Guided bus - Wikipedia
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  • Zadhu@slrpnk.netEnglish
    27·
    3 months ago

    Theyre from Adelaide and they call it the O-Bahn.

    Idiots occasionally drive their cars onto the track entrances near the city.

    • mecfs@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      20·
      3 months ago

      They can also be used on non-guided tracks — ie. vehicles cleared to work on roads too with a driver. More versatile.

        • Oddbin@lemm.eeEnglish
          5·
          3 months ago

          Is oftentimes better than a master of one.

          People always miss that bit out.

          • dillekant@slrpnk.netEnglish
            1·
            3 months ago

            Was watching a YT video against this idea. Basically the occupancy is quite low per dollar, and generally there’s not much expertise in building them. This means the city/state is tied to one company which can ream them price-wise. If you need the occupancy, get a train.

        • AllNewTypeFace@leminal.spaceEnglish
          0·
          3 months ago

          If the buses use electric traction and charge continuously whilst on the guideway, that could be a win, in allowing for smaller batteries and less downtime than a regular electric bus (especially if the unguided portion of the route is a “last mile”, comprising a relatively small proportion of the route). If they’re just regular diesel buses, it seems somewhat pointless.

    • Zadhu@slrpnk.netEnglish
      10·
      3 months ago

      They drive on special tracks from the city out to the suburbs in a fraction of the time it takes to get there by car, then they just hop off the tracks and resume normal bus routes.