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Old 12-11-2011, 11:49 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jakobnev View Post
If cities were planned better the road before the bus stop could be v-shaped. When the down slope begins the bus cuts the fuel and coasts down the hill without losing speed, then the last bit is up hill so the bus loses the speed quickly for the stop. This way the kinetic energy can be used up propelling the bus forward, without much loss in average speed, and without expensive hybrid technology in every buss.
I'm afraid with London (and Edinburgh to some extent) the planning aspect is about 1000 years too late.
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