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It doesn't say anything about going up!
Is 'forwards'.
You know, that's going to be a problem if we ever get Flying Cars as the norm
It'll have those little wavy lines under the arrow.
^^If flying cars were the norm, that would be the least of our problems :P
alternate-side parking rules are the dumbest things in existence
just saying
If we ever get flying cars, they'll be self-piloted, so it won't matter. And it'll probably have the same directional planes that airplanes have.
^ Until some jackass decides that they are better at flying than a computer and disables autopilot
Always assume that an idiot will fuck up everything
You're assuming that'll even be an option.
^Manual control should always be an option, in case the computer fucks up. Which it will, as computers are far from perfect.
Honestly, if the average person were given a flying car, manual control would be the wrong option in almost every single circumstance.
Computers are far from perfect, but so are humans.
^Damned if you do, damned if you don't. This is why flying cars will remain science fiction.
Hovercrafts and skimmers might have some potential if we can make them efficient.
^^ What if the computer crashes and you're 500 feet in the air? That sounds like a good time to have manual control
Also I was thinking more the idiots who disable the computer by ripping out wiring. In mid flight
Yes I believe somebody would be that stupid
Honestly, if we ever create flying cars, it will be precisely because we have created such a sofisticated AI that will probably only fail in rare occasions. Either that, or we'll find a way of teaching people to fly tiny airplanes and manage to solve the logistics of the whole traffic thing as well.
We're going to be hard pressed enough keeping sufficient power for the cars we already have. How the flying hell do you expect to power machines that by sheer physical necessity have to do hundreds of times the work just to get into the air as a common everyday vehicle?
"What if the computer crashes and you're 500 feet in the air? That sounds like a good time to have manual control"
Backup computer, reboot, just about anything but letting an untrained human fly.
Why are we suddenly abolishing licenses and letting untrained people fly? I'd think basic training would be step one.
Training people to fly things is not easy. Just how long does it take to learn how to pilot an helicopter, dare i ask?
Well, the FAA requires 40 hours practice time before you can qualify for a private flight license. In some states that's even shorter than before you can take your driving exam.
^ ...That's a scary thought
Meh. The problem with drivers is being dips out to show the world how big their car-dick is, not lack of experience. It really doesn't take that long to figure out how to not hit things.
^ You have not driven on the Deerfoot, I see
Is it a narrow, poorly-kept road on a steep hillside with no railing in an area known for excessive amounts of rain and getting just cold enough to ice over?
It's a well kept highway where people seem to crash regularly on a bright, sunny day, with people zooming by no matter WHAT the conditions are, merging at the last second without signalling, merging into lanes without looking (often combined with the last second no signalling), stopping in the middle of 120 kph traffic just to change lanes, getting within inches of someones bumper to speed them up even when the person is going the speed limit...
Is it any wonder that I have yet to learn to drive despite being 20?
Oh, well that just leads us back to dicks and dip.
We have those too, albeit with different wording:
No, this is the douchiest one.