I wonder if many of us had unrealistically romantic notions about what flying cars implied. Soaring through the air, free and unfettered. Sure, if you’re the only one who has one.-—————-If everyone had one, and they replaced cars on the ground as standard transportation, then they would have to be as regulated, and restricted to designated pathways, as cars on pavement are. Otherwise, people would be crashing into each other right and left, making their own rules. You would not have the sky to yourself. That jerk who had a few drinks would fly into other cars. And what if the flying car breaks down? Runs out of power? What if you accidentally cut someone off and trigger ‘sky rage?’ -——————-We’re dreamers, yes, but dreams don’t always come true.
I wonder if many of us had unrealistically romantic notions about what flying cars implied. Soaring through the air, free and unfettered. Sure, if you’re the only one who has one.-—————-If everyone had one, and they replaced cars on the ground as standard transportation, then they would have to be as regulated, and restricted to designated pathways, as cars on pavement are. Otherwise, people would be crashing into each other right and left, making their own rules. You would not have the sky to yourself. That jerk who had a few drinks would fly into other cars. And what if the flying car breaks down? Runs out of power? What if you accidentally cut someone off and trigger ‘sky rage?’ -——————-We’re dreamers, yes, but dreams don’t always come true.