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The Pros and Cons of Flying Cars

One common thread among futurist works is that in time, we will have flying cars. Often they are imagined as the solution to increasing gridlock and population growth and most of the time they are portrayed as elegant systems with the occasional minor flaw.

I beg to differ.

Pro: Driving a flying car while intoxicated would be awesome.

Look drunk driving isn't cool (remember that time I nearly died crossing the street?) but I can see my older more senile self getting behind the wheel of a flying BMW after a few drinks and doing laps around Austin's skyline.

Con: Austin's nouveau riche wouldn't appreciate a flying car barreling through their condo only to have the driver get out and say "Oh man I'm really sorry about that. I swore I was okay to drive. Who the hell puts a building in the middle of a flying car lane anyways? Please don't call the cops."

Pro: A flying car would allow you to avoid the problems of Mopac and I35 during rush hour. Imagine a rush hour commute that is almost non-existent.

Con: The first douchebags with flying cars would simply hover over stalled traffic while blasting rap music and staring you down.

Pro: Flying vehicles would allow faster transport of goods and materials. Imagine fresher foods at the grocery store and same day shipping being same day shipping.

Con: Retailers would simply tack on an extra $20 convenience fee

Pro: Flying cars would destroy Nascar because instead of paying to see car wrecks then wait in a parking lot for 4 hours to leave the race track, all you would have to do is scale a tall building and watch mid-air fender benders.

Con: Flying car insurance rates would be 10x what they are for normal vehicles.

Pro: Flying cars would allow government and the private sector to continue business during inclement weather or natural disasters.

Con: No more snow days

Pro: The race to develop a feasible flying car would create an economic and technological boom

Con: GM would still manage to make something horrible that falls apart after a few years