oad Racing Problem

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

The Baron, in consultation with his chief advisor, Professor Hamblin, always seemed to have a number one topic. That topic was the safety of all the citizens of Lilliland.

Fire, drowning, and avalanches were usually the top subject over the past twenty years, but lately, with the popularity of the automobile, traffic accidents had become a concern.

Every year, the number of registered automobiles in Lilliland had doubled. The automobile was a fine modern method of transportation and its popularity was understandable.

Unfortunately, the number of traffic deaths had also doubled each year. The Baron asked Professor Hamblin to study the problem and make some suggestions.

After a careful evaluation, the cause was not that the automobile brakes failed, or that the accelerator pedal got stuck, but it was driver error. The study said that most of the accidents were caused by young male drivers racing in their parents’ automobiles down the Lilliland streets.

The young men were having a contest to see who was the fastest driver and to show off for their friends. Unfortunately, a fatality would be the result in many cases.

The Baron had to decide what to do to stop this needless cause of death on the streets of Lilliland.

The Baron’s decision was very firm. If a person were driving an automobile involved in a race, the drivers of both cars would have their driving privileges revoked for one year. Both automobiles would be towed away under police guard and impounded in the police security yard of one year.

If the parents of the driver needed the automobile for shopping or work, then they would be out of luck and had better improve the control over the behavior of their children.

With the continued popularity of the automobile, year after year, the owners had to be more diligent about the safe use of a fine means of personal transportation.

Parents would protest if their automobiles were towed away for one year, but their children’s behavior was their responsibility.