Questions tagged [transportation]
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What's the purpose of a 'burger' lane in a roundabout?
I recently read about a newly proposed 'burger' lane across a roundabout.
From what I can see, it bypasses the main point of a roundabout, a continuous circle of traffic with well defined rights of ...
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How do train tracks handle really cold weather?
First of all, I'm interested in train track only, not the rolling stock.
How are tracks built to cope with really cold weather? An example might be some place in Canada or Siberia. Ice would ...
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How does the pressurized suspension of the Hyperloop not affect the tube pressure?
So one of the proposed suspension systems that will be used on the hyperloop include the externally pressurized air cushions. These cushions lift (or at least help lift) the capsule and reduce drag ...
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Does the Hyperloop One suspension require constant current through copper windings?
As a follow-up to How does the pressurized suspension of the Hyperloop not affect the tube pressure?, I believe (though I can't find where I read it now) that the Virgin Hyperloop One implementation ...
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