10 Mph Moving Sidewalks Could Make Crosstown Buses Obsolete
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Re: 10 Mph Moving Sidewalks Could Make Crosstown Buses Obsolete
#2Sounds like a good idea. Wonder what the maintenance costs would be.
Re: 10 Mph Moving Sidewalks Could Make Crosstown Buses Obsolete
#3Robert A. Heinlein wrote a short story in 1940, "The Roads Must Roll", featuring long-distance, high-speed moving roads, not just sidewalks.
Re: 10 Mph Moving Sidewalks Could Make Crosstown Buses Obsolete
#4Robert A. Heinlein wrote a short story in 1940, "The Roads Must Roll", featuring long-distance, high-speed moving roads, not just sidewalks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Roads_Must_Roll
An idea not entirely unlike this was also used in Isaac Asimov's "The Caves of Steel".
Re: 10 Mph Moving Sidewalks Could Make Crosstown Buses Obsolete
#5Costanza was ahead of his time.
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#6Great idea. Much more power efficient than bus. And roads require maintenance when its raining, freezing or snowing. This thing will just work.
Re: 10 Mph Moving Sidewalks Could Make Crosstown Buses Obsolete
#7Great 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?
Re: 10 Mph Moving Sidewalks Could Make Crosstown Buses Obsolete
#8Robert A. Heinlein wrote a short story in 1940, "The Roads Must Roll", featuring long-distance, high-speed moving roads, not just sidewalks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Roads_Must_Roll
An idea not entirely unlike this was also used in Isaac Asimov's "The Caves of Steel".
And the entirety of Strugatskies' XXII Century Noon.
Re: 10 Mph Moving Sidewalks Could Make Crosstown Buses Obsolete
#9And 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.
Re: 10 Mph Moving Sidewalks Could Make Crosstown Buses Obsolete
#10Great idea. Much more power efficient than bus. And roads require maintenance when its raining, freezing or snowing. This thing will just work.
Personally, I prefer to be inside a vehicle rather than outside when there's precipitation