How do they prevent rapid deceleration injuries? Are you strapped in a 5 point harness the whole ride?
How the they prevent rapid deceleration period?
They have years of testing ahead of them. The first commercial use is projected for 2027.
Deceleration and acceleration are never done rapidly. They do it over a period of minutes (like 10 or more). At least that is what I noticed when I rode the Bullet Train in Japan. We didn’t crank up to 100+ mph immediately. It took while and you don’t feel a thing. Same thing when slowing down. Also remember these trains run on completely separate elevated rails, so there is no traffic, no crossings, not “small” stops, etc. They are designed for long distance, not local hops.
They left those EMERGENCY STOP HANDLES out of the passenger compartments.
The track is straight as an arrow and level as a calm lake.
The train is limited to, iirc, 185 mph, due to the limited length of track between the two terminals.
They don't have brakes, no auto vs. train crossings, no cows or kids on the tracks.
It's more of a roller coaster car on a 300 mile long railgun. The brakes are at the loading/unloading platform.
Good question. I’m curious about what happens to a train at 300+ MPH off the track.