Commute to work by zipline

kidneyfan

What about a series of massive zipline running from the M50 to dublin city centre. With adequate park and ride facilities could these be the answers to traffic chaos?

cgcsb

should this not be in the humour section

kidneyfan

cgcsb wrote: »

should this not be in the humour section

No. It is potentially a runner and certainly not as out of the box and blue sky as the London Trampolineway. That said I just googled 'commute by zipline' in the belief that it might already be happening and it is regarded as frightening and impractical in those places where it is a necessity.
Also the world's longest zipline is 2.5KM so it might not solve all our problems.

But you know what? They laughed at the bike scheme.

mahoganygas

How do you propose avoiding crotch rub?

2.5km sounds like hell on the danglies.

Jimmy Iovine

mahoganygas wrote:

How do you propose avoiding crotch rub?

Upper body strapping? Around the shoulders and chest for men. Legs dangle free.

I'd sign up for it.

Rubber_Soul

Cookie_Monster

how do you effectively zip line down in both directions?

endacl

Why not a massive catapult at the Red Cow, firing people into a big net in Stephen's Green. Infrastructure-wise, it'd be cheaper. And not as daft.

kidneyfan

Is that doable?
You could steer it with rockets. Sounds quite green especially if the Catapult were pullled back by wind powered electricity. That is an amazing idea.

Irish Steve

Before we even think about Zip line, how about some properly resourced and supported Park & Ride around the city, that might mean we don't actually need zip lines.

Losty Dublin

endacl wrote: »

Why not a massive catapult at the Red Cow, firing people into a big net in Stephen's Green. Infrastructure-wise, it'd be cheaper. And not as daft.

Parachutes would be better plus it would create jobs for pilots.

griffdaddy

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

how do you effectively zip line down in both directions?

By having a tower terminus at each end with a high speed elevator taking people to an elevated position from which to descend, obviously. Jesus you really have to spell things out on this forum sometimes

ressem

A speedier version of the urban cablecars in La Paz?

The region's new $234m (£140m) cable car system, which whisks passengers between sleek modern terminals in controlled silence, was given its first public outing this week. When all three lines are running they will be able to transport 18,000 passengers an hour over nearly 11 kilometres

http://www.theguardian.com/cities/video/2014/apr/09/la-paz-bolivia-cable-car-first-look-video

Looks more appealing than the Luas.

loyatemu

ressem wrote: »

A speedier version of the urban cablecars in La Paz?



http://www.theguardian.com/cities/video/2014/apr/09/la-paz-bolivia-cable-car-first-look-video

Looks more appealing than the Luas.

there was a plan to run a cable car along the Liffey - mainly as a tourist attraction though, rather than for commuters.

OK how about a short haul version of the hyperloop! :P

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiYb_0wOWqY

Del2005

We just need a monorail

expectationlost

futurama style air tubes? still have to figure out how to stop

expectationlost

expectationlost wrote: »

futurama style air tubes? still have to figure out how to stop

Air Brakes! :pac:

Collie D

endacl wrote: »

Why not a massive catapult at the Red Cow, firing people into a big net in Stephen's Green. Infrastructure-wise, it'd be cheaper. And not as daft.

You already have the Luas on the Southside. Stick that catapult at Northern Cross

JackieChan

endacl wrote: »

Why not a massive catapult at the Red Cow, firing people into a big net in Stephen's Green. Infrastructure-wise, it'd be cheaper. And not as daft.

It's just begging to be sponsored by Red Bull also so that could save a few more quid on costs :pac:

traprunner

This is as crazy as the bikes delaying busses thread.

traprunner

traprunner wrote: »

This is as crazy as the bikes delaying buses thread.

Well this thread is seriously funny, whereas the other one is funnily serious.

Cookie_Monster

griffdaddy wrote: »

By having a tower terminus at each end with a high speed elevator taking people to an elevated position from which to descend, obviously. Jesus you really have to spell things out on this forum sometimes

I'm not sure, seems to simple to me. Surely a variable height tower system that raises and lowers itself would be better. collapsible ladders and all

salmocab

kidneyfan wrote: »

What about a series of massive zipline running from the M50 to dublin city centre. With adequate park and ride facilities could these be the answers to traffic chaos?

I hope your joking here this is absolute nonsense nobody in this country will use a park and ride scheme. Its zip line from the end of my road directly to the city centre or nothing.

Carawaystick

Maybe we could trial this in Cork, be fierce handy for the Norries boy. Unless they worked in Apple

josip

Boards educated me about Elon Musk's great, great, great Irish grandfather.

positron

Make two new shorter motorway bits - between N4 and N7 on both sides of the existing M50.

An outside bit from Tallaght to NewlandsCross to FontHill and an inner bit from Templogue to RedCow to Palmerstown.

This should make the actual M50 more useful to the "thru-fidders" who want to do the full length of M50, and collectively the new set of roads can be referred as the "three-fiddies".

Why not just make the M50 a double decker!

Capt'n Midnight

Deleted User wrote: »

Why not just make the M50 a double decker!

Why not have double decker buses using the hard shoulders on the M50 as bus lanes during rush hour ?

Big problem with zip lines is that the prevailing wind is from the South West so commuting back would be awkward even with extra towers.


Alternately the keep left rule unless overtaking rule could be enforced. All the people hogging the middle lane would be moved over freeing up lots of capacity.

Carawaystick

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Alternately the keep left rule unless overtaking rule could be enforced. All the people hogging the middle lane would be moved over freeing up lots of capacity.

Its very hard to change ziplines mid stream

LeinsterDub

cgcsb wrote: »

should this not be in the humour section

This entire forum is about massive wind ups infrastructure projects the government pretend to be developing .

BuffyBot

Enough of this nonsense