room+16

Room 16 have been investigating THE SHWEEB. We have created a table of positives and negatives and also thought of questions we'd like to investigate further. We had Peter (a shweeb expert) answer our questions and now we have even more!
 * Positives || Negatives || Questions ||
 * * no traffic jams
 * no paying for parking
 * don't need to find a car park
 * doesn't need petrol
 * no pollution
 * no crashes
 * don't have to pay for a car
 * solar power
 * exercise
 * can fit more than one person
 * can carry children
 * don't have to change lines
 * go as fast as you like
 * see outside || * not good for people who don't like heights
 * steel poles are not good for nature
 * you would get tired
 * you can't carry a lot of things || * Do they go at night?
 * Does solar power work when it's raining?
 * Could you go to another country?
 * How do you breathe in the pods?
 * Are you allowed to eat inside?
 * How safe would it be in an earthquake?
 * How easy is it for elderly or disabled people?
 * How much weight can it take?
 * Can you put pets inside?
 * What happens if they run out of parking spaces?
 * Will you need police?
 * Can you close your eyes while you are pedaling?
 * Do they go when there is snow?
 * Do they have drink bottle holders? ||
 * < Positives ||< Negatives ||< Questions ||
 * < * you can take pets (but not gorillas!)
 * pods will be kept tidy because no food is allowed
 * you can close your eyes or use your ipad while you are traveling
 * eco-friendly materials will be used to build it
 * it will still work in the snow
 * it can work at night
 * the pods have air vents
 * the pods have drink bottle holders
 * recycled materials will be used to build it
 * the system is monitored to prevent problems
 * pods can carry up to 1 tonne
 * elderly and disabled people will be able to use them too
 * pods not being used will be put in storage so you won't run out of parking spaces ||< * only for short journeys ||< * Why is it called a shweeb?
 * Could you have a shweeb station in your house?
 * Could you put a mini shweeb on a playground like a flying fox?
 * Can you ride the shweeb by yourself if you are under 5 years old?
 * If it is snowing and the snow hits the shweeb, can you see?
 * Do they have windscreen wipers?
 * How much does it cost to build?
 * Could they be used for cargo?
 * What holds the shweeb to the rails?
 * How big are the rails? ||