Chinese Company Tests Giant Bus That Drives Over Cars

The Washington Post ^ | August 05, 2016 | Steven Overly

[sukhoi-30mki]

TEB-1 has a spacious passenger compartment measuring 72 feet long by 26 feet wide.

Every urban commuter laments the twice-a-day headache of traffic congestion and the often disappointing alternatives that mass transit offers.

A Chinese company has officially rolled out one potential solution: the TEB-1, or Transit Elevated Bus. The giant "flying" bus, as some have called it, straddles two lanes of traffic and stands nearly 16 feet tall so that it can pass over cars on the roadway below. While still a long way from mass production, the TEB-1 could one day alleviate major traffic woes in China and other countries with crowded metropolitan areas.

[New Jersey Realist]

Ohhh, I don’t think I would like that thing over me. And what about overhead wires and bridges, etc?

[Right Wing Assault]

And what about overhead wires and bridges, etc?

Ah, a new jobs program to replace all wiring and traffic signals in addition to all of the bridges! What a great idea.

[The Free Engineer]

The thing rides on tracks so that should not be an issue.

What they cannot control fully is the traffic mix. Those are small cars underneath. One delivery truck or small pickup carrying something oversize and the whole system stops.

[Right Wing Assault]

It’s only 16 feet tall so it should clear some bridges.

[Riley]

Kind of reminds me of the massive buses that take you from the main terminal to the gates at Dulles Airport near DC, only these are bigger.

[Fresh Wind]

Oh, I thought this was about something like this...

[Iron Munro]

And then along came Jones:

Video Here: http://tinyurl.com/Truck-Bridge-Crash-Video

[COBOL2Java]

Hmmm.

Nope, not gonna say anything...

[Fresh Wind]

[wally_bert]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68dTwJNvE1E

[knarf]

http://blog.caranddriver.com/under-the-bus-thats-where-the-cars-go-in-chinas-traffic-straddling-bus/

[Vaquero]

Guess no dump trucks and tractor trailers allowed on Chinese roads

[MarchonDC09122009]

My g@d what a horrific picture and fate for that car’s passengers.

[knarf]

What if one car is bot quite centered in his lane ..... or ..... decides to pull in to a store or something at the last minute ..... or ..... has a breakdown of some kind ..... or ..... has a disabling accident ..... or .....

[4yearlurker]

Is Racer X driving that thing?? (I think I see Chim Chim)