Cheaper, Faster, MagLev Guideways also Saves Lives
THE REVOLUTIONARY DUALMODE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

“REV”

Contents TITLE PAGE DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1. DON’T TAKE AWAY MY CAR THE CONCEPT THE BASICS SKEPTICISM CARS ARE GOOD IT WILL BE DONE

2. QUOTATIONS ABOUT DUALMODE TRANSPORTATION

3. WHY WE ARE WHERE WE ARE 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?

5. DUALMODE HISTORY 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

6. ON THE STREETS STREET-MODE BATTERIES HYDROGEN AS A FUEL FUEL CELLS ENVIRONMENTALLY CLEAN INTERNAL COMBUSTION WHICH STREET POWER?

7. ON THE GUIDEWAYS 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

8. TRANSIT AND OTHER VEHICLES 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

12. GUIDANCE AND SWITCHING THE WAY IT IS DONE IN TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES THE GUIDEWAY GUIDANCE AND SWITCHING SYSTEM

13. AUTOMATIC PARKING THE SOLUTION THE DETAILS

14. DUALMODE SYSTEM SAFETY 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

15. POWER AND THE ENVIRONMENT 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

16. URBAN SPRAWL: THE SUBURBS 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

18. “IT WILL NEVER BE BUILT” 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 APPENDIX FLYING-AUTOMOBILE DUALMODE SYSTEMSDECELERATION CONTROL BIBLIOGRAPHY ABOUT THE AUTHOR