Listen up TfL: This bus can drive OVER cars when stuck in traffic

IS there anything more annoying than sitting on the bus in a traffic jam?

By Clara Strunck

That could become a problem of the past for commuters if this new bus is made operational.

Footage of a scaled-down model of the Transit Elevated Bus (TEB) shows the main passenger area lifted over the traffic beneath.

A digital mock-up of how the bus would work in practice shows how both cars and the bus are able to move freely without blocking each other.

FUTURISTIC: The bus mouth appears to devour the cars as it drives over them

INNOVATIVE: A digital mock-up shows the bus in action

According to the project’s chief engineer Song Youzhou each TEB could carry as many as 1,400 people.

Youzhou claims one TEB could replace 40 conventional buses.

He said: “The biggest advantage is that the bus will save lots of road space.”

INCREDIBLE: A digital mock-up of how the bus would look to other drivers

The invention was recently unveiled in China at a tech festival in the capital.

Reports show that the bus could become operational in the second half of 2016 in certain parts of China.

The public aren’t quite convinced however with social media users speculating that the TEB would be a danger to other drivers.

MODERN: A digital image of how the bus might look inside

One commented: “It’s an amazing concept, but it is a bad idea.”

Many others wondered how the bus would cope with lorries and other tall vehicles.

Surely any bus driver would jump at the chance to drive the TEB except this guy after he bagged himself a £6.1m Lotto win.