Video: Streetcar unveiled for Bristol

“There must be something new invention which could save congestion on the roads, save pollution and no dependency on the Petrol. There must be something new invention or to exploit the natural resources to curb pollution and deprndency on middle east.

Street car has a good look which is not sufficient to convince the environment.”

“genius, buses already cause huge amounts of congestion by stopping in the middle of the road, going through red / amber lights blocking junctions and making 'inventive' lane changes.
Notw they are longer so then can block more roads

awesome”

“20:13? And it's now 20:08. So it'll still be 5 mins late even when it's bendy LOL”

“New idea? I think not.
I lived in Mulhiem im Germany in 1975, and went to work on a Bendybus every day. That was over 30 years ago.”

“Last line
"The vehicle is meant to challenge people's preconceptions about public transport." Who makes up sentences like that?
A modern day Shakespeare?
[My preconception]
This bendy bus would appear to look like one single decker towing a second one. (Could tow some cyclists as well).
An immediate 50% saving on drivers.
These buses are so long that if you get on at the front and the only vacant seat is at the back you will walk back nearly to the previous bus stop.
By 2013 there will not be tickets, we will have swipe cards with fares automatically deducted.....
or... just a thumb print which immediately identifies the passenger, the computers in the future will recognise the passenger and greet them with "Have a nice day, name ", and probably ask after your family as well, the computers will have all family details, pets etc. and probably be able to match you up with a pleasant fellow passenger to spend the journey with.
Can't wait!”

“Heath,

I suspect the idea of introducing a vehicle larger than the current busses used is to transport more people - As for the congested streets issue, the advantage of the system suggested here is that it would be a totally (or atleast as much as posible) segragated system. It shouldn't suffer from whatever congestion is on the streets as it will be functioning on a specific traffic free route.

The advantage over a car would be that it's quicker: no sitting in trafffic stewing in your own juices. The advantage for cyclists is that you'd be able to pop on and off, transporting your bike in the internal racks. Handy for avoiding the city centre and getting to the outskirts for long rides, or for simply wussing out if it's raining or something (MTFU).

M, Cazz,
Despite the lack of seatbelts the bus still represents the safest option for travel on our roads (look up the road accident stats for both the county and the country) per billion passenger miles.

As for pulling out into traffic with closed eyes - shouldn't be an issue with a segregated route.”

“We are having these streetcars in Swansea in February 2009.

one will be running around swansea on saturday 6th december 2008 from 10am”

“What is the logic in introducing a bigger vehicle than a double decker bus onto the congested streets of Bristol? This diesel engined bus may be state of the art but unfortunately only offers a second-rate solution to the City's requirement. As a car driver and cyclist, why would I want to use it?”

“Great post by 'm'...

We're continually being bombarded by adverts warning us if we don't wear our seat-beats our internal organs will explode on impact even at 30mph and then the council want us to stand-up unrestrained on a bendy bus driven by those who close their eyes and pray before pulling-out into busy traffic.”

“It's interesting reading your experience with layers of management in the councils and the pain you've experienced trying to get things done. Maybe we need to put some real pressure on the new chief executive, if she delivers on this topic then in my eyes she can should run for Prime Minister.”