We drive on a parkway and park on a driveway because a parkway is defined a "a broad landscaped thoroughfare" and a driveway is defined as "a private road giving access from a public way to a building on abutting grounds."
This, my friend, is the worlds greatest conundrum... The parkay and the driveway... you see, it happens because the world is backwards and if you park on the parkway, you get rear ended...
Hello, Before you park the car I guess you drive on..."it" ... Driveway ;) parkit doesn't sound good parkway sound like a street or something.
For the same reason that a parkway is called a parkway when you drive on it... Use the link below to the related question"Why do we park in the driveway and drive on the parkway?" for more detail.
Nothing on the road ever makes sense
People just have a tendency to name things the opposite of what they really are. Think about Iceland and Greenland. Greenland is covered in ice, and Iceland is covered in greenery.
An economic enigma is an everyday mystery or an odd happening that has no discernible reason or answer, like why we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway.
The terms "parkway" and "driveway" originated from a time when roads were designed differently. "Parkway" refers to a road bordered by greenery, meant for leisurely driving, hence the name. "Driveway" refers to the pathway that leads to a house, where you park your vehicle. Over time, the use of the terms evolved to reflect their modern-day functions.
The same reason they call goods that go by road a shipment and goods that go by ship a cargo.
Because when you use your drive way, there is a 50/50 chance you will be using it to be on your WAY to DRIVE, hence the name driveway. The same is for the paekway, you are most likely going on your WAY to PARK.
You can also park in a parking lot and drive in a driveway
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