Forget Bikeshare. Flying Bikes Are Here.

Czech inventors have unveiled the first functioning flying bicycle since the release of E.T. in 1982.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0ikBkKkU9F4

It only has enough battery power to fly for five minutes, and it looks like someone else has to fly it for you. Still, if the Dorothy Rabinowitz of Philadelphia manages to kibosh our forthcoming bikeshare program, here’s a mode of transportation that won’t bully the poor cars off the road.