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Immortal Elf  Group: Members Posts: 11,410 Joined: 1-October 03 From: Pittsburgh Member No.: 5,670  |
well, it's a case of more often versus worse. wrecks on roads will happen more often, because roads create crowds by their nature, and crowding large, clumsily-controlled moving objects is a great way to create collisions. wrecks in the sky will be less frequent, especially with intelligent licensing and traffic laws (haw haw! i kill me!). however, a wreck in the sky is more likely to be catastrophic, because of the whole falling-thousands-of-feet-to-a-fiery-doom factor.
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Mar 15 2007, 01:42 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,066 Joined: 5-February 03 Member No.: 4,017 |
Parachutes and ejection seats. You can even pack a few to fire out of major parts of the vehicle to minimize how much of that is falling to a fiery doom. |
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Mar 15 2007, 02:01 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 366 Joined: 9-August 06 From: Holiday Florida Member No.: 9,055 |
There is actually already a system like this for small planes. I can't think of the companies name that makes them, but its pretty impressive. |
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Mar 15 2007, 02:49 PM
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Genuine Artificial Intelligence Group: Members Posts: 4,019 Joined: 12-June 03 Member No.: 4,715 |
As opposed to now, where every Joe Schmoe can routinely pilot a wheeled steel engine of death weaving at 80 miles an hour within a few feet and sometimes inches of other motorists, none of whom are paying particular attention to what it is they're doing. Plus ca change. Every time I drive I am astounded that we are not all dead. |
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Mar 15 2007, 03:05 PM
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Bushido Cowgirl Group: Members Posts: 5,782 Joined: 8-July 05 From: On the Double K Ranch a half day's ride out of Phlogiston Flats Member No.: 7,490 |
...hear hear...! Sometimes I wonder why my hometown even wastes the money putting up controls such as Stop Signs, Traffic Lights, and posting speed limits. Some mornings it's like a bleeding Mosh Pit out there all going 10+ over the limit (and that's on the surface streets). One of the worst things where I live is that nobody seems to know that little lever on their steering column is for (ohmygod! When I touched it and a light started flashing on the instrument panel, must be something wrong with the motor). I guess they all think we have sustained Mindlink spells running or something. I bike to work each day (and by the way, follow the traffic laws) so it is even more frightening since they outweigh me more than fifteen to one. |
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Mar 15 2007, 03:18 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,174 Joined: 13-May 04 From: UCAS Member No.: 6,327 |
one reason why I don't use any sort of bikes on the roads (motorbike or pedal powered ones), nothing to protect me from the idiots. I like to have a little bit of buffer zone. :-(
That and seeing the states that don't have helmet laws, I'm thinking, dear lord... ok, your funeral. |
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Mar 15 2007, 03:26 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,012 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
That one's easy. It's so that they can make money by fining people driving at an appropriate speed for conditions. ~J |
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Mar 15 2007, 04:39 PM
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Man In The Machine Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,264 Joined: 26-February 02 From: I-495 S Member No.: 1,105 |
I was glad I had a rather large on late this summer ('01 Crown Vic). I was rear ended by a Ford Explorer full of illegal immegrents. Totaled both cars, and did heavy damage to the guy I got pushed into. I shudder to think what would have happened had I been in a Mazda MX-5 or something small. I love the idea of a flying car. I dont love the idea of your typical commuter flying a car. |
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