Highways vs Local Roads

Discussions revolve around distinguishing highways, freeways, and interstates from city streets and side roads, focusing on their scale, traffic types, access restrictions, and infrastructure characteristics.

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ghusbands Aug 9, 2018 View on HN

They're talking about freeways and highways, not narrow side streets.

kortilla Aug 1, 2022 View on HN

You’ve just described a toll road, which are quite popular for highways in the US East.

t-writescode Dec 13, 2020 View on HN

Not all roads have multiple kinds of traffic!

newsclues Jun 4, 2021 View on HN

Probably target interstate highway locations.

Dylan16807 Nov 17, 2021 View on HN

It's just a chunk of freeway.

camel_gopher Sep 25, 2023 View on HN

There’s a lot of highway in the US

shaklee3 Feb 3, 2022 View on HN

highways don't go door to door, and that's what they were suggesting.

blks Jun 23, 2025 View on HN

Looks like a bandaid. Main issue here is this crazy 10 lanes highway. This should not exist.

Qwertious Aug 7, 2025 View on HN

It's a highway, basically.

reillyse Jul 7, 2021 View on HN

There are plenty of places where the runway is the road