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Could this be a future for some public transportation?

DA60

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Meet Shweeb: Where monorail meets bike



Dang---it looks cool.
 
Fearandloathing said:
It will never work. There is no way to pass.
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Sure there is - obviously you would have more than one 'lane'.

You could have slow, medium and fast lanes that you could switch onto at numerous points.

It's not like the rails would cost that much to install - they are not electrified of require any ridiculously special materials, I assume.

Obviously, it would not be for everyone...but for healthier people (or one's who had their own motorized 'bubbles'), it could work I think.

I bet you in fitness-heavy places like Vancouver, B.C. it would work great and be very popular. Screw the sky train...just lightly peddle to work.
 
DA60 said:
Sure there is - obviously you would have more than one 'lane'.

You could have slow, medium and fast lanes that you could switch onto at numerous points.

It's not like the rails would cost that much to install - they are not electrified of require any ridiculously special materials, I assume.

Obviously, it would not be for everyone...but for healthier people (or one's who had their own motorized 'bubbles'), it could work I think.

I bet you in fitness-heavy places like Vancouver, B.C. it would work great and be very popular. Screw the sky train...just lightly peddle to work.
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It was a ****ing joke!
 
Fearandloathing said:
Get a sense of humor :lamo:lamo:lamo
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And you chill out.

With all the different opinions in this place...how the **** am I supposed to know when someone is being serious or not?

Especially with all the negative views on public transit.

Your 'joke' was potentially a concern for some (actually, I thought it was a viable question).

And then your overreaction did not help.

Typical with you though. You often have good points, but as soon as someone does not see things your way...you lose it out of all proportion in one way or another. My guess is you have a quick/bad temper in real life.


We are done here...have a nice day.

And lighten the **** up. Sheesh....it's just a chat room.


Anyway...enough of him and back to the subject...
 
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DA60 said:
And you chill out.

With all the different opinions in this place...how the **** am I supposed to know when someone is being serious or not?

Especially with all the negative views on public transit.

Your 'joke' was potentially a concern for some (actually, I thought it was a viable question).

And then your overreaction did not help.

Typical with you though. You often have good points, but as soon as someone does not see things your way...you lose it in one way or another. My guess is you have a quick/bad temper in real life.


We are done here...have a nice day.

And lighten the **** up. Sheesh....it's just a chat room.
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Having a bad day are we?
 
Fearandloathing said:
Having a bad day are we?
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What do you care...goodness knows I don't much care if you are or not.

Personally, I love telling off/psychoanalyzing people I don't much respect...it is one of the reasons I come here (though not a major one). And my finances are doing pretty good - being an investor. So I am having a pretty good day actually - so far.


Now kindly either get back on the subject or get out of the thread...pulease.
 
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DA60 said:
What do you care...goodness knows I don't much care if you are or not.


Now kindly grow up and either get back on the subject or get out of the thread...pulease.
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Look, I made a joke, you took it seriously. Have a ball, get angry but seriously is this worth all this ****ing angst?

I was wanting to get into a back and forth about how to race...

I am sorry you took it the wrong way.

Frankly, it's a great day here nice and sunny, I will be playing chess in the park in a few minutes andtomorrow is my birthday so this is history
 
back to seriousness.
it kinda looks fun but I dont see it as a new means of mass transit, too many people (elderly, infirm, very young, claustrophobic.) could not use it and it seems to take a lot of space/infrastructure to move a single person.
But like I said it kinda looks like fun and Id love to try it out
 
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Quag said:
back to seriousness.
it kinda looks fun but I dont see it as a new means of mass transit, too many people (elderly, infirm, very young, claustrophobic.) could not use it and it seems to take a lot of space/infrastructure to move a single person.
But like I said it kinda looks like fun and Id love to try it out
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All of that is probably right.

I wonder if the elderly/disabled/lazy/obese could use motorized versions?
 
DA60 said:
All of that is probably right.

I wonder if the elderly/disabled/lazy/obese could use motorized versions?
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As it is shown in the video the elderly/disabled would have trouble getting in/out the obese wouldn't fit but the lazy might use it
 
Quag said:
As it is shown in the video the elderly/disabled would have trouble getting in/out the obese wouldn't fit but the lazy might use it
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I would use it...and I am really lazy (unless something is fun - and this looks like that to me).
 
Could this be a future for some public transportation?
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i like the idea, for sure. people would be complete dicks and ruin it, though. you'd always have some pissed off asshole breathing down your neck because you aren't going fast enough.

still, super cool. i would like to be able to bike to work, especially in a situation like this in which car driving road ragers can't hit you or run you off the road.
 
DA60 said:
All of that is probably right.

I wonder if the elderly/disabled/lazy/obese could use motorized versions?
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didn't walt disney install a motorized version at disneyland in the 50's
 
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