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Erdős problem 209

Let AA be a finite collection of d≥4d\geq 4 non-parallel lines in R2\mathbb{R}^2 such that there are no points where at least four lines from AA meet. Must there exist a 'Gallai triangle' (or 'ordinary triangle'): three lines from AA which intersect in three points, and each of these intersection points only intersects two lines from AA?

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