raffic, Traffic, Traffic

ome time ago Baron Von Lodge was the head of a small country near Switzerland known as Lilliland.

The Baron, in his discussions with his chief advisor, Professor Hamblin, had rules that had to be reviewed from time to time. One of those subjects was that each year more people drove their cars into Lilliland.

The Baron had a car, as did Lady Angela of Alpine Castle, and she liked to drive it around the estate and into town. She used to be a hot air balloon hobbyist but decided she liked driving her sporty convertible better. But she admitted that the roads and traffic and parking were getting more complex every year.

The future of the problem was going to get worse as more and more cars were on Lilliland roads. People from France drove on one side of the road and people from England drove on the other side. If they forgot what country they were in, or drove the same way they did back in their own country, they would drive directly into each other. People would be badly hurt; so many problems would have to be solved unless they did something immediately to prevent catastrophic events from occurring.

One solution the Professor offered was to have all roads and streets in Lilliland become one way, and only one way. In this manner, everyone would be going side by side, no matter which street they were on. Turning circles would also be one way.

When some people first heard of this idea, they thought that all the roads would go east and west one way, and everyone would be forced to drive directly out of Lilliland. It had to be explained that there would be as many roads going east as going west, or, for that matter, going north and south.

The Baron said that while they had talked about this in the past, it was time to try again to see if it worked and traffic accidents could be avoided. Speed limit signs would be posted so people would have ample time to cross the street and cars would be moving slowly enough to stop to let people across.

Lady Angela liked the idea and thought that it would work. People from other countries would certainly feel safer driving around Lilliland.

The plan was tried and it did work well for everyone concerned. The problem of having to park next to a tethered horse that might become frightened and kick the car was yet to be discussed. That subject would come later.