It's not about the transportation, it's about the "Kewler than thou" attitude. From now on anyone walking past them at a normal pace is a "Cheater."
So this thing has just helped me think up the new overunity for the 21st century. Powered by the gravitational pull as you stand on it. Since the gravity never wavers, you have continuous power. I can just see all these people dumping overunity for, er, downwardunity.