There is a new way to travel as of today. Inventory Dean Kamen has created a personal travel device designed for a single rider. It can travel at 12 miles per hour and doesn't even have breaks. There are links all over the place if you happen to miss this, here are a couple:
Cnn
NyTimes (better with screen shot)
ABC News (exclusive)
Listening to the ABC News broadcast they are suppose to be available in a few weeks.