In the Town and Country Traffic game, 2-5 players race from their starting point to their goal point driven by the display on a plunger-driven mechanical wheel. Players can gain and lose points (money) along the way. When one player reaches their goal, the player with the most points wins.
A sixth player can be added. This player does not control a car, but does collect all fines imposed.
In essence, the Town & Country Traffic game could be viewed as an overproduced spin-and-move game. Metal cars and the metal plunger-driven wheel provide visual appeal, though the wheel could easily have been replaced with a simpler, cheaper, and more reliable spinner.
At least two component variations exist. One variation uses different colored plastic chips as its game money. The other has a punch out sheet with denominated cardboard "coin" tokens.