If television and movies are an accurate indication of what the future will be like, here is what it will be like to drive:
1. If the Jetsons are an accurate depiction of what driving is like in the future: We'll drive around in flying cars and that means there are going to be way more collisions. Sure, the flying car manufacturers will tell you that there will be fewer collisions but consider this: No one checks their blindspots now and we're only driving on a 2-dimensional plane. Factor in vertical lift and that's a whole other set of blindspots that we'll ignore.
2. If Star Wars (and its sequels and prequels) are an accurate depiction of what driving is like in the future: Everything goes faster. Today, we've got the high-pitched whine of street bikes to warn us of their approach but in the future, people will be racing around on super-fast jet bikes. We'll have to change the rearview mirrors from "objects in the rearview mirror are closer than they appear" to "if you see it in your rearview mirror, it's probably too late." (Note: The IT guy just pointed out that Star Wars happened "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away"… so this one might not be a problem).
3. If Star Trek is an accurate depiction of what driving is like in the future: We'll have nothing to worry about because we'll beam everywhere. (That's good news because maybe I won't be as late to dinner at my mother-in-law's house on Sunday afternoon… oh, but it probably means that we'll have to stay longer because we can no longer use the "long drive home" as an excuse to leave early).
4. If Mad Max is an accurate depiction of what driving is like in the future: We'll be forced to drive like maniacs from one collision site to another as we search for gasoline for our cars or dog food to eat. That's alarming enough but even more alarming is how uncomfortable the all-leather clothes will feel in the hot sun.
5. If 2012 is an accurate depiction of what driving is like in the future: Everything will be normal until the very end… and then the world will be destroyed and we won't have to worry about cars anymore anyway. Oh. That's kind of depressing.
If we're still driving in the future, and if you robot chauffeur gets into a collision, bring your car (or jet cycle) in to Boyd Autobody & Glass and we'll fix it up and get you back out on the road quickly and safely.
