There are people who commute by air, usually the very rich and for shorter distances by helicopter. Speeds are lower than fixed-wing aircraft, but landings can

There are people who commute by air, usually the very rich and for shorter distances by helicopter. Speeds are lower than fixed-wing aircraft, but landings can occur in more places. Trips start in the 10s of miles range, which at airspeed is on the order of the 5--10 minutes I'd put at my lower-range of time budgets. Current commercial helicopter transfer service from Manhattan to JFK (about 15 miles) is scheduled for about 5 minutes: <https://www.blade.com/p/jfk https://www.blade.com/p/jfk> In your second example, you're missing the point. People tend not to take longer road trips out of a safety budget but a time one. With a limited vacation time budget, time spent travelling (unless that's the point of the vacation) is lost. Auto-based vacations tend to be closer to home.