Point B
The destination at the far end of the bypass. Heavily congested with travelers fleeing Point A who, upon arrival, usually turn around and dash back.
Point of Interest Dossier: Point B
"Bypasses are devices that allow some people to dash from point A to point B very fast while other people dash from point B to point A very fast.
People living at point C, being a point directly in between, are often given to wonder what's so great about point A that so many people from point B are so keen to get there, and what's so great about point B that so many people from point A are so keen to get there. They often wish that people would just once and for all work out where the hell they wanted to be."
— The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Chapter 1
Overview
Point B is the geometric counter-weight to Point A. It features virtually identical roundabouts, pedestrian subways, and multi-storey car parks, yet exerts an almost gravitational pull on individuals currently standing in Point A.
The Transit Paradox
- The Commuter Flux: Thousands of workers wake up early in Point B specifically to commute to Point A, passing directly beneath the flyovers of Point C.
- The Return Journey: Upon reaching Point B in the evening, motorists experience a brief surge of relief, followed twelve minutes later by a nagging urge to travel somewhere else entirely.
- Philosophical Verdict: The Guide summarizes Point B as: "The other end of a road that probably shouldn't have been built over someone's garden."
Point A
A theoretical municipal terminus. The place people from Point B are desperately keen to reach at ninety miles per hour for reasons nobody at Point C has ever understood.
Point C
The point directly in between Point A and Point B. Inhabitants here spend their days wondering why travelers from A and B don't just once and for all work out where the hell they want to be.