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Personal Rapid Transportation without any pods. Just dagnling
ropes that you can hang onto. Maybe a seat too. You can attach
your traveling harness to it, which will become standard in large
cities. You can attach your suitcase and run alongside it, or just
connect to an adjacent rope.
A
paid rope will take you into the fast lane.
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How do you choose your route / destination? |
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Imagines a windy day..... mad enough to be
approved by me despite numerous unsolved issues
(this is after all the halfbakery) |
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This could be great.
It could go over things, although you might want safety nets
underneath. |
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I want it to be known locally as the spideyride, or something
silly like that. |
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Sometimes you get things a bit like this at ski-resorts, to pull
the skiers up a hill, so at least the tech isn't an issue. |
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I foresee peril despite many posted cautions and warnings as riders begin
playing with their cell phones, forgetting that they must hang on or be
jostled off onto the tarmac, resulting in injuries and death. |
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Unless you hang from your feet, you are not technically a pedestrian while using this device. |
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Also I do knot know how to dagnle a rope. |
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//dagnling ropes// def.: "Dagnabbit! Tarnation! I say, I say, those gol'durned ropes all hangin' in ma dadgummed way all over this gol'durned city!" (1 part Yosemite Sam, 1 part 1970s CBC animated Snowplow) |
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