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Great idea. Much more power efficient than bus. And roads require maintenance when its raining, freezing or snowing. This thing will just work.
Great idea. Much more power efficient than bus. And roads require maintenance when its raining, freezing or snowing. This thing will just work.
A moving sidewalk will just work in the ice and snow? Is that sarcasm?
Sounds like a good idea. Wonder what the maintenance costs would be.
In the last 2-3 years (and I'm there at least once a month) the moving sidewalks have maintenance signs on them and have never worked. As a matter of fact I put a small sticker on the belt/handrail and it hasn't moved guaranteed in about a year. It makes the walk to Customs and Immigration quite the haul.
It could be that they have disabled them permanently so people don't get to the customs/immigration area to quickly and overwhelm an already overwhelmed system. Don't know....
I have an alternative idea: Electric monowheels(or kick scooters):
-Not fixed-route.
-Barely any maintenance.
-Even the non-exploding ones cost as much as (subsidized) public transport over their lifetime.
-Same speed as this moving sidewalk and bicycles - could potentially share the bike lanes with the latter.
Two major disadvantages though are weight and usability in bad weather. I guess nothing beats cars when it comes to comfort of traveling.
And that's because buses are THE WORST form of transportation imaginable. Anything is better than a bus. Buses have never been the opposite of obsolete. They were always a step backwards. Trolleys with dedicated lanes make sense. When travelling distances of less than 30 miles, buses are for people who hate themselves.
And that's because buses are THE WORST form of transportation imaginable. Anything is better than a bus. Buses have never been the opposite of obsolete. They were always a step backwards. Trolleys with dedicated lanes make sense. When travelling distances of less than 30 miles, buses are for people who hate themselves.
Don't blame the bus, blame the system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TransMilenio
Faster isn't always better. Moving faster is overrated.