Arthur Besse@lemmy.ml to Not the Onion@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-22 months 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-square28linkfedilinkarrow-up1115arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: nottheonion@sh.itjust.worksfuckcars@lemmy.world
arrow-up1115arrow-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-22 months agomessage-square28linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: nottheonion@sh.itjust.worksfuckcars@lemmy.world
minus-squareHiddenLayer555@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·2 months 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-squareRemember_the_tooth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·2 months agoWhat if they fixed that issue by using metal wheels on a metal road?
minus-squareerusuoyera@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 months agoGreat idea. They could even attach lots of them together for better capacity and efficiency. Wonder why no one’s thought of this?
minus-squareMoonMelon@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months 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.
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.
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?
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.