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- I relate more to the inarticulate bus
- Call me a fossil, but double-decker busses just seem so much cooler. Without all the added engineering complexity, costs, and footprint.by bell-cot
- Why is it that this and similar ad-filled pages constantly crash/reload? On mobile safari in reader mode, if it helps. I would have expected reader mode to be more stable since it removes a bunch of junk, but sadly no.
The article seemed cool but I was only able to read 20 seconds at a time between crashes.
by lesam - Omg! My whole life I thought that the rear engine articulated buses transferred the torque to the middle axle (the rear axle of the front “bus”)!by whatever1
- This article's byline features one of the most magnificent cases of nominative determinism I've ever seen. I wonder if it's a nom de plume.by myself248
- When I got to where they explained the benefits of having the engine at the very back and the instability of having the back part push the front, I tried to guess how they solved it. I guessed a fancy drive shaft with universal joints so the engine in the back half could drive wheels in the front half.
I guessed wrong. I still like my idea, but their solution is simpler and probably more efficient and more durable too.
by adrianmonk - Just 2 days ago: one of these buses had an accident that left the front part twisted 180 degrees in relation to the rear: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flbaRmGKzPY
The Munich bus-trailer in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IUE-yA8R1A
by netsharc - I like watching the other half of the bus while riding these. It's a cool effect, seeing the whole "room" oscillate through the "doorway", while I feel like I'm standing still.
Edit: The article has a video of this effect near the bottom.