PRT Vs. Automobiles
One hundred years ago, the electric streetcar revolutionized urban public transportation. In the thirty years from 1888 to 1917, 45,000 miles of streetcar tracks were built in the United States. But in the years since then, the automobile has displaced the streetcar and its successor, the transit bus. This happened because neither the streetcar nor the bus could provide the higher level of travel freedom offered by the automobile, but Taxi2000 does offer another solution to this transportation dilemma––Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) systems which uses total electricity to run, cause no air pollution, no traffic congestion, and much more. The population of the United States has doubled since the 1930’s and many communities that were rural towns in the depression years have grown into large cities where the private automobiles as has become the primary mode of transit. And as these cities have grown in population, traffic congestion has forced them to expand far way from a central core ... and these spreading cities can no longer be served in a significant way by line haul transit systems, such as buses and light rail. The lack of effective public transit is having a telling effect on most of our cities. The needs of the au
The vehicles are supported by high-pressure tires and stabilized by lateral solid polyurethane tires running on adjusted steel surfaces mounted inside the U-shaped guideway. The streamlined vehicles are designed to carry three adult passengers side by side in seated comfort. A total of 650 lbs. can be carried, thus various combinations of passengers and carry-on items such as luggage can be accommodated. Wheelchair passengers are accommodated by folding back the seat and by the closeness of the sides and padded dash, unlike most cars which cannot let the elderly in, primarily due to no accessibility and space to accommodate such people. Taxi 2000 is the product of 20 years of engineering effort. It has evolved from and builds on the work of earlier inventors, developers and engineers. The product of analytical studies and practical experience, every element of the design of Taxi 2000 is the result of minimizing cost per passenger-mile and maximizing accessibility and service to the public. Heating, ventilating and air conditioning are provided. Passenger safety is assured by use of fireproof materials, compartmentalization, temperature monitoring, shock-absorbing bumpers, and a padded dash equipped with an air bag. A bistable, fail-safe, on-board switch permits closely spaced vehicles to switch in different directions with no moving track parts. The vehicles are propelled and braked by a pair of linear electric motors controlled separately
Some topics in this essay:
Transit PRT,
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air pollution,
traffic congestion,
padded dash,
unlike cars,
economically environmentally friendly,
taxi 2000,
economically environmentally,
safety reliability,
environmentally friendly,
transit bus,
rapid transit,
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