On Tue, Jul 25, 2006 at 05:10:20PM +0200, Steve Bennett
wrote:
On 7/25/06, Adam Lorenz
<kungfuadam(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I suppose "limited access" would be the
same as motorways. They have on and
off ramps instead of at grade crossings.
In Australia, that's a freeway (or a tollway!). And highways have a
bit of both. Don't think we use the term "motorway" much, but we do
use "motorist". I'm also not sure which of "dual carriageway" and
"divided highway" we use more. See the confusion of Australia? We
recognise nearly all the terms, and have trouble arbitrarily deciding
which one to use.
Steve
And to even confuse it further we have the Calder freeway in Melbourne
that has a stratch that is not limited access. There are cars coming in
from all angles and cars crossing, and lots of people killing
themselves. They have reduced the spped limit but it is stll called a
freeway.
What seems to be a factor in "freeway" is whether it's free as in
beer
when compared to a tollway, or free as in the liberty to move without
needing to worry about red lights or cross traffic.
Ec