I have an EVIL mind. When I read that subject line, I immediately thought "DRIVE OVER" meant "drive over and pancake them". Clearly in need of help, am I...
Seriously, why didn't his catch on here in the traffic-congestedf West first? On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 7:33 PM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > China Plans Huge Buses That Can DRIVE OVER Cars (PHOTOS) > > - Buzz up!82 votes > - > - > Share<http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/669166&t=China+Plans+Huge+Buses+That+Can+DRIVE+OVER+Cars+%28PHOTOS%29+-+Yahoo%21+News> > - > retweet<http://twitter.com/home?status=http://news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/669166> > - > Email<http://mtf.news.yahoo.com/mailto/?prop=news&locale=us&url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/669166&title=China+Plans+Huge+Buses+That+Can+DRIVE+OVER+Cars+%28PHOTOS%29+-+Yahoo%21+News&h1=huffpost/669166&h2=T&h3=2407> > - Print <http://news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/669166/print> > > Tue Aug 3, 4:05 pm ET > > China has overtaken the United States as the world's biggest producer of > greenhouse gases and biggest energy consumer. > > But the country is also thinking in big and bold ways when it comes to how > it will reduce pollution and a new plan to build a "straddling > bus"<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/huffpost/cm_huffpost/storytext/669166/37115726/SIG=12i0tt4ec/*http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/02/3d-express-coach-pictures_n_667452.html>is > among the most space-age schemes yet. > > In an effort to go green and relieve congestion without widening roads, the > Shenzhen Huashi Future Parking Equipment company is developing a "3D > Express > Coach"<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/huffpost/cm_huffpost/storytext/669166/37115726/SIG=12i0tt4ec/*http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/02/3d-express-coach-pictures_n_667452.html>(also > known as a "three-dimensional fast bus"). > > The innovation will allow cars less than 2 meters high to travel > underneath the upper level of the vehicle, which will be carrying passengers > (PHOTOS<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/huffpost/cm_huffpost/storytext/669166/37115726/SIG=10nkdjd5g/*http://huff.to/98HiKL>). > > > According to China > Hush,<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/huffpost/cm_huffpost/storytext/669166/37115726/SIG=139i1ebbb/*http://www.chinahush.com/2010/07/31/straddling-bus-a-cheaper-greener-and-faster-alternative-to-commute/>the > 6-meter-wide 3D Express Coach will be powered by a combination of > electricity and solar energy, and will be able to travel up to 60 kilometers > per hour carrying some 1200 to 1400 passengers. > > The first 115 miles of track is set for > construction<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/huffpost/cm_huffpost/storytext/669166/37115726/SIG=12i0tt4ec/*http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/02/3d-express-coach-pictures_n_667452.html>in > Beijing's Mentougou district starting in late 2010. The Chairman of the > Huashi Future Parking Equipment company > boasts<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/huffpost/cm_huffpost/storytext/669166/37115726/SIG=139i1ebbb/*http://www.chinahush.com/2010/07/31/straddling-bus-a-cheaper-greener-and-faster-alternative-to-commute/>it > will take only a year and 500 million yuan (around $73 million) to build > the futuristic transportation system. > > *IN PHOTOS: See more pictures of the futuristic bus > here<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/huffpost/cm_huffpost/storytext/669166/37115726/SIG=10nkdjd5g/*http://huff.to/98HiKL> > .* > > > > -- > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > -- "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
