http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/01/22/personal-rail-service-concepts/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:40:01 -0500 hourly 1 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/01/22/personal-rail-service-concepts/comment-page-1/#comment-1006782 Chuck Cartwright Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:10:33 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/01/22/personal-rail-service-concepts/#comment-1006782 Think - No cars. Then what? Personal rail systems. click or enter your destination and let the personal rail system take you there. Oh yeah, there would be no stopping, or accidents and we might as well incorporate a new electrical grid into the system. Trouble is there wouldn't be a need for an auto insurance industry, gas station industry, car repair industry, emergency medical vehicles, road maps, and what would architecs do with all thatfreed up land. City planners would have to throw out zoning laws and civil liberties groups would have new concerns. Security would be too easy. Only those with permission would have access to your address! Think – No cars.
Then what?
Personal rail systems.
click or enter your destination and let the personal rail system take you there.
Oh yeah, there would be no stopping, or accidents and we might as well incorporate a new electrical grid into the system.
Trouble is there wouldn’t be a need for an auto insurance industry, gas station industry, car repair industry, emergency medical vehicles, road maps, and what would architecs do with all thatfreed up land. City planners would have to throw out zoning laws and civil liberties groups would have new concerns. Security would be too easy. Only those with permission would have access to your address!

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