MILLION-DOLLAR IDEA: A Bus That Straddles The Road And Zooms Over Traffic

The Idea: China's straddling bus is a behemoth of a vehicle that can carry up to 1,200 passengers. The cool part? It is raised seven feet above the road, allowing cars to pass underneath.



The bus is also an energy-saver: it is powered by a combination of municipal electricity and solar power from panels mounted on the roof and at bus stops. The straddling bus holds the same amount of passengers as 40 conventional buses, so it also saves on fuel and carbon emission.

The straddling bus is enormous -- about 20 feet wide covering two traffic lanes -- and runs at 25 mph. It has the potential to reduce traffic jams by 25 to 30 percent.

Whose idea: Shenzhen Huashi Future Parking Equipment

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