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.
Point of Interest Dossier: Point C
"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
The Ground Zero of Bypasses
Point C is the geographic and moral nexus of Douglas Adams' bypass philosophy. Positioned directly between Point A and Point B, it represents tranquility, domesticity, and the quiet pleasure of drinking a hot cup of tea without automotive interruptions.
- Arthur Dent's Cottage: Located squarely at Point C. Because highway planners on Earth consistently draw straight lines across maps with thick black marker pens, Point C is invariably designated for destruction.
- The Existential Question: Long-term inhabitants of Point C are renowned for their philosophical clarity. Sitting on garden chairs or lying in the mud in front of yellow earthmovers, they look up at passing traffic and wish with all their hearts that people would simply make up their minds where they want to be.
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 D
Any convenient point a very long way from Points A, B, and C. The mythical sanctuary where Mr. L. Prosser envisioned a peaceful cottage with battleaxes mounted over the mantelpiece.