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Personal Rapid Transport: A Potential Alternative to Traditional Taxis
TLDR Personal Rapid Transport (PRT) is a potential alternative to traditional taxi cabs that combines the best aspects of subways and taxis. With rising gas prices, PRT offers individuals a private ride to their destination without having to share with anyone else.
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Personal Rapid Transport is a topic discussed in this episode of "Stuff You Should Know" from "HowStuffWorks.com".
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Personal Rapid Transport, also known as PRT, is a potential alternative to traditional taxi cabs that is being considered due to rising gas prices.
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Personal Rapid Transport (PRT) combines the best aspects of subways and taxis, allowing individuals to have a private ride to their destination without having to share with anyone else.
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One of the criticisms of the PRT system is the concern about what happens if one of the cars fails while on the same track as everyone else.
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Unmanned computer-driven PRT systems can run 24 hours a day, but the concern is what happens if they stop and cause a traffic nightmare.
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Abu Dhabi is implementing a personal rapid transit system with 1500 stops, and people are curious to see if it will be successful and potentially revolutionize taxis.
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