"Atlantian" (Atlantian)
09/10/2014 at 04:43 • Filed to: planelopnik
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"Atlantian" (Atlantian)
09/10/2014 at 04:43 • Filed to: planelopnik | 0
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-Flying cars?
I think autogyros would be an awesome way to provide air transport to the masses, it would bypass traffic, and make commuting safer from other drivers driving like idiots a few feet away from your door.
However, these flying cars are legally required to takeoff and land at an airport with ATC clearance and a flight plan. So that might put a damper in your commute time.
On the other hand, there are self-driving cars:
It would still stick you in the middle of traffic, very much like a personal chauffeur or a personal bus/train carriage. But you wouldn't have to worry about speeding tickets, reckless driving hand-cuffings, special licenses (as you would with the PAL-V autogyro-cycle), or staying awake (like the PAL-V).
You could spend your time doing more interesting things than inching forward in traffic or looking around to see if you have space to merge. Or you can chose the flying car and have even more fun than sneakily doing some burnouts/doughnuts/powerslides/0-60 pulls before work without getting a ticket from your neighborhood 5-0.
However, the issues with flying cars might be able to be smoothed over if state DOTs/Transport Ministries would build community airstrips
—that would have a toll to pay for the ATC/maintenance—
on the edges of major metropolises specifically for gyrocopters (and other low-stall-speed crafts that would put minimal wear and tear on the strip). Along with a phone app to file a rudimentary flight plan/check airspace/request clearance to take off from secluded strips of road.
So, which one would you prefer over our current system of highways and self driving automobiles?
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> Atlantian
09/10/2014 at 06:30 |
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Investment in train and light rail infrastructure, I can take my car out on weekends and I don't have to worry about some moron crashing his gyro copter into my house.
XJDano
> Atlantian
09/10/2014 at 06:44 |
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There are enough idiots that can't just go forward & backwards. Add up & down and you'll have a mess. Plus you'll have to be more aware and when others are going same direction or crossing paths, an in air collision you have one more place to go, down.
I'd go for self driving cars/trucks. I drive a box truck for a work more than my car, so a flying car wouldn't do much good if I'm not flying it.
Plus more time for distracted non-driving.
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Atlantian
> XJDano
09/10/2014 at 06:53 |
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I drive a box truck for a work more than my car, so a flying car wouldn't do much good if I'm not flying it.
If you bought a self-driving car to get to work, and drive the company box truck more, you wouldn't be in your self-driving car much more than you would fly if you had a flying car.
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XJDano
> Atlantian
09/10/2014 at 11:31 |
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I'd want that box truck to be self driving, doubt they'd make flying cargo box trucks.