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Title: SUPRA-CAR
Accession Number: 00241139
Record Type: Component
Abstract: PNEUMATIC TIRED, INDIVIDUALLY STEERED, SELF-PROPELLED VEHICLES HAVE BEEN THE BACKBONE OF THE NATION'S PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FOR OVER 50 YEARS. EVERY EXPECTATION IS THAT THIS DOMINANT ROLE WILL CONTINUE FOR MANY YEARS INTO THE FUTURE. THE CONCEPT AND DESIGN OF A SUCCESSOR TO THE AUTOMOBILE HAS REMAINED ELUSIVE. INNOVATION SEEMS TO BE AIMED AT INCREMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE AUTO, OR MASS TRANSIT DEVICES THAT ARE INTENDED TO DIVERT AUTO TRAVELERS TO TRANSIT. OUTLINED HEREIN IS A DESIGN FOR A TOTAL SUCCESSOR TO THE AUTOMOBILE. AUTO DRIVING WOULD BE CONFINED TO REMOTE RURAL AREAS AND RACE TRACKS, AND, IN MINIATURE FORM, CARNIVALS AND AMUSEMENT PARKS. NEARLY ALL TRUCK MOVEMENTS WOULD ALSO BE ACCOMMODATED BY THE SYSTEM, AS WOULD ALL MASS TRANSIT TRAVEL OTHER THAN LONGER-DISTANCE AIR TRAVEL. /AUTHOR/
Supplemental Notes: Paper sponsored by Committee on Future Concepts and presented at the 47th Annual Meeting. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01410194
Report/Paper Numbers: No. 234
Authors: Haikalis, GeorgePagination: pp 63-68
Publication Date: 1968
Serial: Media Type: Digital/other
Features: Figures
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TRT Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Jan 8 1994 12:00AM
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