What is Personal Rapid Transit?


True PRT systems typically differ from other APM systems by having to meet the conditions set forth in guidelines 3 through 7. Based upon these guidelines, there is no PRT system currently in operation anywhere in the world. The Morgantown system, connecting the University of West Virginia with the Morgantown Central Business District (CBD), probably comes closest to satisfying the above requirements with the exception of the capability to provide exclusive individual/group use.

TAXI 2000 Handicapped Access
PRT vehicles could easily accommodate handicapped riders.

A PRT system offers many potential advantages over existing modes of transit. Some of these advantages include the following:

TAXI 2000 Ticketing Booth
Ticket purchases could be performed using ATM style technology.

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