The Shweeb
Alex Covert — July 25, 2008 — Eco
References: gizmag
Starting off as an adventure park ride, the Shweeb may soon become a popular mode of transportation.
Designed by Geoffrey Barnett, this high efficiency, no emission urban transport system combines recumbent bicycles, bullets, and monorails.
Here's how it might be used. Someone wakes up and heads to the rail system where they can jump in an unused Shweeb (people don't own Shweebs, they borrow them like grocery carts). They pedal along at a swift 45 km/h. Should a speed demon come up behind them, the two units become one, with both riders combining their efforts to go faster than if they were alone.
I see a thinner future.
Designed by Geoffrey Barnett, this high efficiency, no emission urban transport system combines recumbent bicycles, bullets, and monorails.
Here's how it might be used. Someone wakes up and heads to the rail system where they can jump in an unused Shweeb (people don't own Shweebs, they borrow them like grocery carts). They pedal along at a swift 45 km/h. Should a speed demon come up behind them, the two units become one, with both riders combining their efforts to go faster than if they were alone.
I see a thinner future.
Trend Themes
1. Human-powered Transportation - The Shweeb presents an opportunity for companies to develop human-powered urban transportation systems.
2. Shared Mobility - The Shweeb's borrowing system offers a potential new shared mobility model for urban areas.
3. Efficient Urban Transport - The use of recumbent bicycles, bullets, and monorails in the Shweeb presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in efficient urban transport solutions.
Industry Implications
1. Transportation - The Shweeb presents a potential disruptive innovation opporunity for the transportation industry to develop sustainable and efficient urban transport systems.
2. Adventure Parks - The Shweeb could be a promising new attraction for adventure parks and could disrupt the amusement and attractions industry.
3. Sustainability - The Shweeb's no emission design and use of human power could offer new innovation opportunites for sustainable transport solutions in the sustainability industry.
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