energy savings.  Passengers can enter and exit the bus through terminals that span the road allowing for traffic to continue while it is stopped.

The “3D Fast Bus,” it’s current name promises a reduction in traffic jams and will only cost about 10% of what it would cost to build a subway. There is already a pilot for the project being planned in Beijing’s Mentougou District.

Now that is the future of transportation I’d like to see.  Get one out to Los Angeles pronto!

http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/

Ashlye Vaughan