2001connections-article0027 Flying cars could escape traffic congestion.

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2001connections-article0027
Flying cars could escape traffic congestion.

Initially, flying cars would be bought mostly by the rich. Perhaps that much we already know about the early adopters of the oncoming new technology. But some questions remain unresolved. Would these vehicles be called planes on wheels? Or cars with wings? Would a plane car be called a plar? Will the use of a plar require a pilot’s license? Perhaps a regular driver’s license will be sufficient for altitudes not exceeding several feet off the ground?
    Consider that vehicles equipped with wheels travel only in 2D [two dimensions] most of the time. Sure, moving through multi-level intersections, overpasses, underpasses and so on, could arguably qualify as some extent of 3D [three dimensions] mobility. However, during the bulk of the distance, ground traffic is limited to just 2D [two dimensions]. In other words, we have a 3rd dimension which has remained largely untapped. What a waste. This extra space is just waiting to be conquered and fully utilized.

But what about air speed limits? Will the new 3D [three dimensions] frontier be dragged down by the same old scheme which has plagued the centuries-old ground traffic network for many decades? Speed limits set unreasonably low, and the public treasury collecting money from motorists [or pilots] who drive [or fly] slightly over the official maximum? Perhaps time will tell. But motorists have watched this entire movie before (figure of speech). Perhaps this time around, drivers and pilots will get wiser and challenge wrongful or questionable speeding tickets more vigorously. Because the exploitation of drivers as cash cows and cash bulls (figure of speech) by the system, under the pretext of maintaining safe speeds, has gone on for far too long already. Motorists have been milked so much, in some geographical areas it is simply unconscionable.
    On a more global scale, two administrative functions should be rendered separate and distinct:
[[1]] Promoting safety on the road, in the air, and on all travelways.
[[2]] Enriching the public treasury, which thus far has depended much too heavily on money collected from motorists for vehicular infractions, most notably for exceeding the posted speed limit. I am not at all impressed by this cash grab, which is my polite way of describing such events.
    As we enter a new era of mobility, an overall cleanup of the system becomes more urgent.

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