This Private Tranpsortation Concept is Public

[Guest]

Making mass transit more private, and giving freight a helping hand

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[sliem]

How about talk on initial cost and maintenance cost?

 

[adaman2576]

yet another step closer to those transport tubes they used in Futurama.

 

[Computer_Lots]

I like the idea for movement of goods, but not for personal transportation. It's too limited. The reason we still have cars is the total freedom to go wherever, whenever we want. Public systems always have limitations, like time availability and where you can go. Here in Dallas, we have a public rail system and if happen to be going somewhere that the train goes, then it's fine. The problem is, it only gets you to about 5% of the city.

 

[IncinX]

As awesome as this would be. They need to plan out a mass cleaning system for these things. You just know you would get in one someday and there would be a giant turd on the floor.

 

[Guest]

God forbid people would have to walk somewhere.

 

[aracheb]

u mmm
i see many problem with that system..
many many..
1- the rails are limited to one pod behind another..
if the pod in front of you break, the whole rail will be stopped..
2 i would net want to be commuting in one of those pods with somebody who does not shower very often, or a homeless guy..
3- unless this thing is made with maglev... which will allow it to have many, many rails without pre building down time, or a lot of cost on maintenance.. i don't see this as an affordable solution..

 

[Grims]

Jerks would vandalize the controls.

 

[flyinfinni]

cool, but can anyone say EXPENSIVE?

 

[Miharu]

I feel the same as aracheb.

One major problem... to few people in these pictures...
Think about a "rock show"... people wait for pod...
2000-3000 person waiting for 1-2 person pod.

Even worst, 200 person want to stop a the same stop.
Look very cool... but in real life you need more than just 2 lanes..

 

[Bolbi]

Glad to see that perhaps transportation will become privately-held rather than government-run. Government seems to spoil every pie into which it sticks its finger...

 

[ashinohara]

"This Private Tranpsortation Concept is Public"

Sounds like a sorting mechanism for "tranps". Look closely!

 

[mavanhel]

Where would the pods go when they weren't in use?

 

[Clintonio]

I like the ground based systems we have now. Just create networked ground pods (ie; cars) that all work together to maximise route and traffic efficiency, and drive themselves with an emergency manual override. Everyone wins.

 

[victomofreality]

Bah I've had this idea for a few years I just needed to finish my education before I started the work on it. This idea can be expanded to be not only a in city transit solution but one that allows you commuting between cities.

 

[falchard]

Obviously it would seem rather expensive, but when you consider empty buses and subway cars, an on demand service for 1~2 people could be a cheaper alternative in a day.

How to deal with 500k people on the system at the same time could be a real problem. Also building the infrastructure could take years. I would imagine they would use a 10 lane system for a city the size of San Diego. Then have each segment of track be on a passive system that only powers on when a car is nearby.

 

[cruiseoveride]

How do I Thumbs Down this article so it doesn't appear on Toms?

 

[Guest]

Sounds like the Personal rapid Transit concept I saw before:
http/www.gettherefast.org/

 

[Guest]

Yeah...not gonna happen.

 

[kelewan]

[citation][nom]andboomer[/nom]Yeah...not gonna happen.[/citation]

Thanks for giving such a detailed explanation.