Hallitubes - Like Taking a Rollercoaster to Work

Hallitubes are the concept of a San Diego-based attorney named Greg Maizlish, designed to alleviate traffic on congested roadways. It's basically a network of elevated tubes that would parallel existing roadways, and even branch off into their own areas.

The tubes are very small, just big enough to carry a car holding one, maybe two people, and a track. Riders lie down in the car, with the head and neck elevated. The cars are powered by electricity, which they get from the track, and can reach speeds up to 120mph.

One of the barriers to making Hallitubes work, is that each rider must pass a training course to know how to switch themselves on to other tracks, operate the cars, and how to take emergency actions.

Maizlish is currently trying to get a voter initiative going in California to implement the Hallitubes.