Fast and dangerous bikes

Isn't this a great bike?! This high-wheel bicycle seems to be from the 1870s and back then it was apparently more for adventurous young men because it was fast but dangerous.

Just over the weekend we were trying to remember life before the internet. What did we used to do when we wanted to check the weather or opening times of a shop?

We've come such a long way already but I wonder what life will be like in another 100, 200 years?