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This is a good example, because a "freeway" is free at point of use, but obviously understood to not be free of construction and maintenance cost. It is called
by benregenspan 10mo ago
This is a good example, because a "freeway" is free at point of use, but obviously understood to not be free of construction and maintenance cost. It is called "freeway" because "free-to-drive-on highway" would be too wordy.
- thunky 10mo ago> It is called "freeway" because "free-to-drive-on highway" would be too wordy. This is wrong. "Freeway" comes from free flow of traffic: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/freeway.cfm https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/freeway.cfm