Vehicle, Process and Systme for Mass Transporation

Abstract

A mass transportation system deploys dual use vehicles that transfer between a primary track and streets via a secondary or switching track. The dual use vehicles have comparable size and weight to ordinary automobiles but are configured to engage the primary track via either the street tires or a co-axially disposed wheel. When engaging the primary track the vehicles travel clustered in pods or groups for higher speed travel than on ordinary roads. The vehicles transfer from the primary track without a significant change in speed by disengaging or engaging the switching track. The switching track selectively drops or removes single vehicles from the pods according to the position of a track engaging support member associated with each vehicle.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] None BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention relates generally to the field of transportation, and more specifically to a process for Mass transportation System Using Personal Transport Vehicles. [0003] While travel by train, subway, trolleycars or light rails travel still provides an efficient methods of moving goods and people, the wide spead use of automobiles and buses competes because of the route flexibility and personal freedom it provides. [0004] However, modern high speed trains can provide fast and efficient movement of people, at speeds over 200 mph. [0005] High speed trains require a national committment to infrastructure of track, stations, and cars. The schedules are necessarily fixed, as well as the reach or distribution of track, based on cost to potential ridership. Accordingly, rail based mass transit has been viewed as generally not compatible in many suburban areas, particularly those having diverse intersu...

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Benefits of technology

[0006] The primary object of the invention is to reduce traffic congestion.

[0008] Another object of the invention is increase transportation system capacity with minimum capital cost and taking of land for infrastructure.

[0016] In yet another aspect of the invention, there is disclosed a process for transporting vehicles, the process comprising, providing a primary track / roadway for travel at a first speed; providing a secondary track / roadway for switching from primary track to the street; wherein each vehicle has its own means or mechanisim, that may be coordinated with a means or a mechanisim located at the switching area of the primary track / roadway, for disengaging from the primary track to the secondary track (or visa versa) by using a change in elevation to shift the primary wheels from the primary track to the secondary track without a significant change in speed, such that a vehicle directly behind the switching vehicle is not significantly slowed in its progress on the primary track

Problems solved by technology

Accordingly, rail based mass transit has been viewed as generally not compatible in many suburban areas, particularly those having diverse intersuburb commuting patterns.

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