Bus Ejector Seat

Gone are the days when jumping off a moving bus meant risking death. Safe, high speed disembarcation could soon be a reality thanks to the bus ejector seat.

Jumping off a bus in the traditional manner is dangerous for two reasons. Firstly, the momentum of the passenger relative to the road is such that he may find it difficult to remain upright, and sustain injury, once he hits the ground. Secondly, there is a risk of being run over by oncoming traffic.

The bus ejector seat is mounted on a track on the side of the bus adjacent to the pavement (sidewalk). The ejectee climbs into the chair at the front of the bus, facing opposite the direction of travel. At the push of a button, the chair and passenger are propelled at speed to the back of the bus. An on-board computer will ensure that when the chair reaches the end of the rail at the back of the bus, its speed relative to the bus will be exactly equal to that of the bus to the ground - and therefore the velocity of the chair relative to the ground will be zero. The seat tips forward slightly, and the passenger is ejected onto the pavement safely.

The chair then returns automatically to the front of the bus for the next victim.

The bus ejector seat could solve traffic congestion in cities overnight. No longer will buses create mayhem by making time-consuming stops to allow people off the bus. The passenger benefits too, because he no longer has to walk from the bus stop to his final destination: he can get off the bus wherever he likes.

A bus embarcation chair is in the pipeline.