China plans to combat traffic with huge buses that let cars pass beneath them

Cities have a constant traffic problem, and urban planners and developers try to combat this with more roads, subways and other means, which of course leads to huge expenses. China’s Shenzhen Hashi Future Parking Equipment seeks to solve the problem by putting giant buses on the road, buses with enough height to allow small cars to pass unhindered beneath them.

The concept makes use of the space between regular sized cars and bridges, and allowing cars to drive underneath the giant buses will provide more space, make public transportation better, and reduce costs. The concept was introduced in May this year, and is now gearing up for test runs. The bus will begin its journey at Beijing’s Mentougou District, which is planning a 186km route for this straddling bus.

The straddling buses will be 4.5 meters in height, and will allow vehicles up to 2 meters in height to pass underneath them. Straddling bus will be capable of carrying 1200-1400 passengers, and is expected to save 860 ton of fuel per year, reducing 2,640 ton of carbon emission.

Kennyblues:

Amazing though but unrealistic. What if my car is underneath and the bus needs to intersept a junction?

oludashmi:

They would have thought of that and plan it along various options. There may be a signal to indicate that the bus needs to wait cos a car is still underneath or somehow, just leave it to them.
China leads in technology, I bet it.

Kennyblues:

Albeit the bus is not running on wheels but tracks

I see wheels on the model in the picture.

Kennyblues:

Albeit the bus is [b]not running on wheels but track[/b]s

Kennyblues:

Eyes open, its wheels are on tracks

Oga, your comment immediately negated the existence of wheels on the bus. Whose eyes are closed now?

Uchesuper:

What if the small cars and buses beneath the larger ones decides to take a particular turn not being aware that the big bus has passed their turning points? To me it has more disadvantages than advantages. It will also mean that humans can walk beneath the buses as well, hence higher mortality rate

Gentle4lyf:

OOOooooobooyyy, This one na witchCRAFT!

ROTFLMBAO!

Chaircover, sorry jare, it will be untagged soon.

obi123:

@RUQ, i laughed at your comment because it in a way implies that it is possible , not even in a trillion trillion x 1 billion years would this happen in naija , lets leave innovations like these to people that have a vision please.

While we are busy furiously gathering flour ,butter , eggs, milk and sugar to make the world's largest freaking  cake,  see what people are coming up with amazing , absolutely amazing

mckaycee:

Possible in 9ja? una stl dey use LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE FOR TRAIN WHEN OTHERS DON DEY RETIRE  FOR ELECTRIC ENGINES. Pls let us talk abt something else, o jare!

Kennyblues:

Amazing though but unrealistic. What if my car is underneath and the bus needs to intercept a junction?