Who manages traffic flow?

   Our cities and states follow our direction and use our taxes to build and maintain roads, and the police monitor traffic safety and flow and make sure that our roads are adequate and not clogged by huge traffic jams. This seems reasonable to me.  Traffic congestion just doesn't cut it.

    Is not the same thing true for Internet use?   I love using the Internet.   It has become such an important part of my life and my profession.   I use it a lot and I and my children and my grandchildren have benefited so much from it.  

    I want it to run smoothly, without outages or brownouts.   I want to be able to set some standards on what my children can see or not see on the web, and I want my customers to be able to access my products and services and place orders easily and quickly. I want some controls over it and I want responsible autorities to exercise reasonable controls over it - just like the police do.