Ski Lift Public Transportation

[Bret Cahill]

Light rail takes decades of bureaucratic wrangling before the first
passenger ride, requires a large footprint of valuable urban space,
accelerates orders of magnitude more steel than flesh and generally
costs a lot of money to build and operate.

All these issues could be greatly reduced using ski lifts in LA and
other cities with temperate climates.

There wouldn't be many amentites -- maybe a hook to hang baggage --
but consider the even more minimalist original idea that came in a
dream:

The passengers would just grab onto and hang from a bar dangling from
a moving cable. If one arm got sore they could switch to the other
arm. If they got to the point where they couldn't hang on any longer
they would just drop off, maybe in the middle of an intersection.


Bret Cahill

[Mrcheerful]

what sort of bicycle would that be? and where in the UK is this 'LA' ?

[Bret Cahill]

This is part of the on going effort to find some form of
transportation better than a bicycle.

> and where in the UK is this 'LA' ?

OK, put umbrellas over the seats and call it a day.


Bret Cahill

[Dave - Cyclists VOR]

Already been done. It's called a car. That's why less than 1% of
journeys is made by push bike.


--
Dave - Cyclists VOR. "Many people barely recognise the bicycle as a
legitimate mode of transport; it is either a toy for children or a
vehicle fit only for the poor and/or strange," Dave Horton, of Lancaster
University, wrote in an interim assessment of the Understanding Walking
and Cycling study. "For them, cycling is a bit embarrassing, they fail
to see its purpose, and have no interest in integrating it into their
lives, certainly on a regular basis."

[Bret Cahill]

> >>> Light rail takes decades of bureaucratic wrangling before the first
> >>> passenger ride, requires a large footprint of valuable urban space,
> >>> accelerates orders of magnitude more steel than flesh and generally
> >>> costs a lot of money to build and operate.
>
> >>> All these issues could be greatly reduced using ski lifts in LA and
> >>> other cities with temperate climates.
>
> >>> There wouldn't be many amentites -- maybe a hook to hang baggage --
> >>> but consider the even more minimalist original idea that came in a
> >>> dream:
>
> >>> The passengers would just grab onto and hang from a bar dangling from
> >>> a moving cable.  If one arm got sore they could switch to the other
> >>> arm.  If they got to the point where they couldn't hang on any longer
> >>> they would just drop off, maybe in the middle of an intersection.
>
> >>> Bret Cahill
>
> >> what sort of bicycle would that be?
>
> > This is part of the on going effort to find some form of
> > transportation better than a bicycle.
>
> Already been done.  It's called a car.  That's why less than 1% of
> journeys is made by push bike.

City driving causes Alzheimer's. They just haven't done the studies
yet. A ski lift would have better views than buses or trains without
taking up nearly as much "floor space." Even a gondola version would
be more compact.


Bret Cahill

[Dave-Cyclists VORT]

On 24/05/2013 18:27, Bret Cahill wrote:
>>>>> Light rail takes decades of bureaucratic wrangling before the first
>>>>> passenger ride, requires a large footprint of valuable urban space,
>>>>> accelerates orders of magnitude more steel than flesh and generally
>>>>> costs a lot of money to build and operate.
>>
>>>>> All these issues could be greatly reduced using ski lifts in LA and
>>>>> other cities with temperate climates.
>>
>>>>> There wouldn't be many amentites -- maybe a hook to hang baggage --
>>>>> but consider the even more minimalist original idea that came in a
>>>>> dream:
>>
>>>>> The passengers would just grab onto and hang from a bar dangling from
>>>>> a moving cable. If one arm got sore they could switch to the other
>>>>> arm. If they got to the point where they couldn't hang on any longer
>>>>> they would just drop off, maybe in the middle of an intersection.
>>
>>>>> Bret Cahill
>>
>>>> what sort of bicycle would that be?
>>
>>> This is part of the on going effort to find some form of
>>> transportation better than a bicycle.
>>
>> Already been done. It's called a car. That's why less than 1% of
>> journeys is made by push bike.
>
> City driving causes Alzheimer's.

Riding a push bike causes you to think like a twat.
>


--
Dave-Cyclists VORT
Motorists pay �46 billion a year in extra taxes, specifically so they
can use the roads.
Less than �10 billion of this is spent on roads.
Q: Do cyclists pay any specific, extra taxes in order to use their
vehicles on the road?
A: No. They are sponging freeloaders.

[Peter Keller]

On Sat, 25 May 2013 10:46:05 +0100, Dave-Cyclists VORT wrote:


>
> Riding a push bike causes you to think like a twat.
>>

I am really glad and honoured to be thought of as thinking like a twat by
the dave.

[Bret Cahill]

I was walking around some blighted area in or near LA. I had just
found an abandoned bicycle with a bent frame. The front tire and seat
were missing and the mangled rims had some rust indicating it was
old. Even by my low standards it couldn't be considered serviceable.
For the first time in my life I tossed a bicycle and started looking
for some other form of transportation.

Then I woke up.


Bret Cahill