You've heard of light rail. Well this is even lighter. :)
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HOW do you get permission to do this?????
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cccHOW do you get permission to do this?????
ccc HOW do you get permission to do this?????
It's easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission.
Its a Euro - skateboard.
The artist and his pallet
http://studiodwh.wordpress.com/artist-in-residence/residents/tomas-moravec/
http://www.tomasmoravec.cz/paleta.htm
Tomas Moravec talks about his joyride in the video at link below (in the 2nd half). According to the English translation, he says,
“As for my project, the pallet, the idea was born in Plzen, even though I carried it out in Bratislava. The reason is simple – in Bratislava, the spacing of tram rails is narrower. I noticed that it corresponds to the size of standard Euro pallets. Pallets to me always had a potential for movement, for becoming a means of transport. This is how it started. At the time, I traveled a lot between Bratislava, Plzen and Prague because I had an internship there during the spring. The project sublimated right out of the situation and it conveys my impression of the place. It doesn’t have to get dramatic, but at the same time there’s a feeling of being bound. This was a healthy attempt to loosen everything, the movement of people in the city. We were taking these rides and documenting them.”
http://artycok.tv/lang/cs-cz/491/reserve-socks
Good energy savings. Guess HP/TON very favorable ?
One can only assume that beer is involved.
A dopey thing to do, but I have to admit it sure looks like fun!
how long will it be until he is arrested for fare evasion?
I think this video illustrates some folks' idea of the Amtrak of the future. I mean, think of it this way:
1. It uses no fossil fuels and burns energy cleanly with no carbon footprint.
2.. It's not for long distance travel, just local.
3. It runs, not on its own rails, but someone else's, and clearly it must move aside for more important traffic, resulting in delays; connections are not guaranteed.
4. No dining car. Passengers must bring their own provender.
5. Certainly no sleepers are carried; all passengers travel bare-bones coach with no seats to be had.
6. It gets no operating subsidy but must be paid for in its entirety by the passengers who actually use the service.
7. The equipment is old-looking and weather-beaten; maintenance looks to be minimal.
8. Everyone in sight is traveling by some other method because this seems too primitive and the hours of service erratic.
9. A passenger's view is unhindered by too-small windows. Fresh air is available, not air-conditioning which isn't cost effective on short local runs.
10. No unnecessary and expensive redcap service at either end point of service.
11. All this being noted and regretted, it's still a fun and different way to travel.
Well, you get the idea.
Perhaps this video is a glimpse of Amtrak's future after the elections.
Metro Red Line You've heard of light rail. Well this is even lighter. :) pTUgLEq4pxQ
Doesn't appear to have much in the way of crash protection and is at a mass disadvantage when in collision with other vehicles on or off track.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
In the overhead scene at the end it sure looks to me like there's dual guage.
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no dual gauge, two curbstone lines at sidewalk edges
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