| | "Misguided Bus"? Nancy's BRT Debacle Exposes Pitfalls of "Half-Price Tramway" |
 | | But a few have opted instead for this or that "guided bus" scheme, mainly goaded by politicians jumping at what they think is the chance to install a "tramway at half price". |
 | | After all, for about the same capital expense, the "guided bus" does not hold great promise for lowering operating costs like LRT even multi-articulated buses aren't as large as LRT cars, nor can they be entrained to minimize peak labor costs. |
 | | One is tempted to suspect that the extra-long, multi-articulated bus benefits from having its axles guided by such a mechanism, possibly minimizing any misalignment of the rear section while in the guideway (which might explain why the vehicle tends to "fishtail" when free-running). |
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