← Back to context Comment by plorg 5 months ago Might as well complain about how we get free roads and fire services. 3 comments plorg Reply SV_BubbleTime 5 months ago No one has accused roads and fire services of being free. benregenspan 5 months 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 5 months 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
SV_BubbleTime 5 months ago No one has accused roads and fire services of being free. benregenspan 5 months 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 5 months 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
benregenspan 5 months 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 5 months 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
thunky 5 months 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
No one has accused roads and fire services of being free.
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.
> 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