Imagine getting out of bed, walking outside and climbing into a hydrogen-powered magnetized monorail pod, only to be shot 150 miles per hour down a track to your destination.
No need for cars, gasoline or even concentration.
That's the future envisioned by a group of scientists at Missoula's Montana Technology Enterprise Center http://www.maedc.org/index.aspx/montec .
Their personal rapid transit system would run down arterial streets and interstates, with pods waiting at each station to take individuals to their destinations, so there would be no wait and each pod would go directly to the desired stop.
University of Montana's Alternative Energy Technologies - http://www.h2education.com/index.php/fuseaction/contact.main.htm
By MARK PAGE for the Missoulian
Full Story: http://missoulian.com/articles/2008/11/15/news/mtregional/news06.txt