China builds anti traffic bus

China's traffic straddling bus hits the
road
China has built a bus that can carry about 300
passengers and at the same time drive above car
traffic.
The straddling Transit Elevated Bus (TEB) went on its
first road test in Qinhuangdao, China, on Tuesday.
According to RT, the environmentally-friendly bus is
powered by electricity and solar energy generated by
panels in its roof. Designed to maximise the use of
road space, it is 22 meters long and 8 meters wide,
which makes it able to blanket multiple lanes of
traffic.
There are plans to increase the seating capacity of the
bus to enable it carry 1,200 passengers.
The vehicle is expected to reach speeds of up to 60km
per hour, running on rails laid along ordinary roads,
according to a report by the BBC.
“The biggest advantage is that the bus will save lots
of road space,” the project’s chief engineer, Song
Youzhou, told state-media agency Xinhua earlier this
year.
“The TEB has the same functions as the subway,
while its cost of construction is less than one fifth of
the subway,” another engineer Bai Zhiming told news
outlet CCTV.
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