From Cartech blog:
China’s latest solution to its notorious traffic
and road congestion combines the best features of subways and buses into a single mass-transportation vehicle that rides above traffic rather than in it. Or under it.
Eliminating the need to tunnel underground or build expensive bridges, these elevated buses straddle the road on rails and provide enough clearance for other vehicles on the road (except for large delivery trucks) to drive under. This strategy will allow the buses to travel faster than the speed of traffic without the need for dedicated lanes or structures.
That really was my first question as well. Can’t imagine what the stations would look like. And don’t they have any overheard wires or overhead traffic lights there? What would happen to those?
The top image doesn’t seem to have any articulated sections, either, which would make turning extremely interesting. And by interesting, I mostly mean deadly for whoever happens to be underneath.