Moving people at 130 mph in indiv. carts on rails advocated in California..

"Hallitubes" - high-speed transit system with terrorist-resistant features proposed.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. A grassroots anti-congestion initiative headed by Attorney Greg Maizlish advocates rider-agility-based electric vehicle commuting through thin, low-elevated tubes. Twenty other referendum measures combat road delays with new technologies as part of a California Proposition plan.

Hallitubes will siphon enough commuters from highways to bring rush hour speeds back to posted limits. They offer an electrification hedge against uncontrollable crude oil prices as the carts can be highway-adapted. And terrorists bite on metal where transit riders are distributed rather than concentrated. Although electric personal rapid transit has been proposed since 1940, Hallitubes are completely different in dimension, speed and level of rider skill requirements.

"Government and academia have failed to relieve congestion. Parents spend days waiting in their cars, separated from their children. Many commute to two jobs daily. Voters, media and private sector must evaluate new low-cost approaches, even if they seem radical " Maizlish said.

Credit card-checked riders will breeze through license and evacuation exams, as the space economy of the system is only achievable via user training and vehicles with 60% less volume than other PRT systems. Hallitube installations will grow into profitable transit franchises, without swallowing existing gridspace.

There is no dangerous "cattlecar" rider-crowding into one vehicle, making Hallitubes safer from bombings. Hallicarts rush recumbent riders along the highway via low-elevated tracks fitting below highway overpasses without disturbing traffic, a feature lacking in light rail or other PRT systems. Licensed commuters pull and hoist their Hallicarts into slots on arrival, without central automation. Early installations directly wire bedroom communities to concentrated employment districts. Long-distance commuters will harvest 40 minutes of leisure time per day. The Hallitube website with 100+ images, is at www.generaltransit.com.

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What the experts say about Hallitubes: page 2 of 3

"An innovative strategy that merits consideration for alleviating congestion and encouraging alternate transportation". Dr. Stephen Mattingly, Univ. of Tex. "A great attempt to solve the current urban transportation problem", Dr. Morton Gulak, Va. Com. Univ. "Maybe we cannot beam you up, but we can tube you over" Dr. Kenneth Waldron, Prof. of Mech. Eng., James Clark Faculty Scholar, Stanford Univ. "Makes a lot more sense than the public vehicle aspect of other PRT systems" Dr. K. Kockelman, Univ. of Tex. "An interesting project worthy of consideration" Dr. Kevin Krizek, Director, ACT Transp. Research Group, Univ. of Minn. "Sounds really promising" Prof. R. Gakenheimer, MIT, Chair, Int. Sci. Cmte. of Coop. for Dev. and Improvement of Urban Transp. "Hallitubes should provide everyone who is frustated and disgusted by the traffic situation in our cities with the hope that very soon,we well be able to cost-effectively tame the monster that the car has become." Dr. J. Kolo, Florida Atlantic University. "The (referendum) microflyovers make sense..." Dr. R. Layton, Prof. of Transp. Engineering, Ore. State Univ. "The proposed Hallitube pylons are an innovative potential use of prestressed concrete.." Dr. A. Schokker, Henderson Prof. of Civil Eng., Univ. of Pennsylvania. "This is an innovative private market solution that deserves further study and consideration." Friends of S. Calif. Highways,Fixtraffic.org.

Because Hallitubes are inserted under highway overpasses, they do not require expensive, tall monorail structures taking decades to build. Tubes end in connected suites within apartment complexes, malls or corporations. No stations are built. A patented rail/conveyor interface disperses carts, and rail switches dissipate cart queues preventing tube exit congestion. Recumbent riding permits low cart diameter, overpass compatibility and low air resistance. Financing will be through a private/public consortium.

Speeds are up to 120 mph, with 4-7 miles between exits. Hallitubes were invented and patented by Greg Maizlish and are supported by a volunteer organization.

Other provisions of the anti-congestion proposition plan also focus on new technology: To cut short car chases, reduce shopping mall parking-spot cruising, introduce mandatory highway accident shielding, create low-cost automated pedestrian overpasses, yielding courtesy lights for cars, green-arrow left turn intersection light audio-signals, sedan car-top cameras, passenger-driven mini-buses, and a faster, curving

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Hallitubes newsrelease (continued) page 3 of 3

American version of France's first speeding sidewalk. The legality of the system barely squeezes by the Americans with Disabilities Act due to the precedent of private ski lift operators leasing public mountains, without lift Handicapped access. Persons with disabilities benefit from reduced highway traffic, as van pickup times become more frequent and bus punctuality improves.

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