| The other day, I was at Starbucks talking to a | | | | news. But all kidding aside, I have no doubt that the |
| recent graduate from Cal Tec engineering school, and | | | | first people to have flying cars will be the United |
| somehow we got on the topic of electric cars, and | | | | States military, so they can fly over roadside bombs, |
| the future flying cars. He indicated to me that he had | | | | and in the United States the police will get the first |
| gotten several speeding tickets in his new sports car, | | | | units. |
| a little precision German sports car - yes it was a | | | | Thus, in reality the police will merely fire up that flying |
| bright color and that he wished he had a flying car so | | | | police motorcycle and chase you until you are forced |
| he wouldn't have to deal with traffic. | | | | to land, run out of fuel, or crash and burn. Not too |
| He said he wished that next time he went by one of | | | | pretty for the proud owner of a 2030 Porsche 999. |
| those speed traps, he could just pull over, wait for | | | | How do I know that the policia and military will have |
| the officer to come up to his car, and then fly away; | | | | these vehicles first you ask? |
| "hasta la vista, MF!" or something of that nature. We | | | | For the simple reason that, they don't want to be |
| definitely had a laugh over our frappachinos on that | | | | outgunned, otherwise all the drug dealers, corporate |
| one. And I guess with that attitude, indeed, he will | | | | executives, and mischief makers will have them, but |
| eventually find his insurance rates skyrocketing, and | | | | the police will not be able to enforce the rules or |
| lose his driver's license too. | | | | laws, if they have no way to pursue these folks |
| Indeed, his flying car get-away, well that might sound | | | | when drivers create a traffic infringement, or |
| like a pretty good strategy, but it will be good to run | | | | misdemeanor. So, if you really want to fly around in a |
| from police officers in a high-speed chase? No, and | | | | flying car, you're going to have either join the military, |
| even if you take to the air, and I'm sure the | | | | become a test pilot for Lockheed or Boeing, or |
| television helicopter crews would follow you and help | | | | become a police officer in the next decade. Indeed, |
| the police track you, for all the viewers on TV to | | | | please consider all this. |
| watch. Think of it you could be on the six o'clock | | | | |