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Zeus posted...

rogerskg1979 posted...

Why do we even need flying cars anyway? There isn't any real need for them.

Basic convenience? The fact that it's easier to fly *over* buildings rather than navigate streets? The fact that you wouldn't need nearly as many roads. The fact that roads can often be rendered impassible following storms, etc, yet that poses zero problems for a flying car. Not to mention greater speed.

You would still need street lanes. You would need some kind of street lanes in the air, although I am not sure how that would work. You can't just have people flying anywhere they want. For example, what if someone is flying to the west while you're flying north, and you're about to intersect? Who has right-of-way? You still need streets and rules and traffic lights/signs, etc in the air.

Storms, especially winds, would affect a flying car more than a driving car. Winds can rock a car and make it difficult to steer, and that becomes even more so flying in the air. Airplanes get around storms by flying above the clouds, but cars won't fly that high. Airplanes can still be grounded at the airport if the weather is bad, and it is too dangerous for them to take off.

Greater speed? LOL That's how accidents happen. You seem to think that there won't be streets, rules, traffics lights/signs, etc and that you can just fly as fast as you want anywhere you want. You do realize that this won't be the case, right? If everyone has flying cars, traffic in the air is going to be as bad as it is on the ground, and you will have traffic jams and such in the air. There will still be "rush hour" to get to work in the morning. Flying at a greater speed seems even more dangerous than driving at a greater speed.