Preface
As a child in rural Ohio, I marveled over descriptions in the weekly Junior Scholastic of President Eisenhower’s proposed Interstate Highway System that would contact the east and west coasts for high-speed, unimpeded, toll-free travel. Innovative cloverleaf exit and entrance ramps, with their ingenious reverse direction to change direction configuration, would encourage safe throughput by eliminating right-angle turns and sudden stops: Cars, trucks, and motorcycles would merge easily with others. I was eager to cruise this highway and enjoy its streamlined efficiency without all the speed traps and slowdowns in small town that vexed my father and delayed family and vacation visits.
And that’s what we were promised with the information ...
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