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How is it better than a regular dedicated bus roadway without rails?
by ramshorns 8y ago
How is it better than a regular dedicated bus roadway without rails?
- tobtoh 8y agoSince the guide wheels steer the bus, the driver only has to apply accelerator/brake and there is no chance of the bus deviating off the track at high speed. So it can travel at a faster speed more safely. The track is also more compact than an equivalent two-lane dedicated bus roadway - especially given the safety margins roadways need when you have high-speed vehicles travelling on them. Being more compact meant the O-Bahn route could follow the Torrens creek which gave it an unobstructed route from the outer suburbs right to the CBD without expensive land purchases etc.