Planes, Trains, or Automobiles?
Which mode of transportation will the most of us use in the future?
Trains. Simply because they are really comfortable when you are with a bunch of people because you are moving at 80+ miles an hour and able to stand up, walk around, and hang out. (; It is just the whole environment of it that is not confining of yourself so you have more freedom while still traveling just as, if not more, efficiently. Side: Trains
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Flying's good, but I don't know if flying would be feasible in the future with the increased use of newer energy resources. Aircraft could end up being the last big user of fossil fuels, but I doubt that it would "fly" with environmentalists or just from a financial standpoint. I am unsure whether it would be effective to use batteries or solar panels on a plane, but more advanced biofuels could possibly power an aircraft. It seems to me that trains and automobiles would be easier to be powered with alternative energy, and some have, because the technology for powering them with electricity has already been proven, and electricity can be powered in many clean ways. Unless the problems with powering an aircraft with alternative fuel are resolved, I see air travel limited in use or even gone completely. Side: Planes
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Much will depend on where one lives and where they wish to go. In cities buses, trains and subways will still rule the roost, I imagine. In rural areas automobiles for local travel and buses for a more lengthy trip or to connect to train and/or air travel. I don't see it as much different than it is now with the exception of more efficient automobiles. I don't know how far into the future you're going but I sure would love it if I could get "Scotty" to beam me anywhere I'd like to go! Side: Planes
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Being confined in a plane is the absolute worst for me. I hate flying. With a passion. And I've been doing it at least once a year since I was born. I love trains. I love being able to look out a window, I love being able to walk around, I love the comfort of trains and the space you have. My favourite train rides have been from Kristinehamn, Sweden to Oslo and from Grindewald, Switzerland, up into the mountains to ski! I absolutely love train rides, and, living on Long Island, I frequently use trains to access New York City. Automobiles. Hrm. They're a lesser evil than planes, but not as lovely as trains. Road-tripping is fun, and I love driving up to Vermont for a ski trip, but I'd prefer to go the train route. Side: Trains
Unfortunately, aircrafts won't be environmentally affordable unless new energy sources come up. But when looking into the future, I guess trains are inconvenient for needing tracks, which take time, money and resources to be built; also, trains don't take you straight to your house... In my head, we will all be flying with our green jet packs/hover boards to school or to the north pole at some point in the future =P Side: Personal aircraft
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Trains. Simply because they are really comfortable when you are with a bunch of people because you are moving at 80+ miles an hour and able to stand up, walk around, and hang out. (; It is just the whole environment of it that is not confining of yourself so you have more freedom while still traveling just as, if not more, efficiently. 5 years ago | Side: Trains Side: Personal aircraft
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