How a PRT line can handle
the same volume as a freeway

From "The Simple, Compelling Case for PRT," William A. Wilde.
International Conference on Personal Rapid Transit & Emerging Transportation Systems, 1996.

Animation assembled by D.S. Gow, MPA




The following animation dramatically illustrates how PRT is a high capacity system. Short headways between PRT vehicles-- made possible by automation-- are the key.

FrameDescription
1View of 8-lane freeway with car traffic
2People only, automobiles removed from equation
3Lateral space conserved from 8 lanes to 2
4Same number of people, now traveling by PRT

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