THE REVOLUTIONARY DUALMODE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
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Contents
Chapter
THE CONCEPT
THE BASICS
SKEPTICISM
CARS ARE GOOD
IT WILL BE DONE
2. QUOTATIONS ABOUT DUALMODE TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION PATHWAYS
MECHANIZATION and TECHNOLOGY
TRANSPORTATION ON TRACK
RAILROADS vs. AUTOMOBILES
OTHER DISADVANTAGES OF TRAINS
NOSTALGIA
STEAM ON THE FARMS AND STREETS
THE AUTOMOBILE: TODAY AND TOMORROW
PATCHES AREN’T WORKING
4. DUAL-MODE vs. SINGLE-MODE TRANSPORTATION
DEFINITIONS
PALLETS AND TRUE DUALMODE CARS
WHAT WILL THE GUIDEWAY SYSTEM LOOK LIKE?
WHAT WILL THE DUALMODE CARS LOOK LIKE?
THE 1974 DUALMODE NATIONAL CONFERENCE
LATER
THE NATIONAL AUTOMATED HIGHWAY SYSTEM
THE DEVELOPMENT OF IDEAS
THE AUTHOR’S INVOLVEMENT IN DUALMODE
SERENDIPITY
THE TIME IS RIPE
OBSCURITY
INDEPENDENT INVENTORS
STREET-MODE BATTERIES
HYDROGEN AS A FUEL
FUEL CELLS
ENVIRONMENTALLY CLEAN INTERNAL COMBUSTION
WHICH STREET POWER?
TRAVELING ON THE GUIDEWAYS
OVERHEAD GUIDEWAYS
WHEELS ON THE GUIDEWAYS
BUILD MODERATE-SIZE GUIDEWAYS
TYPES OF VEHICLES
THE GUIDEWAY SYSTEM MUST BE EXTENSIVE
GUIDEWAY SPEED
THE REVOLUTIONARY DUALMODE SYSTEM, “REV”
STRINGS OF CARS ON THE GUIDEWAYS
NOISE
CURVES
HILLS
THE GUIDEWAY COMPUTER SYSTEM
DUALMODE BUSES
GUIDEWAY-ONLY BUSES
SUBSIDIES AND WELFARE
PERSONAL RAPID TRANSIT
DUALMODE RENTAL CARS
DUALMODE TAXIS
GUIDEWAY FREIGHT
9. MAGNETIC LEVITATION AND PROPULSION
LEVITATION ISN’T JUST A MAGIC TRICK
HOW MAGLEV WORKS
ENERGY REQUIRED FOR SUPPORT
INDUCTIVE MAGLEV
SUPERCONDUCTING MAGLEV
PERMANENT-MAGNET MAGLEV
OFFICIAL EVALUATION OF MAGLEV
POWERING THE CARS ON THE GUIDEWAYS
LINEAR SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS
NO BRAKES ON THE GUIDEWAYS
POWER SAVING
DISCLAIMER
10. THE CAPACITY OF THE GUIDEWAYS
A COMMON FALLACY
CONTINUOUS FLOW
GUIDEWAY CAPACITY VERSUS HIGHWAY CAPACITY
GUIDEWAY CAPACITY COMPARED TO BUSES AND TRAINS
DUALMODE GUIDEWAYS COMPARED TO JETS
GUIDEWAY SYSTEM EXPANSION
11. GETTING ONTO AND OFF OF THE GUIDEWAYS
VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION
“DRIVER TO SYSTEM”
RETRACTING THE “LANDING GEAR”
ENTRY RAMPS
ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION
VELOCITY CONTROL FOR MERGE POSITIONING
EXIT RAMPS
THE WAY IT IS DONE IN TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES
THE GUIDEWAY GUIDANCE AND SWITCHING SYSTEM
THE SOLUTION
THE DETAILS
HUMAN DRIVERS ARE ACCIDENTS WAITING TO HAPPEN
LIMITING SPEED IN STREET MODE?
“DRIVERS” CAN’T CAUSE ACCIDENTS ON THE GUIDEWAYS
ROAD-RAGE CRIMES WON’T OCCUR
FEAR OF THE NEW AND UNKNOWN
POWER OUTAGES
LOCAL GUIDEWAY SHUTDOWNS
NAVIGATION AND MERGING
MAGNETIC LEVITATION IS SAFE
RADIATION
COMPUTER RELIABILITY
DUALMODE SAFETY COMPARED TO RAILROADS
WEATHER
NATURAL DISASTERS
SAFETY BY ELIMINATION
CONSERVATION
GLOBAL WARMING
POWER AND ENERGY
PETROLEUM DEPLETION
PEAK OIL PRODUCTION
COAL
ENERGY FOR THE GUIDEWAYS
BIOFUELS
POWER FROM THE WIND
SOLAR POWER
NUCLEAR POWER
OTHER NONSOLAR ENERGIES
HYDROELECTRIC POWER
THE BIG SAD PICTURE
URBAN SPRAWL IS GOOD
DENSITY IS THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM
17. THE ECONOMICS OF OUR DUALMODE SYSTEM
WHAT WILL IT COST?
USE FACTOR
DUALMODE CAR COST
TRILLION-DOLLAR BARGAINS
DISCLAIMER
THE PESSIMISTS
IT WILL BE DONE
19. THE WAY TO A DUALMODE SYSTEM
APPLICABLE TECHNOLOGY
THE PROBLEM IS…
THE WORK IS YET TO COME
TO GO FAR WE NEED A CZAR
THE TRANSITION PERIOD
THE POLITICS
LABOR
HOW SOON?
20. THE DUALMODE SYSTEM WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SELL
NOT INVENTED HERE
HUGE PROJECTS PRESENT HUGE PROBLEMS
THE MEDIA AND DUALMODE
PROMOTING REVOLUTIONARY INNOVATIONS
DUALMODE DOESN’T FIT THE ESTABLISHMENT
SUMMARY
21. HELP NEEDED
“SOMEONE SHOULD DO SOMETHING”
POLITICIANS AND BUSINESSES
DUALMODE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
TO FELLOW TECHNICALLY INCLINED PEOPLE
ACTIVISTS ARE NEEDED
HOW TO SPREAD THE WORD
THIS BOOK IS NOT COPYRIGHTED
22. CONCLUSIONS
MANY BIRDS WITH ONE STONE
DUALMODE WILL FIX IT
THE END AND THE BEGINNING
FLYING-AUTOMOBILE DUALMODE SYSTEMS
DECELERATION CONTROL
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Last modified: May 01, 2007
