Arthur Besse@lemmy.ml to Not the Onion@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-24 days ago18 years after Californians voted for High Speed Rail, with the SF-to-not-quite-LA segment still >12 years off, state is now exploring High Speed Buses to connect SF and LA in 3h at 140mph (225km/h)gizmodo.comexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1118arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1118arrow-down1external-link18 years after Californians voted for High Speed Rail, with the SF-to-not-quite-LA segment still >12 years off, state is now exploring High Speed Buses to connect SF and LA in 3h at 140mph (225km/h)gizmodo.comArthur Besse@lemmy.ml to Not the Onion@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-24 days agomessage-square30fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareHiddenLayer555@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·edit-24 days agoAre high speed buses a thing? 225 km/h with presumably rubber tires? Seems like it would be even harder than building tried and true high speed rail. Also post apocalyptic Australia did it first, they want their desert speeders back and to be witnessed.
minus-squareMoonMelon@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·3 days agoEven if the vehicle itself is possible nothing is taking the existing highway curves at that speed. Either they need to have a huge radius or be banked. It’s just ridiculous. It’s like reading the hyperloop propaganda all over again.
minus-squareRemember_the_tooth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·4 days agoWhat if they fixed that issue by using metal wheels on a metal road?
minus-squareerusuoyera@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up11·4 days agoGreat idea. They could even attach lots of them together for better capacity and efficiency. Wonder why no one’s thought of this?
Are high speed buses a thing? 225 km/h with presumably rubber tires? Seems like it would be even harder than building tried and true high speed rail.
Also post apocalyptic Australia did it first, they want their desert speeders back and to be witnessed.
Even if the vehicle itself is possible nothing is taking the existing highway curves at that speed. Either they need to have a huge radius or be banked. It’s just ridiculous. It’s like reading the hyperloop propaganda all over again.
What if they fixed that issue by using metal wheels on a metal road?
Great idea. They could even attach lots of them together for better capacity and efficiency. Wonder why no one’s thought of this?