Mourning the demise of the elevated bus

So the "straddling bus" has bitten the dust.

What seemed to be away of revolutionizing public transport and resolving traffic congestion in major urban centers is now no more due to a lack of funding, with the test track in the city of Qinhuangdao, Hebei province, being demolished.

The vehicle, known as the Transit Elevated Bus, had been touted as a whole new means of public transport, able to glide over traffic, and raising commuters above the daily grind of being stuck in traffic jams for hours.