cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17528988
Guided bus
Theyre from Adelaide and they call it the O-Bahn.
Idiots occasionally drive their cars onto the track entrances near the city.
I just found this cool video explaining how it works, seems very simple.
But the comment section is terrible.
How are they different from streetcars?
They can also be used on non-guided tracks — ie. vehicles cleared to work on roads too with a driver. More versatile.
Is oftentimes better than a master of one.
People always miss that bit out.
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.
