conveyor

Moving walkways are widely used today as a pedestrian-friendly way of moving people around. The drawback to the walkways is that they are slow and therefore an inefficient way to move poeple quickly. This problem has already beeen solved by Loder Transtport Systems Pty. Ltd. wherein a series of accelerating conveyor belts bring the pedestrian up to twice walking speed. But this system still is not equipped to be an endless subway train type travelator as each junction forces thru-passengers to deccelerate off a series of conveyors and then walk to the next walkway. I propose that the walkway be set up similar to a limited-access freeway system. Two wide conveyors (wide enough for three people abreast) running in opposing directions at around 10 or 12 mph. At an area where people wish to embark/disembark, there would be an acceleration/merging/deceleration series of belts, In respective order, rolling in the direction of the parallel thruway. Moving handrails at average speeds of the accel/deccel belts would be used to accommodate passengers as well as a overhead strap system moving at like speed with the mainline. A passenger wishing to get on the mainline conveyor would walk normally onto the acceleration belts and be brought to the merging belt at near like speed to the thru-conveyor. Letting go of the handrail, the passenger would find a gap in the stream of commuters step across to the main conveyor. The main conveyor may then pick up more speed via a series of more belts or reamain the same. In this way, a continuous hi-capacity sub or surface mass transportation system could be implemented eliminating lost time waiting for trains and eliminating the much loathed overcrowded train.