GM's Radical New Vehicle? NO, But It Might Be!

[pastmaster]

It's a MONOCYCLE! It may be all we'll be able to afford to drive,min the not too distant future. Real interesting Video, from The Detroit FreePress; http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200660316001

 

[Matt_S]

Now THAT'S cool! It looks like it has a long way to go before it's street legal, though. I didn't see any lights at all on that.

 

[MolaKule]

A yes, a powered Gyroscope!

 

[eljefino]

It's been done, on south park. Can you imagine looking around that portion of the big wheel in front of you all the time? Talk about a blind spot! And road debris, the bumps and potholes you'd most worry about, would be the hardest to see. You'd have to "weave" slightly like a pigeon bobs its head to get a good view of the road. And he never demonstrated what happens if you slam on the brakes really hard, I want to see him go end-over-end.

 

[Matt_S]

I'm glad for your sake, eljefino, that you didn't show how the South Park version actually functioned. I don't think I'd want one of those. The one in the video, however, I could live with.

 

[Shannow]

I think the first version of this was about 100 years ago. There's been at least two make it near the market tht I know of.