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Back to the Future Day live: Will October 21, 2015 be as good as the film predicted?
Great Scott! Today is the day Michael J Fox's Marty McFly and Christopher Lloyd's Doc Brown travelled to in Back to the Future 2 in 1989 - jump on your hoverboard and follow our live updates
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• Back To The Future, then and now - the stars in pictures
• From hoverboards to self-tying shoes: The predictions it got right
• Thirteen things you may not know about Back to the Future
• Back to the Future Day: Six experts predict life in 2045
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11.19
Austria legalises hoverboards just in time for Back to the Future day
Justin Huggler reports from Berlin:
You can now legally use a hover-board on the streets in Austria – in the unlikely event you can get your hands on one.
In a bizarre homage to the Back to the Future film trilogy, the Austrian ministry of transport has made an official ruling that hover-boards are street-legal.
The announcement was timed for today’s date, October 21, 2015 – the date Marty McFly travels to the future in the films and first encounters a hover-board.
You can now use a hover-board on Austrian roads and pavements without any special license or permit.
The only problem is that the films’ prediction of levitating teenagers was slightly off.
Genuine hover-boards which float above the road surface are not yet commercially available.
However, several manufacturers are working on prototypes, and no one could accuse the Austrian authorities of being unprepared.
The ministry of transport says hover-boards are legal “anywhere you could go with an old-style skateboard” in an official announcement on its website.
“It is important that you don’t obstruct traffic or pedestrians,” the announcement says.
But the ministry warns that because of its ability to travel in different terrains, a hover-board could also be “considered an aircraft”.
“Depending on where you're traveling with your hover-board (water, soil, air), different rules may apply,” it says.
The ministray says the use of a handlebar, as seen in the film, is not a problem.
But it says anyone wanting to use the rocket-powered “Pit Bull” hover-board depicted in the film would need a pilot’s license.
The website also warns hover-boarders: “It’s always a good idea to wear a helmet for your own safety when riding.”
11.07
Stanford University create driverless DeLorean car for Back To The Future Day
10.54
Some sobering news:
People old enough to buy property in 1985 were very lucky, weren't they!
Also in this deleted scene Marty McFly worries that being romantic with his mum will turn him gay:
Does this mean he thinks it is worse to be gay than it is to be inappropriate with your mother?
10.42
Pizza Express have 'invented' instant pizza
Would you eat it?
10.28
Want to ride in a DeLorean? Here's how...
Uber have teamed up with Pepsi to enable a limited number of passengers to drive in the iconic cars.
From 10am to 3pm today, you can get a lift in one with the app.
Consumers simply have to enter the promo code “PEPSIMAX” into the Uber app to unlock the DeLorean icon and have the chance to get a free ride in the iconic time machine.
Telegraph Cars have also reviewed the DeLorean to see how it stands up in 2015.
Back to the Future Day live: Will October 21, 2015 be as good as the film predicted?
Great Scott! Today is the day Michael J Fox's Marty McFly and Christopher Lloyd's Doc Brown travelled to in Back to the Future 2 in 1989 - jump on your hoverboard and follow our live updates
• It's Back to the Future Day! And the internet is going crazy
• Back To The Future, then and now - the stars in pictures
• From hoverboards to self-tying shoes: The predictions it got right
• Thirteen things you may not know about Back to the Future
• Back to the Future Day: Six experts predict life in 2045
Latest
11.19
Austria legalises hoverboards just in time for Back to the Future day
Justin Huggler reports from Berlin:
You can now legally use a hover-board on the streets in Austria – in the unlikely event you can get your hands on one.
In a bizarre homage to the Back to the Future film trilogy, the Austrian ministry of transport has made an official ruling that hover-boards are street-legal.
The announcement was timed for today’s date, October 21, 2015 – the date Marty McFly travels to the future in the films and first encounters a hover-board.
You can now use a hover-board on Austrian roads and pavements without any special license or permit.
The only problem is that the films’ prediction of levitating teenagers was slightly off.
Genuine hover-boards which float above the road surface are not yet commercially available.
However, several manufacturers are working on prototypes, and no one could accuse the Austrian authorities of being unprepared.
The ministry of transport says hover-boards are legal “anywhere you could go with an old-style skateboard” in an official announcement on its website.
“It is important that you don’t obstruct traffic or pedestrians,” the announcement says.
But the ministry warns that because of its ability to travel in different terrains, a hover-board could also be “considered an aircraft”.
“Depending on where you're traveling with your hover-board (water, soil, air), different rules may apply,” it says.
The ministray says the use of a handlebar, as seen in the film, is not a problem.
But it says anyone wanting to use the rocket-powered “Pit Bull” hover-board depicted in the film would need a pilot’s license.
The website also warns hover-boarders: “It’s always a good idea to wear a helmet for your own safety when riding.”
11.07
Stanford University create driverless DeLorean car for Back To The Future Day
10.54
Some sobering news:
People old enough to buy property in 1985 were very lucky, weren't they!
Also in this deleted scene Marty McFly worries that being romantic with his mum will turn him gay:
Does this mean he thinks it is worse to be gay than it is to be inappropriate with your mother?
10.42
Pizza Express have 'invented' instant pizza
Would you eat it?
10.28
Want to ride in a DeLorean? Here's how...
Uber have teamed up with Pepsi to enable a limited number of passengers to drive in the iconic cars.
From 10am to 3pm today, you can get a lift in one with the app.
Consumers simply have to enter the promo code “PEPSIMAX” into the Uber app to unlock the DeLorean icon and have the chance to get a free ride in the iconic time machine.
Telegraph Cars have also reviewed the DeLorean to see how it stands up in 2015.
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