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The flying car revolution will never happen
- Piskvorrr 10y ago"Consider this paradox: if everyone is flying, by definition there is no surface traffic, ergo no surface gridlock, so then why is anyone flying?" False dichotomy based on juggling with the meanings of "everyone". Observe a real world example: there is virtually no passenger travel by ship, everyone is flying; so why was the Panama Canal upgraded a few days ago? Cargo. Surface shipping is cheap if the payload doesn't complain - be it on sea or on tarmac. Also, governments tend to spend money on road infrastructure for other reasons than passenger traffic. Observe this traffic sign for one: http://c8.alamy.com/comp/BD1JNH/military-weight-loading-road-sign-for-vehicle-types-in-germany-europe-BD1JNH.jpg http://c8.alamy.com/comp/BD1JNH/military-weight-loading-road...